Edith Windsor, Catalyst to US Marriage Equality, 88
NEW YORK — Edith Windsor, a gay rights pioneer whose landmark Supreme Court case struck down parts of a federal anti-gay-marriage law and paved a path toward legalizing same-sex nuptials nationwide, died Tuesday. She was 88.
US Limits Visas for Cambodia, African Nations Over Deportations
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The United States will stop issuing certain visas to Eritrean nationals and officials of Cambodia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as of Wednesday because they have refused to take back deported citizens, the State Department said Tuesday.
Rights Groups Say UN Council Ignores Rohingya ‘Cleansing’
UNITED NATIONS — Two human rights groups accused the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday of ignoring large-scale "ethnic cleansing" of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing across the border to Bangladesh.
Bikini Baristas Sue Washington City Over Dress Code Law
SEATTLE — Seven bikini baristas and the owner of a chain of the coffee stands called "Hillbilly Hotties" sued the city of Everett, Washington, on Monday, saying two recently passed ordinances banning bare skin violate their right to free expression.
Lawsuit Settled Over Rights to Monkey’s Selfie Photo
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys announced a settlement Monday in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to selfie photographs taken by a monkey before a federal appeals court could answer the novel legal question.
Mo the Sloth and Kramer the Emu Do Time in County Jail
MIAMI — Mo the Sloth and Kramer the Emu are as innocent as they come, but they're doing time in a county jail.
Trump Readies for First Sept. 11 Commemoration as President
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will preside over his first 9/11 commemoration in office on Monday, a mostly solemn and nonpartisan occasion that may highlight his muddled claims about the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
Nadal Wins 3rd US Open Slam Title, Takes Total Tally to 16
NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal entered the 2017 Grand Slam season on a 2½-year drought without so much as one appearance in a major final, let alone a title. He ends it having reasserted himself, capped by a U.S. Open final that shaped up as quite a mismatch — and turned out to be exactly that.
‘I’m Scared to Death’ Says Key West Woman Riding Out Storm
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Hurricane Irma regained strength as it closed in on the Florida Keys early Sunday as forecasters monitored a crucial shift in...
Florida in Flight as Irma Bears Down
MIAMI — Hurricane Irma's relentless advance on Florida narrowed the window for residents to get to safely, with the latest forecasts shifting landfall southwest...
