SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Former media baron Conrad Black is seeking a pardon from U.S. President George W. Bush in a last-ditch effort to get out of jail early, the Globe and Mail reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Much of the United States can anticipate a mild winter, with warmer-than-normal weather forecast from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains through February, government forecasters said on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City subway riders and commuters will have to pay higher fares and tolls while waiting longer for trains that will be more crowded and cleaned less often in order to help close a yawning deficit, state transit agency officials said on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just over half of New Yorkers approved of Gov. David Paterson's performance in November, a decline from the previous month, that reflects the sliding economy and a "bitter budget battle," a poll said Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A book about a slave family with ties to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and novel about a notorious Florida outlaw were among the winners at America's 59th annual National Book Awards on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major drug makers want their voices heard as U.S. Democrats, traditionally critics of the industry, start crafting plans to expand health insurance coverage and cut the escalating costs of care.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Wall Street's pain is rippling through U.S. small businesses, as bankers who once pulled in million-dollar bonuses lose their jobs and cut back spending on everything from parties to home improvements.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Hope already has been named an "honorary veteran" by the U.S. government, but on Wednesday the Postal Service said it will give the late comedian another honor -- a commemorative stamp.
