Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom won passage through the House of Commons of a bill legalizing gay marriage in England and Wales that must next be approved by the upper unelected House of Lords before becoming law.
Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts, the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation, the Army said.
Chief Keef, a 17-year-old Chicago rapper whose real name is Keith Cozart, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after police responding to a call about illegal drug activity at a hotel just north of Atlanta saw smoke and smelled marijuana wafting from a room.
Chris Harrison, the host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, will again emcee the Miss America Pageant this September in Atlantic City, N.J.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, saw his first public court hearing delayed to July 2 from May 30 after defense lawyers and federal prosecutors filed a joint request for more time to prepare.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader and congressional sponsor of economic sanctions against Burma, said he won’t seek their extension in light of the nation’s movement toward democracy.
Caroline Kennedy, the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, wrapped up her service as juror No. 7 in a Manhattan courtroom where Harlem resident Nelson Chatman was acquitted of dealing crack cocaine.
Uriel Landeros, a man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting, Woman in a Red Armchair, in a Houston museum, agreed to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Carrie Hessler-Radelet, the Peace Corps deputy director, said the organization will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas.
Jami Littlefield, 51, a Griswold, Conn., foster mother, faces 100 days in prison after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.
Kyle Dube, 20, of Orono, Maine, was charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl, Nichole Cable, who disappeared more than a week ago after she went to meet a Facebook friend for the first time.
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