US President Chosen by Electors, Not Popular Vote
While millions of Americans will cast ballots for president in November, their votes do not directly send one of the candidates to the White House. That the... Read more.
Obama Looks to Revive Campaign in Second Debate With Romney
Aides to U.S. President Barack Obama say he will deliver a much stronger performance when he meets Republican challenger Mitt Romney Tuesday night in their... Read more.
Obama, Romney Prepare for First Debate
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be mostly out of sight Monday, as each man prepares for the first nationally... Read more.
Annual UN Meeting Wraps Up in New York
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly annual debate closed on Monday. The week of speeches and meetings focused largely on problems in the... Read more.
Illegal Immigrants Offered Lower Tuition for Higher Education
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND — This November, voters in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland will decide whether to uphold a state law giving some undocumented... Read more.
US Lends Vietnam $118 Million For Satellite
The United States says it will give Vietnam a loan of more than $100 million to buy a telecommunications satellite from a U.S. company. The U.S.... Read more.
Racism At RNC: Black camerawoman insulted, called an animal and thrown nuts
Racism mars the RepublicanNational Convention after a GOP attendee was ejected for throwing nuts at an African American camerawoman while... Read more.
SHOOTING AT EMPIRE STATE BUILDING – SHOOTER DEAD
NEW YORK (AP) -- NYC police: 3 or 4 civilians wounded in shooting near Empire State Building, shooter is... Read more.
Gays In The Prison System
During a recent stay at the Philadelphia Prison System I saw, first hand, how the gay population in a correctional facility so large is treated. A county... Read more.
Out Is The New In
For me, the most important evolution in any GLBTQ person’s life is becoming comfortable in their own skin. We’ve come a long way from bullying and hate... Read more.