Leading Tuesday's states brief, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that his state will recognize the civil unions and domestic partnerships of other states, although not same-sex marriages. In a legal opinion , Blumenthal stated, "Civil...

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid said Tuesday that he would vote against the nomination of Judge John Roberts for Chief Justice of the United States because he had too many questions...

The US government has argued in a court filing that Pope Benedict XVI has immunity as the head of the Vatican state and that a lawsuit against him should be dismissed. The lawsuit pending in...

China has warned the UN against abusing a new international right to intervene to protect those threatened by genocide or war crimes agreed to last week at a UN summit. Chinese Foreign Minister Li...

The US Department of Labor has implemented an exemption to requirements that government contractors have a written affirmative action plan if the contractors are working with the government for the first time on reconstruction projects following Hurricane...

Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said Tuesday that Iran would consider quitting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the US or EU takes Iran before the UN Security Council over "breaches" of international...

Several rights groups and two African-American registered Georgia voters have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law that requires voters to show government-issued photo identification at the polls....

Six fellow inmates of jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky are planning on running against him for a seat in Russia's State Duma. Candidates began registering with the elections commission Monday as the race officially began,...

AP is reporting that former Hollinger International President and COO and former Chicago Sun-Times publisher David Radler has pleaded guilty to his role in diverting $32 million from Hollinger.11:34 AM ET - Radler was indicted last month on federal...

Discussions are ongoing between at least five online music file-sharing companies and recording industry executives in an attempt to convert the networks, which allow users to freely swap music over the internet, to paid services. Several companies have initiated...