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• Minnesota closer to same sex marriage rights

  May 13, 2013 3:10 AM

  Minnesota's Senate will take up the issue of same sex marriage today. Last week the House passed the bill by a resounding vote. Now, the Senate will get its chance to debate and vote on the bill. This is the last step in adding the state to the growing list... more »

• Gay marriage now legal in Rhode Island

  May 3, 2013 4:00 AM

  Gay marriage is now legal in the state of Rhode Island. That state became the tenth in the nation yesterday to legalize same sex marriages. The governor addressed a large crowd of supporters of the bill in front of the state house, thanking the many individuals who worked to... more »

• Civil unions face Colorado House

  May 3, 2012 6:22 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The debate over whether gay couples should have civil unions in Colorado faces a defining moment in the Republican-controlled House. Senators approved the bill for the second consecutive year, but it's now in the hands of the same House committee that rejected it last year. Supporters of... more »

• Navy Lieutenant wastes no time getting married

  September 20, 2011 5:52 AM

  DUXBURY, Vt. (AP) - A Navy lieutenant has wasted little time after the repeal of "don't ask don't tell" before marrying his longtime same-sex partner. Gary Ross and Dan Swezy, a civilian, recited their vows at the stroke of midnight in Duxbury, Vermont. They wanted to get married somewhere... more »

• Marc Anthony to ABC: Split not 'sensationalistic'

  August 31, 2011 8:55 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Marc Anthony is setting the record straight on his breakup from Jennifer Lopez in an upcoming exclusive interview with ABC. Anthony tells ABC's "Nightline" that the crumbling of their marriage "wasn't something sensationalistic." Tabloids have claimed Anthony was unfaithful, but he says the truth is the... more »

• Polygamist leader awaiting punishment

  August 9, 2011 5:47 AM

  SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - Convicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is awaiting his punishment from the same Texas jury that convicted him on child sex charges. Jurors were set to begin deliberations Tuesday in the trial's sentencing phase. Jeffs faces life in prison, where he can still lead the... more »

• Perry backs a constitutional limit on marriage

  July 30, 2011 4:05 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he supports ac constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and a woman, though just last week he said New York's gay marriage law is fine with him. In an interview Saturday with The Associated Press, Perry said he supports federal... more »

• The politics of pledges

  July 18, 2011 3:47 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contenders may be feeling nostalgic for the days of a single pledge: the oath of office. This year, candidates are being asked - or pressured - to profess their fealty to a whole host of positions on marriage, taxes, the deficit, abortion and gay... more »

• Census: 7th year is bad year for marriages

  May 18, 2011 3:51 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - New census figures show the "seven-year" itch persists - couples who break up typically separate upon seven years of marriage, and divorce a year later. The 2009 data released Wednesday also show U.S. divorces are leveling off after decades of increases. The census report found that... more »

• Civil union bill in for long debate

  March 23, 2011 12:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A same-sex civil unions bill expected before the Colorado Senate has both sides ready for a long debate. The measure has already cleared a committee and was scheduled for debate by the full chamber Wednesday. Both sides expected a long floor debate, though legislators could delay... more »

• Civil union bill heads to committee in Colo. Senate

  March 6, 2011 10:21 PM

  The Colorado State Senate is going to tackle civil unions. State Senate Bill 172 would give any couple who enters into a civil union specific legal benefits, protections, and responsibilities. The bill goes before the judiciary committee Monday. "The goal is to make sure gay couples get treated the... more »

• Colorado joins 4 states in defending marriage law

  January 31, 2011 10:27 AM

  DENVER (AP)-Colorado has joined four other states in defending a federal law that defines marriage as being a union only between one man and one woman when it comes to getting federal benefits. The Denver Post reports that Attorney General John Suthers last week signed onto a brief defending... more »

• Marriage on the decline

  November 20, 2010 8:04 PM

  "I do" is becoming "I don't want to." New numbers from the Pew Research Center show a decline in marriage. They say about half of American adults are married, but in 1960 that number was closer to three-fourths; and views of the family are changing too. "Americans still... more »

• Gay marriage notices denied

  October 24, 2010 8:29 AM

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's largest newspaper is defending its decision to refuse to publish marriage notices for gay couples. New Hampshire is one of five states to have legalized gay marriage. Two men getting married in Portsmouth on Saturday wanted to publish a marriage notice in the... more »

• College-educated young adults more likely to marry

  October 8, 2010 8:25 AM

  An analysis of census data shows there's been a reversal of a long-time marriage trend. The Pew Research Center analysis says young adults with college degrees are now more likely to be married than those who are less educated. The reversal comes as the struggling economy pushes weddings to... more »

• Gore daughter Karenna separated from husband

  June 9, 2010 10:22 AM

  Another Gore marriage is on the ropes. The eldest daughter of Al and Tipper Gore, Karenna, has been separated from her husband, Andrew Schiff, for a couple months. Two friends of the family who spoke on condition of anonymity say the couple is seeking counseling. Karenna is 36. Andrew... more »

• Al and Tipper Gore separate after 40 years

  June 1, 2010 3:18 PM

  Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage that included a White House run when their sunny relationship offered a counterpoint to President Bill Clinton's philandering. NBC News confirmed the split. According to an e-mail circulated among the couple's associates on... more »

• Interracial marriage slows in US

  May 26, 2010 8:40 AM

  The latest census figures show that the growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites. The number of interracial marriages has risen 20 percent since 2000 to about 4.5 million. While still growing, that number... more »

• Some catch: coach proposes to rival on field

  April 11, 2010 9:35 AM

  An Ohio high school softball coach threw a curve at the rival team's coach when he dropped to one knee on the diamond and asked for her hand in marriage. Glen Este High School varsity coach Tim Gregory and Milford High School coach Christy Foster had been dating more than... more »

• $9 million awarded for ruined marriage

  March 18, 2010 4:53 PM

  A jury has awarded a North Carolina woman $9 million from her husband's lover after ruling the other woman ruined their marriage. The News & Record of Greensboro reports the jury ruled this week in 60-year-old Cynthia Shackelford's alienation of affection case. North Carolina is one of a handful... more »

• Washington weddings begin for same-sex couples

  March 9, 2010 9:16 AM

  It's a day of wedding bells for some gay couples in Washington. Couples who applied for marriage licenses on the first day they were available last week can pick them up Tuesday and tie the knot. Three weddings are planned at the city's Human Rights Campaign office. The advocacy group... more »

• Woman gets married, has baby on same day

  March 2, 2010 10:01 AM

  An Ohio woman taken to a maternity ward in her wedding dress became a newlywed and a new mom on the same day. Jamie Phillips says she felt contractions while her father walked her down the aisle during her wedding ceremony Saturday in Toledo in northwest Ohio, but she... more »

• More men get economic boost from marriage

  January 19, 2010 11:43 AM

  Historically, marriage was the surest route to financial security for women. Nowadays it's men who are increasingly getting the biggest economic boost from tying the knot, according to a new analysis of census data. The changes, summarized in a Pew Research Center report being released Tuesday, reflect the proliferation... more »

• Soldiers accused in marriage scam for benefits

  October 27, 2009 11:14 AM

  Sgt. Jason Hawk and his bride met for the first time when he picked her up at a bus stop near his Army base a day before their wedding. Prosecutors say the speedy romance was echoed by a fast honeymoon: Ayna Ivanova returned to New York soon after. Two... more »

• Couple gets married at 7 year-old son's funeral

  September 8, 2009 11:18 AM

  The parents of a 7 year-old boy who died after an upstate New York car crash have fulfilled his wish that they get married, and they did it at the child's funeral. Amilcar Hill and Rahwa Ghirmatizion got married during Monday's funeral service in Buffalo for their son, Asa Hill.... more »

• Same-sex unions begin in Vermont

  September 1, 2009 11:39 AM

  Some couples had been waiting so long for gay marriage to become legal they held midnight ceremonies, but officials in Vermont say there hasn't been a rush of applications for licenses. A new state law went into effect today allowing same-sex marriage. That makes the Green Mountain state the fifth... more »