Residents of the US capital may have to dig a little deeper into their pockets when they go grocery shopping once the city slaps a five-cent levy on each plastic bag issued at the checkout line. The measure, which takes effect on January 1, 2010 and is the first such initiative in the United States, seeks to make consumers bear ...

The District of Columbia is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by opponents of same-sex marriage. The plaintiffs, led by local pastor Bishop Harry Jackson, are seeking to get their proposed ban on gay marriage on the ballot. They are suing after the Board of ...

A new poll released Friday finds Americans nearly evenly split on gay marriage.

The new Angus Reid poll shows opponents of gay marriage narrowly edge out supporters. Forty-three percent of the 1,001 adults contacted online favor gay marriage, while 46 percent remain opposed. The poll's ...