Adults News

12:00 PM
9-March
2010 Same-Sex Marriages Begin In Nation's CapitalThe first legal same-sex marriages were performed Tuesday in the nation's capital. The city is now the sixth jurisdiction that allows same-sex marriages, joined by Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Topics: people, politics, social issue, adults, human rights, United States

5:41 PM
8-March
2010 Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Anti-Gay Protests At FuneralsThe Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a religious group has a right of free speech to picket the funerals of American soldiers to protest homosexuality and the Catholic Church.
Topics: people, social issue, adults, belief (faith), justice and rights, religion and belief, crime, law and justice, civil rights, United States

10:53 AM
24-February
2010 Navy Set To Allow Women To Serve On SubsWomen will soon be allowed to serve aboard Navy submarines, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. Officials previously had said that lack of privacy and closely confined quarters did not create suitable situations for female submarine personnel, and modifying the vessels would come at a great financial cost.
Topics: people, politics, social issue, adults, defense, armed forces, United States

5:55 PM
9-February
2010 Survey: College Degree Tends To Make People More Liberal On Social IssuesA new study has found that getting a college degree tends to make people more liberal on social issues, but it doesn't make them any better able to answer basic civics questions.
Topics: university, education, adults, people, social issue, United States