A federal judge ruled that the state of Kentucky is required to pay legal fees to couples who sued Rowan County clerk Kim Davis to attain marriage licenses.
District Judge David Bunning ruled Friday the state will pay almost $225,000 in legal fees and court costs to the plaintiffs in the case against Davis after she halted her office from issuing marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that legalized same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015.
State of Kentucky to pay almost $225,000 to plaintiffs in Kim Davis case
At least 15 Afghan police officers killed in friendly fire airstrike
More than a dozen Afghanistan police officers were killed during an airstrike in the Helmand province on Friday.
At least 15 officers were killed and at least one more was injured in the friendly fire incident during a U.S.-supported Afghan National Defense and Security Forces counterinsurgency airstrike targeting insurgents in the Gereshk district.
The Latest: Amid bloodshed, Israel sends troops to West Bank
Israel's military has sent more troops to the West Bank and placed forces on high alert a day after a Palestinian stabbed to death three members of an Israeli family and Israeli-Palestinian clashes erupted over tensions at the Holy Land's most contested shrine.
The father of the 20-year-old Palestinian assailant says Saturday he believes his son was upset over the loss of Palestinian lives and wanted to protect the "honor" of the Jerusalem holy site.
Actor John Heard, Who Played Dad in ‘Home Alone’ Films, Dies at 72
John Heard, best known as Peter McAllister in the "Home Alone" movies and who appeared in a wide range of TV and film roles, has died at 72.
He was found dead in a Palo Alto, California, hotel where he was reportedly recovering after undergoing back surgery. The Santa Clara Medical Examiner's office confirmed his death.
Trump Jr., Manafort reach deal to avoid public hearing next wee
Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort have reached a deal with the Senate Judiciary Committee to avoid appearing at a public hearing next week, lawmakers announced Friday.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement that they would not immediately subpoena President Trump's eldest son or his former campaign chairman to testify at the Wednesday hearing.
Kushner updates financial disclosure after omitting dozens of assets: report
Kushner’s new disclosure includes 77 assets that were “inadvertently omitted” from Kushner’s original disclosure and include real estate, bonds and a personal art collection, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Intercepts suggest Sessions discussed Trump campaign matters with Russia envoy
Russia's ambassador to the U.S. told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related issues with Jeff Sessions, who is now the attorney general, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Russian envoy Sergey Kislyak's accounts of two conversations with Sessions, who was then a GOP senator from Alabama, were intercepted by U.S. spy agencies that monitor Russian communications, according to the Post, which cited current and former U.S. officials.
Pepsico, Unilever and Nestlé accused of complicity in illegal rainforest destruction
Pepsico, Unilever and Nestlé have been accused of complicity in the destruction of Sumatra’s last tract of rainforest shared by elephants, orangutans, rhinos, and tigers together in one ecosystem.
Plantations built on deforested land have allegedly been used to supply palm oil to scores of household brands that also include McDonald’s, Mars, Kellogg’s and Procter & Gamble, according to a new report.
Russian man at Trump Jr meeting had partner with Soviet intelligence ties
A Russian participant in the notorious meeting held by Donald Trump’s son at Trump Tower last year had a business partner who was linked by US authorities to former Soviet intelligence officials.
Irakly Kaveladze was identified this week as the eighth attendee of the June 2016 meeting, which has become central to questions over Russian interference in last year’s presidential election.
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