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Rights within reach: For some gay couples, marriage is mere miles away — but that's still too far 19 Jul 2013 | 12:47 pm
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The right to get married for some lesbian and gay couples is mere miles away, or just a hop across the river. Take same-sex couples in western Illinois, who upon crossing the Miss...
Obese Boy Scouts left out of national gathering 16 Jul 2013 | 12:39 am
Boy Scouts attending this year’s National Scout Jamboree will have a lot more physical challenges to endure there, but even before setting up camp in West Virginia they had to undergo fitness exams, i...
Faith-based group starting alternative to Boy Scouts — will allow gay youth, adults 10 Jul 2013 | 01:59 am
A faith-based group opposed to the Boy Scouts recent decision to allow gay youth to join has formed their own program for kids and teens in response — but they will also let gay youth and adults parti...
Supreme Court ruling encourages supporters — and opponents — of affirmative action 25 Jun 2013 | 04:02 am
The Supreme Court's decision to apply a tough legal standard on college affirmative action policies on Monday was hailed as a win by opposing sides, though supporters acknowledged it meant they'd have...
Boy Scouts defy orders, wear uniforms in Utah gay pride parade 3 Jun 2013 | 01:13 am
Boy Scouts and adult volunteers wore their uniforms Sunday as they marched in Utah's gay pride parade — defying a leader of the youth organization who had said they couldn't do so under the organizati...
Boy Scouts can't wear uniforms at gay pride parade, official says 1 Jun 2013 | 10:02 am
Boy Scouts and adult volunteers planning to wear their uniforms in Utah's upcoming LGBT pride parade aren't allowed to do so under the organization's guidelines prohibiting advocating political or soc...
Dream realized: Slain MIT officer named to Somerville force 29 May 2013 | 06:32 am
Sean Collier, the college police officer allegedly killed by the two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon, was posthumously appointed to his local police department on Tuesday – realizing...
Injured marathon bombing survivors' graduation walk a 'milestone' in recovery 20 May 2013 | 10:20 pm
Before she was seriously wounded in the Boston Marathon bombings, Brittany Loring didn’t have to give much thought to her graduation walk. But on Monday, after ditching the single crutch she had been ...
Six months after Sandy: 'Home sweet home' for some, others still adrift 29 Apr 2013 | 12:53 pm
BREEZY POINT, N.Y. -- The construction noises are almost constant at daytime in this coastal enclave six months after Hurricane Sandy, but for many residents whose homes were badly damaged, recovery i...
Mormon church OK with ending Boy Scouts' ban on gay youth 26 Apr 2013 | 05:58 pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has given tacit approval to the Boy Scouts’ proposal to allow gay youth to join, saying they “appreciate the positive things” included in the plan to en...
