(Bourbonnais, Illinois) An elementary school bus driver has been charged with leading a homophobic attack on a 10-year old student passenger.
(Los Angeles, California) A hospital spokeswoman says "Desperate Housewives" actor Gayle Harold is in critical condition following a motorcycle accident.
(Berkley, California) A recent study has found a new way to examine pay disparities between men and women: Comparing the salaries of transgender employees before and after their gender changes.
(Bogota) Police in Bogota are hunting for the killer of Norberto Salamanca, an attorney who was a strong advocate of same-sex couple rights.
(Los Angeles, California) As Californians prepare to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the state a new study shows a wide gap between the incomes of same-sex African American couples and straight black couples.
(Oxnard, California) The 14-year old boy accused of killing openly gay teen Larry King has fired his attorneys from the county Public Defender's Office.
(Anchorage, Alaska) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of .
(Washington) Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet tonight for their third and final presidential debate.
(Ottawa) Stephen Harper's Conservatives won a muscular minority mandate Tuesday night as Canadian voters entrusted the prime minister with the levers of government in tough economic times - but not a blank check.
(Hartford, Connecticut) A new poll has found that a majority of prospective Connecticut voters support the state Supreme Court ruling that struck down a ban on same-sex marriage.
(Boston, Massachusetts) Thwarted in attempts to force a constitutional referendum on same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, groups that had most vocally opposed to gay weddings are now divided over a bid to bar out-of-state gays and lesbians from marrying.
(Cape Town, South Africa) The global economic turmoil is likely to take its toll on AIDS research funding and add to the problems plaguing the search for a vaccine against the virus, scientists warned Tuesday.
(Washington) A national organization that claims homosexuality is a matter of choice and that gays can be "cured" has filed a lawsuit against the Washington DC Office of Human Rights, accusing it of failing to protect "ex-gays.
(Los Angeles, California) On issues such as abortion, gay marriage and religion, college students shift noticeably to the left from the time they arrive on campus through their junior year, new research shows.
(Washington) John McCain said that it was unfair for Rep. John Lewis to compare the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign to the atmosphere a segregationist fostered in the 1960s.
(Washington) It wasn't long ago that illegal immigration was supposed to be a top issue in the 2008 presidential campaign.
(San Francisco, California) Gay couples from around California and the nation are feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve a ballot initiative aimed at banning same-sex marriage.
(San Diego, California) An appeals court has upheld a $300,000 judgment which held a San Diego school district responsible for not protecting LGBT students.
(London) Teachers throughout Wales will receive special training to tackle homophobic bullying.
The program is being sponsored by the Welsh Assembly and produced by LGBT rights group Stonewall Cymru.
(San Diego, California) A San Diego judge has ruled the city did not act illegally when it ordered four firefighters to take part in a gay pride parade.