The Respect for Marriage Act official repeals the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which restricted marriage to exclusively being between a man and woman. It was trumped by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, which established same-sex marriage as a 14th Amendment right.

There is a place where all fictional characters meet. Tom Cruise from Collateral meets Tom Cruise from Cocktail, while Al Pacino from Carlito’s Way watches Cameron Diaz from A Life Less Ordinary dance alongside Mark Wahlberg from Boogie Nightsand John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever. Pacino from

Robert Manson is a New Zealand rower. Manson was born in 1989. He is from a family of rowers, with his father Greg the singles lightweight national champion in 1985, and his brother Karl also competing internationally. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.

NASA already has a plan to house astronauts on Mars. NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge asked engineers to design houses that could be built on Mars by robots using 3D printing technology. NASA recently announced winners of phase three of the competition and each house has a futuristic design. Each

The YouTube Symphony Orchestra is a global endeavor devoted to sharing the love of music and celebrating humanity's vast creative diversity. Musicians selected to perform in the orchestra have been invited to Sydney, Australia in March, 2011 where they are working with world-renowned conductor Micha...

Emiliano Zapata was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution before he was assassinated in 1919, at 39. Many Mexicans still consider him a hero. “For us relatives, this denigrates the figure of our general painting him gay,” said Zapata González, adding that the family would sue the artist and t

Cuca lives a life of quiet wonder, exploring all that the countryside has to offer. But his cozy life is shattered when his father leaves for the city, prompting him to embark on a quest to reunite his family. The young boy’s journey unfolds like a tapestry, the animation taking on greater complexit

A YOUTUBE viewer posted a recent comment on this collaborative project which sums it all:
     “This version really shows that it was not only the celebrities that care about the lives of those that were lost in Haiti, but that those 57 random non-celebrity singers and all the other people that b

Disney's fantastical adventure "Oz The Great and Powerful," directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of O

Mayor Annise Parker confirmed to KHOU 11 News that she married her longtime partner Kathy Hubbard Thursday in Palm Springs, California.The ceremony, held at sunset at a private home, was attended by a small group of family and friends of the couple, including Parker's mother and Hubbard's sister, ac...