A federal judge in Alabama is ordering Mobile County to start issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples
A federal judge in Alabama is ordering Mobile County to start issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples.
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A federal judge in Alabama is ordering Mobile County to start issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples.
Despite a green light from the U.S. Supreme Court, a majority of Alabama's 67 counties were not issuing licenses to same-sex couples as of Tuesday. But the tide may be turning, reports Chip Reid.
Same-sex marriage became legal in Alabama Monday, but some judges are defying a federal order and denying gay couples the ability to get a marriage license. Chip Reid reports from Montgomery, where the state's top judge, Chief Justice Roy Moore, is behind the push to make sure same-sex marriage doesn't happen.
Tejinder Singh, Contributor for SCOTUSblog, discusses why many county offices in Alabama denied a federal court order allowing same-sex marriages in the state.
Alabama counties were supposed to be able to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses Monday, but a message from the state's chief justice has confused matters. Chip Reid spoke with judge Roy Moore who insists gay-marriage is a violation of Alabama law.
Jan Crawford, chief legal correspondent for CBS News, joins CBSN to discuss the Supreme Court’s refusal to delay a federal judge’s order allowing same-sex marriages in Alabama.
The Supreme Court said Monday it wouldn't block same-sex marriages in Alabama, despite an attempt by the state's chief justice to stop such unions. CBSN's Elaine Quijano and Michelle Miller report.
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up cases challenging bans on gay marriage in four states. It will also decide whether every state must allow same-sex couples to marry. Jan Crawford reports from Washington.
British singer songwriter Sir Elton John married David Furnish over the weekend after the U.K legalized same-sex marriage in March 2014. And Amy Adams stars as an unsung artist who helped deceive the art world. Wendy Gillette has that and more in your Eye on Entertainment.
A federal appeals court in Ohio ruled that gay marriage bans in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee are constitutional. Advocates are expected to bring the issue to the Supreme Court. Sharyn Alfonsi reports.
Tejinder Singh, Contributor for SCOTUSblog, discusses the Supreme Court denying appeals from five states that sought to prohibit same-sex marriage.
The Supreme Court turned away seven same-sex marriage cases in five states, refusing for now to take up the question of whether same-sex couples have a right to marriage. But their inaction cleared the decks for couples to get wedding licenses in five states. Same-sex marriage is now currently legal in 30 states and the District of Columbia. Jan Crawford reports.
The actor who is coming out with a new documentary called "To Be Takei" shares how he uses social media as a platform to talk about his internment experience during World War II and advocate for issues including same-sex marriage.
A majority of Americans of all ages now back same-sex marriage. Nowhere is that groundswell more apparent than in the courts. More than 70 marriage equality cases challenging state bans on same-sex unions have been filed in 30 states. Experts believe it's increasingly likely one of those cares will make it to the nation's highest court. Don Dahler reports.
Mayor Vincent Gray, of Washington, D.C., offers a Skype testimonial about his city's 2009 passage of a law recognizing same-sex marriage, and the fallout he felt personally because of his support.
The president and first lady welcomed supporters of same-sex rights to the White House for a reception honoring LGBT Pride Month.
He resurfaced reports that the Vatican's investment money went into the production of "Rocketman," a biopic based on John, who is openly gay.
The decree distinguished between the church's welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld, but not their unions.
This was the first time Kim Davis faced re-election since 2015, when she defied the Supreme Court ruling and refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses
The "Support Gay Marriage" cake was at odds with the Northern Irish bakers' Christian values
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power called the policy "needlessly cruel & bigoted"
In a narrow ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a baker, who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But the justices made a plea for civility in future cases, writing, "these disputes must be resolved with tolerance." CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford explains.
The court took up the case between a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in 2012
The Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling in favor of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple found that a Colorado commission violated the baker's rights under the First Amendment. CBS News' Paula Reid has more on the breakdown of Monday's ruling.
Christian bakers in Northern Ireland refused to make cake iced with slogan "Support Gay Marriage"
In the two photographs, Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs with his hands.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. John James join Margaret Brennan.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine.
Keenan Allen, a longtime NFL player who recently signed with the Indianapolis Colts, was arrested early Sunday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, police said.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
The flash floods hit Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon, the National Park Service said.
Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.
One Southern California city is using a $17,000 drone that utilizes lasers and thermal imaging to pinpoint animal heat signatures over large areas.
William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett, a junior majoring in business administration, died Saturday, the school said.
The judge delivered a victory for Stanford University's student newspaper, which said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.
Amid an ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States, President Trump last week sought to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" by executive order.
Milo Yiannopoulos, who is British, was accused of overstaying his visa after entering the country legally in May 2019.
The ruling marks a blow to the federal government's long-delayed effort to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.
On a path in Austin, Texas, a chance meeting changed the lives of two men with one thing in common.
The White House said President Trump will "pay tribute to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line."
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
Trading of sports event contracts on Kalshi constitutes gambling, appeals court rules in siding with Nevada officials.
In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other personnel.
New federal labor figures forecast the fastest-growing U.S. job sectors over the next decade.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."
"Space is the hot thing," President Trump said at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
David Booth, the founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, says the key to investing — and life — is to stay calm in the face of uncertainty.
Walmart settled claims that it filled thousands of invalid prescriptions at its pharmacies at the height of the opioid epidemic.
Trump administration plan to temporarily waive higher tariffs on beef imports has drawn backlash from U.S. cattle ranchers.
In the two photographs, Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs with his hands.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. John James join Margaret Brennan.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine.
Keenan Allen, a longtime NFL player who recently signed with the Indianapolis Colts, was arrested early Sunday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, police said.
Google announced that it had begun rolling out changes to how its maps display Lake Ontario's name, after President Trump signed an executive order changing it to "Lake America."
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Trading of sports event contracts on Kalshi constitutes gambling, appeals court rules in siding with Nevada officials.
New federal labor figures forecast the fastest-growing U.S. job sectors over the next decade.
David Booth, the founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, says the key to investing — and life — is to stay calm in the face of uncertainty.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. John James join Margaret Brennan.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.
Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.
Marc Gaudisosi thought his symptoms were caused by a sinus infection. Then an urgent care told him to go to the hospital.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
In the two photographs, Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs with his hands.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.
More than 3,000 people are still missing after catastrophic flash floods hit following a glacial collapse high in the Himalayan region.
Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.
Legend has it that Philadelphians have been living on hoagies since shipyard workers packed them for lunch during World War I. Liberty Kitchen executive chef Beau Neidhardt demonstrates for correspondent Susan Spencer how to construct a giant sandwich, Philadelphia-style. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
Jon Favreau, creator of the "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian," and director of the big-screen spin-off "The Mandalorian and Grogu," talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the handmade feel of the "Star Wars" universe, and how father-son relationships have always been at the heart of the stories set in a galaxy far, far away. He also discusses bringing his improv roots to directing Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man." [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the astonishing career of the queen of country music, whose talent, warmth, wit, and philanthropy made her a genuine, once-in-a-generation luminary.
Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton died Aug. 25, 2026 at age 80. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks back at the astonishing career of the queen of country music, whose talent, warmth, wit, and philanthropy made her a genuine, once-in-a-generation luminary – one who will be sorely missed.
In this web exclusive, correspondent Alina Cho talks with Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of the French fashion house Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury brand.
For thousands of years, civilizations around the world have built houses out of earth – whether it be mud brick, wattle and dab or rammed earth. But adobe (the practice of making mudbricks) has now become today's "it" building material, from museums around the world designed using adobe, to do-it-yourselfers constructing homes from the very dirt beneath their feet. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at the history of adobe, and how ancient adobe materials are being merged with 3-D printing techniques. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
Tech giant Meta settled a series of multistate social media addiction lawsuits, agreeing to pay out up to $17 billion. In addition, Meta will roll out some changes to its portfolio of social media apps, including Instagram, Facebook and others.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Employee attitudes toward AI are closely tied to their age and generational concerns, according to Glassdoor.
Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.
Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.
NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park told visitors Tuesday that invasive Joro spiders "may be hanging in a web near you."
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States – another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl – just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with climate journalist Jeff Goodell and atmospheric scientist Maria Molina about how changes in Earth's climate are increasing the likelihood that extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
Two people died and eight others were hurt in a shooting on Locust Street in Trenton early Sunday morning, officials say.
Local police said early Sunday a manhunt was underway and the motives were still unclear.
Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.
Attorneys finalized jury instructions with the judge Friday after witness testimony wrapped Thursday in the trial of Duane Davis, also known as "Keefe D," who's accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996. Davis has denied the allegations. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.
The jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the woman accused of murdering her three young children, is still deliberating on whether to accept her postpartum psychosis defense. Shanelle Kaul reports and Caroline Polisi provides legal analysis.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The $4.3 billion telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of exoplanets while probing the nature of mysterious dark matter and energy.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. Here is a look back at her life in pictures.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
The U.S. Open officially began on Sunday, but the tournament is just one reason a record number of Americans are picking up a racket. Jarred Hill reports on the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program, helping young players succeed on the court and beyond.
NASA's next-generation telescope blasted off atop a SpaceX rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday. The $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope is on a journey to peer at distant stars and galaxies. Mark Strassmann has more about what some call "the discovery machine."
White House border czar Tom Homan rejected claims that ICE officers arrest parents at bus stops in Connecticut. But there is no argument that arrests are up nationwide. Lana Zak reports from Stamford, Connecticut.
An NBC News crew was in a Palestinian village in the West Bank when they were attacked by Israeli settlers over the weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the incident. Leigh Kiniry reports.
President Trump said the U.S. will begin "topping out" its strategic petroleum reserve with Venezuelan oil under last week's agreement. But that's unlikely to provide much relief to Americans facing sustained high gas prices. Olivia Gazis has more details on the unprecedented agreement.