A United Methodist Church minister from Kansas announced during her sermon last Sunday that she is gay.

Bishop Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church has announced that the denomination of the church will not cease its support for gay marriage following its three years suspension by the Anglican Communion last week.

60% of Americans are satisfied with the acceptance of gays and lesbians in the country,a recent Gallup poll revealed.

Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio praised Iran's release of five detained Americans, but sharply criticized the deal the White House made to win their freedom saying it would lead to more Americans being taken "hostage."

A New York Appeals Court has ordered the owners of a farm to pay a fine of $13,000 for refusing to host a same-sex wedding at their property.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has called an order by Governor Andrew Cuomo to force homeless people indoors when temperatures drop below freezing a redundant mandate that the city already meets.

Most U.S. police receive little or no training on how best to handle crises involving the mentally ill despite the growing frequency of such encounters and the fatal results in a number of recent cases.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, under pressure following a series of fatal police shootings, is expected on Wednesday to unveil new strategies that will include equipping all officers with Tasers by June of next year.

The families of two black Chicagoans killed by police accused officers on Sunday of having used excessive force and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of having failed them, piling pressure on a city facing a U.S. federal probe over possible racial bias in policing.

Storms hit the U.S. South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.

The United States government on Monday overturned its 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men, saying they can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man.