The boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and his associates tried to quell an uproar incited by an article on a Web site that addressed his opposition to same-sex marriage.

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Pacquiao Faces Criticism Over Stance

Wednesday was a day of bipartisan harmony — at least in two congressional panels. In the Senate, a committee passed legislation allowing same-sex spouses of federal workers to receive employment benefits. In the House, subcommittee members on a panel often riven with partisanship took testimony on the Hatch Act and everyone agreed it needs fixing. Read full article > >

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Lawmakers find bipartisan ground on behalf of federal workforce

Four people are arrested in a protest by the British National Party in Rochdale over a child sex grooming case.

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Arrests at BNP sex gang protest

A Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday allowing same-sex partners of federal employees to receive employment benefits. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act with a bipartisan voice vote. It must be approved by the full Senate and the House before enactment. Read full article > >

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Senate panel approves benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees

The jury for the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or has spoken out over claims of sexism prompted by the lack of female filmmakers in the running.

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Cannes jury denies ‘sexism’ claim

A Senate committee plans to vote Wednesday on legislation that would give same-sex partners of federal workers some key benefits, a week after President Obama endorsed marriage for same-sex couples. The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (S. 1910) is scheduled to go before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for a vote. Read full article > >

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Senate panel to vote on extending benefits to same-sex partners of LGBT federal workers

The withdrawal of one of two massage therapists from a sex battery lawsuit against John Travolta “completely vindicated” the actor, Travolta's lawyer said Tuesday.

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Travolta accuser drops suit

One of the two male masseurs who have accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault withdraws his legal action.

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Masseur drops Travolta sex claim

Masseur alleged sexual assault.

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Travolta Accuser Dismisses Case

The embarrassing losses at megabank JPMorgan Chase reverberated in Washington, Wall Street and on the campaign trail Sunday, with JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon acknowledging that the bank “made a terrible, egregious mistake” by dismissing worrisome signs earlier this year about the bank’s trading strategy. Read full article > >

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3 JPMorgan Chase execs may depart as CEO Jamie Dimon acknowledges ‘terrible, egregious mistake’ on trading

Days after President Obama expressed his support for same sex unions, his likely challenger, Mitt Romney, has said marriage should only be between a man and a woman.

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VIDEO: Romney rejects same sex marriage

A second sexual grooming case is investigated in Rochdale after nine men are jailed for running a child sex ring in the town.

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More grooming arrests in Rochdale

A man acquitted of murdering a vicar who he claimed abused him is found guilty of killing a supermarket worker he had sex with.

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Hammer attack murderer convicted

As the run-up to the general election intensifies, same-sex marriage offers the parties one of their sharpest contrasts. But in a reversal of strategy from eight years ago, when President George W. Bush’s reelection team seized on the issue to energize his party’s social conservative base and win over some swing voters opposed to gay marriage, the Republicans of 2012 are so far treating the issue gingerly. Read full article > >

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GOP treads lightly on gay marriage issue

Principled or calculating or a bit of both, President Obama’s choice on gay marriage is a bet on the political future — a wager on the views and values of the millennial generation making its long march through American institutions. Read full article > >

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A generational shift in cultural attitudes