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The legal battle over same-sex marriage hits the Supreme Court next week. It's an extraordinarily high-stakes clash, but the men and women at the center of it see themselves as incredibly ordinary.

"I don't use my life as inspiration," says the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Her new book, Manhattan Beach, imagines the lives of the women who worked on the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II.

Nearly one child a month dies after being entangled in window blind cords, despite years of effort to reduce the toll. A new industry standard to remove most corded blinds from the market may help.

The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

Osayomore Joseph spent his life singing songs in protest of the rampant corruption in his country. After being kidnapped as a roundabout result of it, Osayomore addressed the ordeal his way.

Over 130 "geriatric prisoners" who were serving life sentences are leaving Maryland prisons owing to a ruling by the state's highest court affecting criminal cases before 1980.

Clay, who died Friday in Chicago, made a name for himself as an R&B singer with hits like "Trying to Live my Life Without You" and "A Lasting Love." Originally broadcast in 1999.

Swamped by thousands of calls a day, contact tracing programs have been forced to adapt. Even though they can't call everyone, experts say it's too early to give up on this pillar of disease control.

Hanson also directed The River Wild, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, 8 Mile and the TV movie Too Big to Fail. He died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 71. Originally broadcast in 1997.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate. Alabama's Senate passes a controversial abortion bill. And, Facebook announces it is tightening rules around its livestreaming feature.