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John B. King Jr. served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education.

John B. King Jr. served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education.

"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. "The Constitution grants them that right."

The U.S. Secretary of Education made a stop in Ohio last week to promote school choice and announce more than a hundred million dollars for charter schools here.

The strikes on two locations linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps came in retaliation for drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week.

The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea vowed to retaliate against what it called U.S. hostilities.

Spouses of U.S. citizens have traditionally had a special place in immigration law. That's no longer the case, according to the administration and immigration lawyers.

The American rugby squad was mostly made up of football players and was a big underdog against the French. But the Americans took gold in 1924, and have been the reigning Olympic champions ever since.

About 1,000 U.S. soldiers parachute into an airfield in an area controlled by Iraqi Kurds in the latest U.S. effort to threaten the Iraqi regime from the north. In the southern cities of Basra and Nasiriyah, U.S. and British forces continue to face combat. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Ivan Watson.

U.S. Marines surround Fallujah and use loudspeakers to warn residents to stay inside until Tuesday. U.S. forces are preparing to move against the restive Iraqi city in response to grisly attacks last Wednesday, which killed four U.S. contractors. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.