Asiana Airlines Fight 214 Crashes on Landing at SF International
San Francisco International Airport was the scene of an airlines crash today as an Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea broke apart on landing at 11:26 San Francisco time.
Kimberly McCarthy Becomes 500th Person to be Executed in Texas since 1982
Kimberly McCarthy drew her last breaths Wednesday evening in Huntsville, Texas and was pronounced dead at 6:37 pm. She died 20 minutes after she was administered a single lethal dose of pentobarbitol. She became the 500th person executed in Texas since the re-start of the state's death penalty in 1982.
Senator Wendy Davis, Protesters Thwart Texas Republican-Led Abortion Bill
As anti-abortion activists watched closely, Texas Senator Wendy Davis stood from 11:18 am until 10 pm on Tuesday, in a feat of stamina and conviction, and filibustered the Republican sponsored abortion bill in the Texas State Senate.
Gay Marriage Movement Gains Ground with Supreme Court Decisions
The Supreme Court revealed their decision on the Defense of Marriage Act in their last seession before they take their summer break. They ruled that the federal government must recognise the marriages between people of the same sex in states where that marriage is legally recognised.