Sir Elton John, accompanied by his longtime partner David Furnish, had some choice words about California's Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage that passed on Nov. 4.

But given that the federal government views same-sex married couples as perfect strangers, ineligible for the many federal rights given to opposite-sex married couples, the question for gay couples is this: Is it worth it to tie the knot?

North Korea is clamping down on mobile phones and long distance telephone calls to prevent the spread of news about a worsening food crisis, according to the United Nations investigator on human rights for the isolated communist country.

Editor's note: Orson Scott Card is a Democrat and a newspaper columnist, and in this opinion piece he takes on both while lamenting the current state of journalism.

There seems to be one small problem with a contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple they can't be engaged in premarital sex.

Greg Duplantis has raised a family of talented pole vaulters. Armand "Mondo" Duplantis holds the World Record for his age group at age 7. An incredible pole vaulting family.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic economic approach by supporting tax cuts and tax credits McCain says would merely shuffle wealth rather than creating it.

“rob the rich to feed the poor” - What does that really mean in politics today?

The blog of Connor Boyack, a 20-something thinker broadcasting his thoughts on life, politics, and religion to the masses. Ever wonder what it would be like to have a presidential campaign not influenced by CASH?

What is Blog Action Day 2008 - Poverty? It's a worthy endeavor to encourage bloggers to DO Something About Poverty Right Now, and then blog about it.