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Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturned 13 state bans on gay marriage — and county clerks across America are ready to start issuing marriage licenses immediately.

President Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court Friday for ruling that same-sex marriage is a nationwide right.

The Vatican signed its first treaty with Palestine on Friday, officially recognizing the state in hopes the recognition would spur Israel to work with Palestine to forge a two-state solution.

For staunchly conservative presidential candidates, this is likely to be more of a rallying cry than a reason to wave a white flag.

An affiliate of the Sunni Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing, as it had done after recent attacks on two Shiite mosques in Saudi Arabia.

Pushing back against wage increases passed by states and cities nationwide, Michigan legislators have proposed a cut in the minimum wage, for some.

Justice Antonin Scalia, a constitutional originalist, said that the decision lacked "the disciplined legal reasoning" of earlier Supreme Court luminaries.

The decision was 5-4, and Justice Anthony Kennedy read the opinion Friday morning.

The Supreme Court's historic ruling Friday was an important marker in the decades-long battle over marriage equality, but activists on both sides say the fight will continue.

How much could same-sex marriages be worth? Almost half a billion dollars. And that's just for the 13 states that were already allowing it.

The U.S. Supreme Court made history Friday, when it ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states.

"We quickly put them on trial to avoid bloodshed because people were very angry and trying to take law into their hands," a religious-police representative says.

The Tunisian Interior Ministry confirmed the shooting was a "terrorist attack." Authorities said a single shooter was responsible.

“One should not be naive and think that Putin has given up his plans to seize Ukraine, to destabilize the situation in Ukraine."

The Defense Department said "the United States, together with our allies, remains committed to supporting Ukraine in its effort to define its own course as a sovereign, democratic nation."

“It’s not just the flag that must come down -- it’s the ideology that must come down,” said Jackson, who is in Charleston to help bury dead worshipers.

The attackers struck after Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, when attendance at mosques typically increases.

At least one gunman attacked a luxury hotel Friday in coastal Sousse, Tunisia, leaving scores of beachgoers dead, the country's Interior Ministry said.

"False testimony would entail up two years in prison or 20 million won [$18,000] in fines," the new law said.

The new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will be equipped with several configurations, with the warhead having a mass of 10 tons.

French President Francois Hollande condemned the violence, but said that the French Uber app "should be dismantled and declared illegal."

ISIS declared a new so-called state in the North Caucasus area, in its first northward expansion.

Rebel groups are fighting together near Damascus, but, despite their unity, there are deep ideological divisions.

Two people suspected of being directly involved in the attack, as well as several others, have been arrested.

The South Korean survivors were previously denied reparations from Japan, following which they filed a lawsuit seeking damages from South Korea.

In a report released Thursday, the U.N. said that it needed $3.5 billion more to assist millions of displaced Syrians.

Several videos posted online of children being bullied by their peers have prompted calls to strengthen China's child protection laws.

Euro zone finance ministers ended their third meeting in a week without agreement.

British naturalist Sir David Attenborough discussed measures to reduce the impact of climate change while being interviewed by U.S. President Barack Obama.