Ken Stanford

A federal appeals court sided with California on Thursday and upheld the first law in the nation banning a psychological treatment that seeks to turn gay youth straight.

The Obama administration says it has "high confidence" that Syria's government carried out a chemical weapons attack last week outside Damascus, the capital - killing 1,429 people.

The Gainesville City School Nutrition Department is now certified to receive 6-cents reimbursement for all school lunches served.

The Georgia Department of Labor is planning to help an insurance company find bilingual insurance claims associates in the metro Atlanta area.

The government on Thursday said that all legally married gay couples will be able to file joint federal tax returns even if they reside in states that do not recognize same-sex marriages.

French President Francois Hollande expressed willingness Friday to push ahead with plans to strike Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons despite the British parliament's rejection of military action. Washington also was preparing for the possibility of a strike against the Damascus regime within days.

The Justice Department said Thursday it will not stand in the way of states that want to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana