Greg McCune

CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Monday it will work with its U.S. pork suppliers to phase out the use of gestation crates, the cramped stalls that millions of mother sows are confined to while they raise piglets.

PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Virginia is set to remove a limit of one handgun purchase per month that has been on the books for 19 years, one of a host of pro-gun measures moving through the legislature.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actor Al Pacino and country singer Mel Tillis were among 17 poets, historians, organizations and others honored at the White House on Monday for their contributions to the arts or to the humanities.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Personal papers from Jackie Kennedy's time as U.S. first lady released on Monday show her as a detail-oriented manager as she ran her office and oversaw major White House projects during the presidency of her husband John F. Kennedy.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democratic-majority state Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill on Monday, but Republican Governor Chris Christie has promised to veto it.

TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democratic-controlled state Senate approved a same-sex marriage bill on Monday but New Jersey was unlikely to become the eighth state in the country to approve gay marriage as Republican Gov. Chris Christie has promised to veto it.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Monday in the unusual murder trial of an Alabama man suspected of killing his new wife during an Australian honeymoon scuba diving trip in order to get insurance money.

BOSTON (Reuters) - An initial set of personal papers from Jacqueline Kennedy's time as first lady were released on Monday, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of her office and major projects she undertook during the presidency of her husband John F. Kennedy.

HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - A judge on Monday granted nearly all requests from ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, allowing most of his 14 grandchildren to visit him under house arrest and securing a local jury for his child sex abuse trial.

(Reuters) - A Native American Indian tribe has filed suit against some top beer makers, as well as a handful of retailers and distributors, claiming they have knowingly contributed to "crippling" alcoholism rates on a reservation in South Dakota.

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Four Wisconsin lawmakers targeted for possible recall later this year filed challenges on Thursday to the validity of thousands of signatures gathered to force the special elections, the state's Government Accountability Board said.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A woman whose firing from her job over a request to pump breast milk was supported by a Texas judge said on Thursday the decision was unfair and discriminatory, and her lawyer an appeal was under consideration.

PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Citizens of Virginia could legally use deadly force in self defense against a home intruder under a proposed law approved on Thursday by the state House of Delegates.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla (Reuters) - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin granted a 30-day stay of execution on Thursday to a convicted murderer scheduled to be put to death next week so that state attorneys could study whether he should be granted clemency.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia judge presiding over a Catholic church sex abuse trial should step down because her comment that there is widespread sexual abuse in the church shows a bias against a Monsignor accused in the case, the cleric's lawyers said on Thursday.

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords injured along with her in a deadly shooting last January, said on Thursday he would run in a special election to succeed her representing a southern Arizona district in the House of Representatives.

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords injured along with her in a deadly shooting last January, said on Thursday he would run in a special election to succeed her representing a southern Arizona district in the House of Representatives.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (Reuters) - A West Virginia sheriff pleaded guilty to voter fraud in the state's 2010 primary election including illegally filling in some absentee ballots out of fear he might lose a close election, authorities said on Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republicans lawmakers were expected to give a final push this week to legislation that would make Indiana the first right-to-work state in the nation's manufacturing belt, dealing a setback to organized labor in a presidential election year.

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Republicans lawmakers began a final push on Monday to approve legislation that would make Indiana the first right-to-work state in the nation's manufacturing belt, dealing a setback to organized labor in a presidential election year.