Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:states/delawaretag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Joe_Being_Biden_podcast_launches_8635

US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday launched his new podcast, "Being Biden," to share his behind-the-scenes view of life as number two in the world's biggest superpower.

2013-03-14T21:31:41ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Colorado_latest_state_approve_unions_6229

Lawmakers in Colorado on Tuesday approved a bill to allow same-sex civil unions, the latest US state to back legalized gay marriages or partnerships.

2013-03-12T20:31:00ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Late_winter_storm_shuts_down_af0c

A late winter storm blanketed the eastern United States with snow Wednesday, shutting down the federal government and causing aviation officials to cancel more than 1,000 flights.

2013-03-07T00:41:09ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/HSBC_bank_sells_loans_32_6d6a

Global banking giant HSBC announced Tuesday that it has agreed to offload a package of home loans for $3.2 billion (2.5 billion euros) in cash to US-based SpringCastle Acquisition, one day after the bank posted falling annual profits.

2013-03-05T16:40:11ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/01/Growing_calls_high_court_back_031d

An unlikely coalition grouping the Obama administration, major corporations, Republican lawmakers and Clint Eastwood has found common cause in urging the US Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage.

2013-03-01T20:08:03ZAFP American Editionby Chantal Valerytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/01/White_House_backs_marriage_Supreme_fb5d

US President Barack Obama's administration threw its weight behind gay marriage on Thursday, urging the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on same-sex unions.

2013-03-01T05:34:33ZAFP Global Editionby Chantal Valerytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/28/White_House_backs_marriage_Supreme_fb5d

US President Barack Obama's administration threw its weight behind gay marriage, urging the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on same-sex unions.

2013-03-01T01:46:57ZAFP Global Editionby Chantal Valerytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/19/Bidens_home_defense_advice_shotgun!_5d1f

Vice President Joe Biden told Americans Tuesday that a few blasts of a shotgun should be ample for self defense, as he pushed White House gun reform plans.

2013-02-19T21:44:13ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/Gunman_slays_courthouse_killed_d0a7

A gunman murdered two women in a Delaware courthouse Monday before police shot him dead, officials said.

2013-02-11T18:21:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/08/Buyout_plan_grossly_undervalues_Dell_c492

An investment firm claiming to be the largest outside shareholder in Dell said Friday the proposal to take the firm private for $24.4 billion "grossly undervalues" the computer maker.

2013-02-08T22:54:03ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/06/lawmakers_propose_password_privacy_bill_fa6c

A group of US lawmakers on Wednesday proposed a bill that would make it illegal for employers or schools to require the disclosure of passwords for social networks such as Facebook.

2013-02-06T21:13:58ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/21/Inauguration_Barack_Obama_Live_Report_5bcb

With the end of official events, AFP is closing its live report on the second Inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States. The parade is expected to last a few hours, even as the sun sets in Washington. Today's events will be capped off with dozens of unofficial parties but only two official Inaugural Balls, one for members of the military and another for supporters.

2013-01-21T22:10:32ZAFP American Editionby Magan Cranetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/08/Chinese_guilty_100_software_piracy_c623

A Chinese man pleaded guilty in a US federal court to pirating software that investigators said was worth more than $100 million, the US said Tuesday.

2013-01-08T19:03:30ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/31/Tribune_media_company_emerge_from_1da8

Tribune Company, a US media conglomerate whose assets include The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times newspapers, announced that it will successfully emerge from its bankruptcy restructuring Monday.

2012-12-31T11:17:29ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/13/Jury_rules_Apple_iPhone_violated_4cb3

A federal jury on Thursday found Apple guilty of infringing on smartphone call handling and camera patents held by a licensing firm in which rivals Sony and Nokia hold stakes.

2012-12-13T21:31:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/30/Congressional_Support_DOMA_Repeal_Record_cfb5

A bill which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) enjoys record support among House members. A bill which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) enjoys record support among House members. DOMA is the 1996 law which forbids federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples. Nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized such unions and more states, including Rhode Island, Illinois, California, New Jersey and Delaware, could be on the way. According to gay weekly the Washington Blade, the number of representatives supporting New York Congressman Jerold Nadler's Respect for Marriage Act has increased from 109 at its introduction last year to 159 as the 112th Congress comes to a close. Passage in the House requires 218 votes. Supporters' most recent recruit is Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters, who signed on as a co-sponsor earlier this month. ?I was very pleased to support the Respect for Marriage Act, critical legislation

2012-11-30T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineCarlos Santoscoytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/28/NOMs_Brian_Brown_Declares_Marriage_6864

Brian Brown, the president of NOM, is calling on supporters to raise $30 million to defeat gay marriage initiatives. Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), is calling on supporters to raise $30 million in the coming year to defeat gay marriage initiatives. In remarks to Reuters, Brown said his group would use four so-called traditional marriage losses at the ballot box as a rallying cry to outraise supporters of marriage equality. ?Frankly, Americans never really thought that they would have to defend something so obvious as the reality that it takes a man and a woman to make a marriage, and only recently has the threat become clear,? Brown said. ?We're committed to not letting that happen again, to being outspent in that way. And I think a lot of our donors will step up to the plate, in a way that you haven't seen before, in any future state fights.? Those battlegrounds are likely to include Rhode Island and Delaware, two states which currently rec

2012-11-28T00:00:00ZOn Top MagazineCarlos Santoscoytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/07/Victory_hand_Obama_owes_debt_e8a7

After his stunning re-election victory, President Barack Obama's first phone call went to the one man who, by dint of passion and eloquence, did more than anyone else to pull him over the top -- Bill Clinton.

2012-11-07T17:26:01ZAFP American Editionby Jim Manniontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/07/presidential_election_Live_Report_0aae

This ends AFP's Live Report on the reelection of Barack Obama to a second term as president of the United States.

2012-11-07T07:13:28ZAFP American Editionby Magan Cranetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/06/presidential_election_Live_Report_0aae

0418 GMT: There is silence in the hall of Romney headquarters as the results are announced. Some supporters begin to leave.

2012-11-07T04:21:16ZAFP American Editionby Magan Crane