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French taxi drivers protested, and authorities took two Uber managers into custody for questioning last week over "illicit activity" involving the low-cost ride-hailing service. (Associated Press)
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People holding anti-American posters gather in front of U.S. Embassy in Moscow to protest against American foreign policy on March 7. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the shifting meaning of marriage in modern society by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck say they've decided to divorce after 10 years of marriage. (Associated Press)
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A group of gun-toting gay Libertarians said they were welcomed with open arms Sunday at a Seattle gay pride event. (Facebook/Seattle Pridefest)
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Zandria Robinson, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Memphis, is under fire for a number of tweets in which she blasts "whiteness" and even equates it with terrorism. (Twitter/@zfelice)
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New interns run with a decision across the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday June 29, 2015. On Monday, the court upheld Arizona congressional districts drawn by an independent commission and rejected a constitutional challenge from Republican lawmakers and upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal injection executions Monday, as two dissenting justices said for the first time that they think it's "highly likely" that the death penalty itself is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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College students and abortion rights activists hold signs during a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 26, 2015. The Supreme Court refused on Monday, June 29, 2015, to allow Texas to enforce restrictions that would force 10 abortion clinics to close. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Immigration Agent Cynthia Guerra looks into a sleeping area at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas. Shown at left is one of two private restrooms added to this dorm area. (Associated Press)
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Anthony Moscatiello listens to the prosecutions' closing arguments during his retrial in Fort Lauderdale Monday, June 29, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Moscatiello could get the death penalty if convicted for the 2001 shooting death of Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, former SunCruz Casinos chief and founder of Miami Subs restaurants. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) ** FILE **
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against the European Central Bank over Greece's debt repayments, in Trafalgar Square, London, Monday June 29, 2015. Standard & Poor's rating agency has cut Greece's credit grade by one notch further into junk status amid the country's deteriorating financial situation. The agency says it now sees a 50-percent chance of Greece leaving the eurozone. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
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Father Jonathan Morris, a priest serving in the Archdiocese of New York, said Sunday that he was spat upon by two men attending a gay marriage parade. (Wikipedia)
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Participants of a Gay Pride event in support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) rights chant slogans after police sprayed water canon to disperse them, in Istanbul, Sunday, June 28, 2015. Turkish police have used water cannons and tear gas to clear gay pride demonstrators from Istanbul's central square. It wasn't immediately clear why the police intervened to push the peaceful if noisy protest away from the area. Demonstrators regrouped a few blocks down the street and continued to dance and chant slogans against homophobia without any further clashes. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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This image released by PBS shows transgender 9-year-old Lia, formerly Liam, in a scene from "Growing Up Trans," from the "Frontline" series airing Tuesday on PBS. “Growing Up Trans” explores the transgender phenomenon as younger people than ever and their parents are now experiencing it. (Frontline/PBS via AP)
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This image released by PBS shows transgender teen Ariel, formerly Ian, in a scene from "Growing Up Trans" from the "Frontline" series airing on PBS on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. “Growing Up Trans” explores the transgender phenomenon as younger people than ever and their parents are now experiencing it. (Frontline/PBS via AP)
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Elderly people, who usually get their pensions at the end of the month, wait outside a closed bank in Athens, Monday, June 29, 2015. Greece's five-year financial crisis took its most dramatic turn yet, with the cabinet deciding that Greek banks would remain shut for six business days and restrictions would be imposed on cash withdrawals. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Iran executed at least 289 people in 2014, according to Amnesty International, making the Islamic republic the world's second most prolific practitioner of capital punishment. Women and children in Iran also struggle under harsh, discriminatory laws despite numerous calls for reform from human rights groups and the international community. (Associated Press)
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Following the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said "it is now crucial that as a country we protect religious freedom and the right of conscience and also not discriminate." (Associated Press Photographs)
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An administrative judge with the New York State Division of Human Rights ordered a Christian farm family that refused to host a gay wedding to pay $3,000 to Melisa Erwin (right) and Jennifer McCarthy for "mental pain and suffering," in addition to $10,000 for violating the state's human rights ordinance. (Associated Press/File)
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Participants carry a rainbow-colored flag down Fifth Avenue in New York during the Heritage Pride March, Sunday, June 28, 2015. A large turnout was expected for gay pride parades across the U.S. following the landmark Supreme Court ruling that said gay couples can marry anywhere in the country. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
