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The Hindu celebration of Phagwa is celebrated with all Surinamese, regardless of ethnicity or religion. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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The Government of Suriname is building bridges to connect remote communities to economic and social life. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)
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National Edition News cover for October 10, 2014 - Feds stealing disabled jobs to prop war-torn Central Asia: Sybill Mikell has worked making mess trays and other products produced by Lighthouse for the Blind for decades, but she's facing the loss of her job because of a change in government procurement rules. Photo credit: Mary Lou Uttermohlen
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In 2012, Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill aimed at addressing concerns about private organization employees in the Teachers Retirement System, especially those who had not been teachers previously but used a state law to claim past employment service toward their pensions. (Associated Press)
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Tara Traynor (right) and her partner Cathy Grimes wait outside of the Marriage License Bureau in Las Vegas Thursday to see if they could get a marriage license. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Illustration on the continuing decay of the Obama Administration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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An Alabama church is reeling after their pastor admitted to the entire congregation that he has AIDS and has slept with several members without notifying them of the disease. (WSFA)
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National Edition News cover for October 9, 2014 - How the Rand Paul-Ted Cruz competition can reshape the GOP: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., center, speaks to reporters during a news conference about a bill regarding military sexual assault cases on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Also pictured left to right: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Illustration on the continuing social and legal struggle over the definition of marriage by Paul Tong/Tribune Content Agency
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In this screenshot from a video, Barack Obama, left, embraces law professor Derrick Bell, creator of race-based "critical legal theory," at a 1990 meeting of black students at Harvard Law School.
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South Carolina Equality Board Chairman Jeff Ayers, speaks at a Statehouse rally on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Supporters of gay marriage held a rally at the capitol the same day a Charleston County Probate judge approved an application for a same-sex marriage license. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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Nichols Bleckley and Colleen Condon, both center, want a federal court in South Carolina to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing its gay marriage ban. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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Racial tensions simmered outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis Monday night as Cardinals fans clashed with Ferguson protesters, who were there demonstrating for slain teen, Michael Brown. (Argus Streaming News)
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Same-sex couples in Salt Lake City celebrated Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriages to begin in Utah and 30 other states. However, governors and attorneys general in states like North Carolina, Wyoming and West Virginia maintain the fight for traditional marriage isn't over. (Associated Press)
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Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Inspector General Richard Griffin, left, with Retired Medical Director of the Diamond Community-Based Outpatient Center, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration Samuel Foote, holds documents as he testifies during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on "Scheduling Manipulation and Veteran Deaths in Phoenix: Examination of the OIG's Final Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **
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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, called the court's decision not to take on any gay marriage cases"tragic" and vowed to take action. (associated press)
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Rabbi Gil Steinlauf leads a group of children in song Friday during a celebration of the first night of Hanukkah at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., in 2010. The rabbi has now come out as gay. (Joseph Silverman/The Washington Times)
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refugees: Nearly 1,600 migrants fleeing lands controlled by the Islamic State have died in transit to Europe in the past three months alone. (associated press)
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While the global economy has been a boon to Asia and lifted millions there from abject poverty, middle-class and poor Americans are seeing the exact reverse as wages stagnate and more work heads overseas. (associated press)
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Jennifer Melsop, 26, left, and Erika Turner, 26, from Centreville, Va., kiss after they were officially pronounced married by Rev. Linda Olson Peebles, who officiated their marriage in front of the Arlington County Courthouse in Arlington, Va., Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an immediate expansion of same-sex marriage by unexpectedly and tersely turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions. The court's order effectively makes gay marriage legal in 30 states. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
