Pew’s latest polling on the issue, conducted late last year, found that 46% of Americans support favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, while 44% are opposed.

Obama holds a slight two-percentage point advantage–47%-45%–over Romney among registered voters, according to the USA TODAY/Gallup Swing States Poll.

On Sunday, Biden caused a stir when he said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, going further in stating his views than President Barack Obama has done in the past.

The former pro-basketball star and NBA hall-of-famer turned hoops-analyst made the comments Sunday night during the airing of a playoff game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks.

The last of 11 people facing felony hazing charges tied to a Florida A&M University band member's death turned themselves in on Sunday, four days after prosecutors announced the charges, the state said.

Hands down, it's the most important monthly economic report in the race for the White House. And April's numbers from the Labor Department didn't provide President Obama a lot to brag about.

Junior Seau's family will let researchers study the former NFL linebacker's brain for evidence of trauma.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed off on a bill that will prevent abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving public funds in most cases, her office said.

After taking heat over his lukewarm endorsement of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich ramped up his support for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Sunday.

As a ballot initiative to ban same sex-marriage comes to a vote in North Carolina this week, Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he was "absolutely comfortable" with the idea of same-gender marriage.

Police were investigating a possible homicide at Churchill Downs on Sunday, one day after the storied Louisville racetrack hosted the Kentucky Derby.

The National Park Service said Saturday that the National Christmas Tree located just south of the White House has died due to complications from "transplant shock."

Silence and the odd outburst from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others resulted in delays during their arraignment Saturday in Guantanamo Bay.

Approximately twice monthly on Sundays, President Barack Obama meets with a small group of senior advisers in the White House to discuss his reelection strategy, two sources with knowledge of the meetings told CNN.

The study found people who undertake regular jogging tack on an average of 6.2 years on a lifespan for a man, and 5.6 years for a woman.

A former adviser recalled Friday how he urged John Edwards to steer clear of a campaign videographer, later revealed to be his mistress. But the then-presidential candidate refused, Peter Scher said in court.

It is Mohammed's first appearance before a military judge since he was charged a month ago.

The death of a U.S. Army captain who died while engaged in a video chat with his wife from Afghanistan remained under investigation Saturday, the family said.

A continuous situation of large marijuana grows is prompting warning from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation

Those 14 people in at least 9 states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant.

Junior Seau's family will allow researchers to study his brain, the family pastor says. The family wants the research to help other players in the future, he told CNN Friday.

The state says computer upgrades are on schedule and motor vehicle tag renewal should resume on Tuesday.

Fifty-one percent of voters said they would vote for the president if the election were held today, while 44% said Romney, according to the Washington Post poll released Thursday.

The president will hold a big rally at Ohio State University in Columbus on Saturday.

The Labor Department reported that the number of jobs rose by 115,000, lower than many economists had predicted.