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President Obama has completed what he calls his "evolution" on gay marriage. After equivocating on the issue for more than a year, he now says same-sex marriage should be legal. Obama's endorsement of gay marriage makes it a prominent issue in the November election.

A forum next week in Lincoln focuses on the health care needs of veterans.The VA of Nebraska-Western Iowa is hosting the forum next Wednesday evening.…

The government has identified hundreds of hospitals where Medicare patients are incurring especially high or low bills. Hospitals around McAllen, it turns out, aren't as terrible as they were made out to be, according to Medicare's calculations of how much it spent for the average patient from three days before admission to a month after discharge.

President Obama says he supports same-sex marriage, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to come out in favor of the issue. Host Michel Martin looks at what it means for the November elections, and for an issue that many Americans view in religious or moral terms. Martin speaks with two religion reporters: Sarah Posner of Religion Dispatches and David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network.

U.S. exports aren't limited to stuff. We also sell billions of dollars worth of ideas to people around the world.

In Scotland, viewers of a nightly BBC news program got a surprise when Prince Charles stood in front of a weather map to tell them about all the rain and cold they'd soon experience. "We're under the influence of low pressure," he said.

Mitt Romney on Thursday apologized for pranks he played in high school that "might have gone too far," after The Washington Post reported on his alleged participation in the bullying of a student often teased for his "presumed homosexuality." Romney said he didn't remember the particular incident.

California teens eat about 158 calories less a day than their peers in other states, a new study says. But even that tiny amount of fewer calories per kid can help them maintain healthy weights over time, experts say.

After receiving a briefing on the federal budget, Republicans and Democrats took bold decisions when it came to defense spending. And they proposed cuts that go far beyond what both parties in Congress have proposed.

Nancy Keenan said it was time for a younger leader to close the "intensity gap" in younger voters.