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Secretary of State John Kerry described how the government in Syria, led by President Bashar al-Assad, used chemical weapons in an attack on its own citizens, killing 1,429 people, including 426 children. Kerry suggested that the United States must respond, or take the chance that other dictators might act similarly.

Tim McGraw is never at a loss for things to do. The father of three is husband to superstar Faith Hill and, by the way, a music career and wrapping up a tour of his own. Plenty on his plate, right? Not if you ask Tim. So, why not throw in another movie role?

When Ted Nugent's mouth opens, colorful language is bound to come out. So, if you were going to pick someone to to have a strong opinion about a controversial topic, the Motor City Madman is your guy. Nearly two weeks after Stevie Wonder announced his boycott of Florida over their 'Stand Your Ground' Law, Nugent spoke up. And it's everything you'd expect.

Rick Perry is the longest-serving governor in Texas history and is apparently ready to call it quits. The former GOP candidate made the announcement at a news conference in San Antonio today (7/8).

The walls dividing sports and sex continue to come down.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. To be brief, this means that federal law now recognizes all gay marriages as legal. THAT means that married gay couples can now receive the multitude of federal benefits that previously had only been granted to heterosexual married couples. Here's how the internet is celebrating:

Yesterday something pretty epic happened in the Texas state legislature. We know, already it is hard for you to believe, but we swear it's true. Senator Wendy Davis attempted a 13-hour filibuster to keep one of the most extreme anti-abortion bills in the United States from being voted into law. And this wasn't your average, everyday read-from-the-phone book filibuster, this was a Texas filibuster.

The Supreme Court issued two rulings on Wednesday morning regarding same-sex marriage, and both were victories for gay-rights supporters.

A bill in the Texas legislature that would impose some of the strongest restrictions on abortion in the country failed to pass before a midnight deadline on Tuesday, following extraordinary events in the State Senate that lasted all day.

If there was any doubt, Daft Punk's single 'Get Lucky' is now officially Summer Jam 2013. Barack Obama says so. Well, not really, but this is close enough.

Somebody thought they could heckle Michelle Obama. Somebody thought wrong. About 12 minutes into a speech the First Lady was giving for a Democratic Party fundraiser in Washington, D.C., a protester interrupted to demand that the president sign an anti-discrimination executive order. And that's when things got real.

One of summer's biggest movie question marks is 'White House Down,' which pairs Channing Tatum's would-be secret service agent with Jamie Foxx's President of the United States in a buddy cop-esque action film. Now there's a new featurette that shows a little more footage from the film, and spotlights the director.