An appeal court has sided with California and upheld the first law in America banning psychological treatment that seeks to turn gay youths straight.

The California Legislature became the first legislative body in the US today to approve same-sex marriages, as gay-rights advocates overcame two earlier defeats in the Assembly.

Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case have waited more than a decade for what a judge has now granted them: the chance to tell jurors about past sexual abuse allegations that never led to criminal charges.

A JUDGE ruled yesterday that California’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, saying the state could no longer justify limiting marriage to heterosexual couples.