July 26, 2011
President Obama repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which banned openly gay men, lesbians and bisexuals from military service for the past 17 years, on Friday July 22.
July 22, 2011
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corporation, along with his son James Murdoch and others, testified before British parliament in London on Tuesday due to their involvement in a phone hacking scandal surrounding a 168-year-old tabloid UK newspaper that they own.
July 22, 2011
New Jersey became the sixteenth state, along with the District of Columbia, to implement the use of medical marijuana on Tuesday, July 19.
July 19, 2011
Japan rises to victory in the Women's World Cup for the first time on Sunday, July 17 in Frankfort, Germany, defeating the U.S women's soccer team in a penalty shootout 3-1.
July 16, 2011
The body of an 8-year-old Brooklyn, New York boy was found dismembered.
July 13, 2011
While attempting to catch a ball, a Texas fire department lieutenant fell headfirst out of the stadium stands at Ranger Stadium last Thursday and died.
July 13, 2011
Nearly 15 million people, according to The New York Times, tuned in Sunday, July 9 for an ABC news 2-hour exclusive interview with 18-year kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard.
July 8, 2011
On July 5, after 11 hours of deliberation, Florida native Casey Anthony was acquitted of all charges for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie, whose remains were found near the family's home in 2008. Anthony was, however, found guilty of providing false information to authorities.
June 29, 2011
Half a million people, according to parade organizers, were present on Fifth Avenue on Sunday to celebrate Gay Pride and applaud New York on becoming the most populous state to approve same sex marriage.
June 25, 2011
A 59-year-old man is charged with larceny after demanding no more than $1 during a RBC bank robbery in Gastonia, NC.