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The case involved an 83-year-old woman who married her partner in Canada and was forced to pay taxes on an inheritance — taxes she would not have paid if their marriage was recognized legally. Same-sex marriage is an issue that's most likely headed to the Supreme Court.

Argo tells the story of the six American diplomats who narrowly escaped the U.S. embassy in Tehran as the Iran hostage crisis erupted in late 1979. Gary Sick, who served as the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis, reviews the film.

Hurricanes and tropical storms get names. Now, the Weather Channel plans to do the same for significant winter storms. So that next nor'easter may be dubbed Brutus, Nemo or Xerxes. Weather Channel meteorologist Bryan Norcross says the network hopes to raise public awareness of serious storms.

In her book Alone Together, psychologist Sherry Turkle explains how digital devices are affecting our communication and relationships. "What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you," Turkle says.

A carnival, a funhouse, a carousel atop the tallest building in the world — all are imagined settings for music of Ellis and Argue at the Newport Jazz Festival.

A meeting about a new area code for western Kentucky drew an audience that could have nearly fit into a phone booth. The Kentucky New Era reports three…

Civil rights groups and Democrats complain that the billboards — many located in black, Hispanic and student-dominated neighborhoods — are meant to intimidate voters. The source of the billboards is an anonymous "private family foundation."

Thursday in Toronto, the National Hockey League owners and the players union are meeting to try and get the season back on track. The first two weeks of the season were cancelled after the owners locked out the players over labor disputes. Melissa Block checks in with Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog about the current status of the negotiations and the chances of having a full season.

Immigration officials had vowed to stop operations near schools to keep from scaring parents, who might keep their children at home. Activists said ICE had broken its promise.

Writer Mark O'Brien spent most of his life in an iron lung. He was the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary, and now his story is told again in the semi-fictionalized feature The Sessions. Critic David Edelstein reviews the story of how one man lost his virginity — and found out how to love.