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tin McDaniel cited the state's spotty civil rights history as he declared his support for marriage equality. While vowing to defend the ban in court, McDaniel became the first statewide elected official to endorse same-sex marriage.
• McDaniel said he voiced his opinion because he wanted to avoid following the legacy of former Attorney General Bruce Bennett, who is little remembered after he didn't fight then-Gov. Orval Faubus' efforts to keep Little Rock's schools segregated in 1957.
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European court upholds 'right to be forgotten,' says Google must amend some search results
• AMSTERDAM (AP) -- A European court, in an important test of the "right to be forgotten," ruled Tuesday that Google must amend some of its search results at the request of ordinary people when they show links to outdated, irrelevant information.
• In an advisory judgment stemming from a Spanish case, The Court of Justice of the European Union said Google and other search engines do have control of individuals' private information, given that they sometimes compile and present links to it in a systematic way.
• The court found that under European law, individuals have a right to control over their private data, especially if they are not a public figures. If they want irrelevant or wrong personal information about themselves "forgotten" from search engine results, they have the right to request it -- even if the information was legally published.
• People "may address such a request directly to the operator of the search engine ... which must then duly examine its merits," the ruling said.
• Whether or not the request should be granted will depend "on the nature of the information in question and its sensitivity for the data subject's private life and on the interest of the public in having that information, an interest which may vary," it said.
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US looks to repair ties with India, but has uneasy relationship with election front-runner
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Indian elections results due Friday provide a chance to repair relations with the U.S. that were strained by the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York in December. But there's a big catch: Washington's uneasy relationship with the man expected to become India's next prime minister.
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