Ted Cruz: States should ignore gay-marriage ruling  —  Ted Cruz has some unsolicited advice for the states not specifically named in last week's Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage: Ignore it.  —  “Those who are not parties to the suit are not bound by it,” the Texas Republican told NPR News' Steve Inskeep …

Obama's approval rating grows following memorable week  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)Could Barack Obama's great week mark a turning point in his poll numbers?  —  After months of stagnant approval ratings, a new CNN/ORC poll finds that for the first time in more than two years …

Betting it all on New Hampshire  —  Never before have so many White House hopefuls had so much riding on a single primary.  —  As soon as he makes his presidential announcement tomorrow, Chris Christie will race to New Hampshire for a town hall.  The embattled New Jersey governor has little choice …

Republicans Begin Planning to Nuke Filibuster and Repeal Obamacare  —  Jeb Bush and Scott Walker are onboard; other candidates will follow.  —  Shares … The pairing of Supreme Court decisions last week, on same-sex marriage and health care, created an impression that the fate of the two issues …

The Next Culture War  —  Christianity is in decline in the United States.  The share of Americans who describe themselves as Christians and attend church is dropping.  Evangelical voters make up a smaller share of the electorate.  Members of the millennial generation are detaching themselves from religious institutions in droves.

Apple Music First Look: Rich, Robust — But Confusing  —  Paid streaming music has arrived on Planet Apple, where it was regarded as unworthy for years.  Today, the tech giant has entered the streaming music business with its much-anticipated Apple Music subscription service.

Does John Kerry want an Iran deal too much?  —  Critics worry the secretary of state is so eager for a deal that he'll accept a bad one.  —  As he meets with Iranian officials in search of a nuclear deal in the coming days, John Kerry may sense another presence in Vienna's Palais Coburg hotel: his legacy.

Donor Says Girl Scouts Can't Use $100K Gift for Transgender Girls  —  So the organization gave the money back.  And now they want your help.  —  Courtesy Girl Scouts of Western Washington  —  A $50,000 donation is cause for celebration at the Queen Anne offices of the Girl Scouts of Western Washington.

Farm Waste and Animal Fats Will Help Power a United Jet  —  Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will take off from Los Angeles International Airport bound for San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats.  —  For passengers …

A college balks at Hillary Clinton's fee, so books Chelsea for $65,000 instead  —  When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline its gala luncheon marking the opening of a women's hall of fame, one name came to mind: Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Christie Back at High School to Announce 2016 Run  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who spent three years as president of his high school class, is returning to his alma mater to announce he's running for president of his country.  —  The Republican governor is set to launch his campaign Tuesday …

Monica Lewinsky blocked from sitting near Al Gore at Cannes festival  —  Snub comes days after speech in which Lewinsky described her experience as ‘patient zero’ of cyberbullying following relationship with Bill Clinton  —  Monica Lewinsky was barred from sharing a box with former US vice-president Al Gore …

The Greek Crisis: Too Little Democracy, Too Much Bureaucracy  —  The grand project of European Union bureaucrats — bringing the united continent under ever tighter centralized control exercised from the EU capital of Brussels — is the real sick man of Europe.