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The hawk's name is Rufus and his job is to scare pesky pigeons away from the All England Club before the crowds of tennis fans arrive. Rufus also worked the 2012 Olympics. The hawk — of course — has his own Twitter account to squawk at his admirers.

"I believe that every creature on this earth... was created equal," Deen said in an interview with the Today Show.

Voting rights groups and others reacted strongly to Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of the Voting Rights Act. It had required all or part of 15 states to get Justice Department approval for any voting law changes.

Update, 12:40 p.m.: In Dallas, some gay rights advocates called the Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act a partial victory because states…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, ruling that legally married same-sex couples are now entitled to the same federal benefits as married opposite-sex couples. They also weighed in on California's same-sex marriage ban. Read annotated versions of the rulings.

Justice Anthony Kennedy has now written two landmark gay rights decisions, emerging as cautious but pivotal voice in advance of same-sex marriage.

Men with low-grade prostate cancer are choosing robotic surgery and other expensive treatments, even though they probably don't need treatment at all, a study says. Less testing and waiting before deciding to treat would reduce harmful side effects in many cases.

The Supreme Court ruled the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and handed same-sex marriage supporters a victory in California. Host Michel Martin speaks with professor of constitutional law, Margaret Russell, and Joe Infranco from Alliance Defending Freedom, about what the decisions mean.

State and local police arrested Aaron Hernandez, 23, at his North Attleboro, Mass., home Wednesday. He was arraigned in Attleboro District Court on charges of first-degree murder and five gun-related crimes.

Since Lyme disease was first identified in the late 1970s, it has become the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the country. Journalist Michael Specter talks about his New Yorker article on the disease and its controversial history.