(RICHMOND, Va.) — Same-sex couples will have to wait longer to begin marrying in Virginia after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to delay an appeals court ruling striking down the state’s gay marriage ban. MoreSupreme Court Puts Hold on Virginia Same-Sex MarriagesPresident Obama Suggests Upcoming Supreme Court VacancyObama: 'No Just God Would Stand For What They Did' NBC NewsSlain American Journalist's Parents: 'He Was a Martyr for Freedom' NBC NewsJournalists Targeted: Killing Is Latest in Bloody Trend NBC NewsThe nation’s highest court granted a request from a county clerk in northern Virginia to delay a decision by the 4th U.S.