The Alabama legislature has passed two bills focusing on transgender youth: SB 184, which would ban gender-affirming care, and HB 322, which would ban trans students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with…
Mariupol couple recounts escape from bombed Ukraine city
"I was under the rubble," said a husband whose wife dug him out. 7 April 2022, 18:33 • 7 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A scar left by a piece of…
Jacksons road to confirmation reveals divergent paths for…
Supreme Court confirmation battles are typically remembered for a few searing or pithy exchanges -- or, just as likely, not at all. The memories of and lessons drawn from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's successful nomination,…
Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not…
Pelosi, 82, is vaccinated and boosted and does not have any symptoms. 7 April 2022, 16:39 • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for…
Trans sports ban vetoed by Kentucky governor
He joins two other governors in vetoing such bans. 7 April 2022, 13:50 • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill Wednesday that would ban…
Sacramento police believe at least 5 people opened…
Investigators say gang violence is at the center of the shooting. 6 April 2022, 20:36 • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Sacramento police say at least five men were involved…
Fox captured on Capitol Hill after biting 9…
The "aggressive" fox that Capitol Police captured Tuesday tested positive for rabies after biting at least nine people around Capitol Hill, according to District of Columbia Department of Health officials. The female fox was "humanely…
US targets Putins adult daughters in new round…
Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters -- Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova -- are included in the latest round of sanctions on Russia the U.S. announced on Wednesday. Before delivering unrelated remarks…
American nun kidnapped in West Africa, archdiocese of…
The 83-year-old nun was abducted overnight on Monday. 6 April 2022, 19:56 • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article An American nun was abducted from a parish in Yalgo, Burkina Faso,…
New effort underway to free cargo ship stuck…
Following two failed attempts, a new effort got underway on Wednesday to dislodge a 130-ton, fully-loaded cargo ship that has been mired in the mud of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland for more than three…