BISMARCK, N.D. — Two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse for religious reasons to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide […]
Jury awards California prosecutor $3 million after she says she was forced out of her position
SAN DIEGO — A jury in California on Thursday awarded more than $3 million in damages to a former Orange County prosecutor who alleged the county’s district attorney targeted her […]
Jury deliberations to resume in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial
NEW YORK — A Manhattan jury will resume deliberations Friday in Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial after ending its first day without reaching a verdict in a case that […]
Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather ‘on Trump’s doorstep’ at World Pride despite travel anxiety
WASHINGTON — Days before she was to deliver opening remarks to World Pride’s human rights conference in Washington, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, the co-founder of UK Black Pride, said she was denied […]
What Trump ordering an investigation into Biden’s actions might mean legally and politically
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into pardons and other executive actions issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden — launching an extraordinary effort to show that the […]
Peruvian migrant acquitted in the first trial over the new militarized zone at US-Mexico border
EL PASO, Texas — A Peruvian woman who crossed the U.S. border illegally was acquitted Thursday of unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone in the first trial under […]
Authorities investigating a new social media post by a New Orleans jail escapee on the run
NEW ORLEANS — Authorities announced Thursday they are investigating another social media post, the second in a week, showing a man who identifies himself as Antoine Massey, a fugitive still […]
As Louisiana’s governor faces ethics charges, his lawyer raises bar for future ethics investigations
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana is poised to adopt new measures that watchdogs warn raise barriers to holding public officials accountable via the state’s ethics board. The legislation was drafted by […]
Rangers in Alaska recover the body of a man who died from a fall
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Mountaineering rangers in Alaska recovered the body of a Seattle man who died after falling 3,000 feet (about 900 meters) from a climbing route on Mount McKinley. […]
Corrections officer to plead guilty in connection with man’s death in an Alabama jail
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A corrections officer on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death in an Alabama […]