Key chairman kills Iowa bill to remove protections against transgender...
GOP lawmakers in Iowa reportedly sought to amend a section of the state's civil rights act to remove protections against transgender discrimination, but the bill was killed less than a day after it was...
View ArticleUS farm bankruptcies jumped 20 percent in 2019 despite federal aid
U.S. farms faced a surge of bankruptcies in 2019, up 20 percent despite aid efforts from Washington.President Trump's administration allocated $28 billion in aid for farmers affected by his trade war...
View ArticleDisabled man assaulted after asking driver not to park in handicapped space:...
Police have charged a man with assault for allegedly knocking a disabled man out of his wheelchair following a dispute over a handicapped parking space in Pleasant Hill, Calif.Video footage from a...
View ArticleLong Island ice cream shop removes pro-Trump sign after tussle with town
An ice cream shop in Port Jefferson, N.Y., has removed a pro-Trump banner after initially refusing to back down from a standoff with town officials.The store, Roger's Frigate, was ordered by town...
View ArticleRepublican looks to change Virginia law against arresting lawmakers for...
A law preventing legislators from being arrested under misdemeanor charges is being blamed for blocking police from detaining a state legislator presumed to be driving under the influence over the...
View ArticleUC Berkeley, others accused of fueling racism amid Coronavirus outbreak
A recent social media post from the University of California, Berkeley listing xenophobia as a common reaction to the coronavirus sparked backlash as critics say the language used normalizes racism.The...
View ArticleMissouri bill banning certain 'inappropriate' books draws backlash
A Missouri House representative introduced a bill in January that would allow the banning of specific books from the state's libraries and includes threats of misdemeanor charges for failure to comply....
View ArticleAncestry.com refused police warrant to access DNA database: report
DNA testing company Ancestry.com declined police access after being served a search warrant last year, according to a transparency report released last week and obtained by BuzzFeed News.The report...
View ArticleNational Symphony cancels concerts in China amid virus outbreak
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) canceled two concerts in Beijing and one in Shanghai after U.S. warnings discouraged travel to China amid the coronavirus outbreak.The orchestra, directed by...
View ArticleTlaib says mention of Kavanaugh was 'trigger' to walk out of Trump...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), one of multiple Democrats who walked out of the House chamber Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump's State of the Union address, says it was his mention of Justice...
View ArticleParkland victim's father apologizes to friends, family after disrupting...
A father of a victim that died during the 2018 Parkland, Fla., school shooting apologized after being detained for disrupting the State of the Union address Tuesday night.In a tweet, Fred Guttenberg...
View ArticleMore than 100 women expected to file claims as Epstein victim compensation...
More than 100 women are expected to file claims against the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein following the opening of a fund seeking to compensate victims of sexual abuse in connection to the late...
View ArticleSouth Korean president calls for Trump-Kim summit before November election
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has called on President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet again before the U.S. presidential election in November, a Seoul official said Wednesday,...
View ArticleProtesters surround Aurora Police precinct after photos emerge of officers...
In Colorado, protesters marched and gathered outside the Aurora Police Department (APD) precinct Friday evening to demand the remaining two officers involved in the death of Elijah McClain to be...
View ArticleNY state lawmaker introduces bill to require police officers get personal...
A New York state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require officers to obtain personal liability insurance as an incentive to crack down on police misconduct.The legislation, introduced by...
View ArticlePolice investigating after Arizona man says he was beaten by men yelling...
Authorities are investigating after an Arizona man said he was beaten by men yelling "white power."Oscar "Sammy" Goodman, 43, from Phoenix, said he was attacked by men saying racist phrases on a...
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