A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will...
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut...
Yale President Peter Salovey to step down next year with plans to return to...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University President Peter Salovey, who has led the Ivy League school for the past decade, announced Thursday that...
2 more teens arrested in Baltimore block party mass shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two more teenagers have been arrested in a mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured during a...
Union sues over changes in teacher evaluations prompted by Texas takeover of Houston school...
HOUSTON (AP) — Days after Texas’ largest school district began its first school year under a state takeover, a teachers union has filed a...
Governor activates Massachusetts National Guard to help with migrant crisis
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to assist at shelters and...
Statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius seized from Cleveland museum in looting investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius was ordered seized from the Cleveland...
Scientists say study found a direct link between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear...
Fifteen years after polar bears were listed as threatened, a new study says researchers have overcome a roadblock in the Endangered Species Act that...
ACLU sues Tennessee district attorney who promises to enforce the state’s new anti-drag show...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law placing strict limits on drag shows is once again facing a legal challenge after a local district...
Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort...
Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court allowed a new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting...