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Heritage Wants the FBI to Treat Trans People as a Threat — and the Dolls Aren’t Having It

Heritage Wants the FBI to Treat Trans People as a Threat — and the Dolls Aren’t Having It

Eric Bach Makes MLB History as Gay Broadcaster Debuts on Nationals Radio
Eric Bach Makes MLB History as Gay Broadcaster Debuts on Nationals Radio

Sep 19
CUNY Professor Warns Queer Men of Alleged Amtrak Sting Targeting Gay Men at NYC’s Penn Station
CUNY Professor Warns Queer Men of Alleged Amtrak Sting Targeting Gay Men at NYC’s Penn Station

Sep 19
Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Allow Him to Enforce Transgender and Nonbinary Passport Policy
Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Allow Him to Enforce Transgender and Nonbinary Passport Policy

by Lindsay Whitehurst | Sep 19
FCC Chair Signals FCC Probe Into ‘The View’ After Trump Criticism and Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
FCC Chair Signals FCC Probe Into ‘The View’ After Trump Criticism and Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

Sep 19
Jon Stewart Opens the Library on ‘The Daily Show’ with an Epic Read
Jon Stewart Opens the Library on ‘The Daily Show’ with an Epic Read

Sep 19
Frida Kahlo Portrait Could Sell for $60 Million and Shatter Records at Sotheby's
Frida Kahlo Portrait Could Sell for $60 Million and Shatter Records at Sotheby's

by Jill Lawless | Sep 19

International

Pope Leo Affirms Dignity of LGBTQ+ Catholics, Maintains Traditional Church Doctrine
Pope Leo Affirms Dignity of LGBTQ+ Catholics, Maintains Traditional Church Doctrine

Pope Leo has reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s commitment to welcoming LGBTQ+ individuals as sons and daughters of God, while stating that official church...

Sep 18

Mexican Transgender Volleyball Player Angie Lara Gamboa Wins Landmark Legal Battle for Inclusion
Mexican Transgender Volleyball Player Angie Lara Gamboa Wins Landmark Legal Battle for Inclusion

Angie Lara Gamboa, a transgender woman and volleyball player from La Paz, Baja California Sur, has triumphed in a significant legal case granting her the right...

Sep 18

Trump's Second State Visit to UK Meets With Protests and Arrests
Trump's Second State Visit to UK Meets With Protests and Arrests

by Brian Melley | Sep 17
Pussy Riot Members Sentenced in Absentia for Anti-War Activism
Pussy Riot Members Sentenced in Absentia for Anti-War Activism

Sep 16
Pope Leo XIV Marvels at His 'Huge Learning Curve' in an Interview Released on His 70th Birthday
Pope Leo XIV Marvels at His 'Huge Learning Curve' in an Interview Released on His 70th Birthday

by Nicole Winfield | Sep 15

National

Senate Confirms 48 of Trump's Nominees at Once After Changing the Chamber's Rules
Senate Confirms 48 of Trump's Nominees at Once After Changing the Chamber's Rules

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive...

by Mary Clare Jalonick | Sep 19

Harris Stops Biting Her Tongue in '107 Days,' Her Book About Last Year's Campaign Against Trump
Harris Stops Biting Her Tongue in '107 Days,' Her Book About Last Year's Campaign Against Trump

When it was all over, Kamala Harris couldn't believe it. “I could barely breathe,” she writes in her new book about learning she had lost the 2024 presidential...

by Chris Megerian | Sep 19

Oklahoma Students Revive Shakespeare-Inspired Play After University Cancels Production Over Anti-Trans Law Fears
Oklahoma Students Revive Shakespeare-Inspired Play After University Cancels Production Over Anti-Trans Law Fears

Sep 18
Kamala Harris Reveals Pete Buttigieg Was Her First Choice for Vice President in Forthcoming Memoir
Kamala Harris Reveals Pete Buttigieg Was Her First Choice for Vice President in Forthcoming Memoir

Sep 18
Transgender Federal Employees Say They Face Fear and Discrimination Under Trump
Transgender Federal Employees Say They Face Fear and Discrimination Under Trump

by Claire Savage | Sep 18

Politics

Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson Call for Institutionalization of Transgender People
Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson Call for Institutionalization of Transgender People

Republican Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson have publicly called for the institutionalization of transgender people, marking a new and alarming...

Sep 18

House Turns Back Effort to Censure Rep. Ilhan Omar Over Remarks About Charlie Kirk
House Turns Back Effort to Censure Rep. Ilhan Omar Over Remarks About Charlie Kirk

The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination

by Lisa Mascaro | Sep 17

Obama Says the US Is At ‘An Inflection Point’ After Kirk’s Killing and Trump Has Divided the Country
Obama Says the US Is At ‘An Inflection Point’ After Kirk’s Killing and Trump Has Divided the Country

by Meg Kinnard | Sep 17
Sotomayor Urges Better Civic Education So People Know Difference Between Presidents and Kings
Sotomayor Urges Better Civic Education So People Know Difference Between Presidents and Kings

by Larry Neumeister | Sep 17
Trump Extends TikTok Shutdown Deadline for Fourth Time After Reaching Framework Deal With China
Trump Extends TikTok Shutdown Deadline for Fourth Time After Reaching Framework Deal With China

by Darlene Superville and Josh Boak | Sep 17

Business

FTC Sues Ticketmaster, Saying It Forces Fans to Pay More for Concerts and Events
FTC Sues Ticketmaster, Saying It Forces Fans to Pay More for Concerts and Events

The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, saying they are forcing...

by Dee-Ann Durbin | Sep 18

Cracker Barrel Expects Weaker Sales and Restaurant Traffic After Logo Controversy
Cracker Barrel Expects Weaker Sales and Restaurant Traffic After Logo Controversy

Cracker Barrel said Wednesday it expects lower sales and weaker customer traffic in the coming year as the controversy over its planned logo change continues to...

by Dee-Ann Durbin | Sep 18

Starbucks Workers Sue Over Company's New Dress Code
Starbucks Workers Sue Over Company's New Dress Code

by Dee-Ann Durbin | Sep 17
Meta Expected to Unveil New Smart Glasses at Connect Event
Meta Expected to Unveil New Smart Glasses at Connect Event

by Barbara Ortutay | Sep 17
Jerry Quits Ben & Jerry's, Saying Its Independence on Social Issues Has Been Stifled
Jerry Quits Ben & Jerry's, Saying Its Independence on Social Issues Has Been Stifled

by Michelle Chapman | Sep 17

Health

A Robot Programmed to Act Like a 7-Year-Old Girl Works to Combat Fear and Loneliness in Hospitals
A Robot Programmed to Act Like a 7-Year-Old Girl Works to Combat Fear and Loneliness in Hospitals

Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals’ pediatric units providing emotional...

by Hallie Golden | Sep 19

Fired CDC Chief Will Testify Kennedy Pressed Her to Endorse Vaccine Recommendations Without Evidence
Fired CDC Chief Will Testify Kennedy Pressed Her to Endorse Vaccine Recommendations Without Evidence

Fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez will tell senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to endorse...

by Amanda Seitz | Sep 17

Kennedy's Vaccine Committee Plans to Vote on COVID-19, Hepatitis B and Chickenpox Shots
Kennedy's Vaccine Committee Plans to Vote on COVID-19, Hepatitis B and Chickenpox Shots

by Mike Stobbe | Sep 16
FDA Takes Aim at Hims and Other Telehealth Services in Drug Advertising Blitz
FDA Takes Aim at Hims and Other Telehealth Services in Drug Advertising Blitz

by Matthew Perrone | Sep 16
Here’s What Dermatologists Are Saying About Your Skin Care Routine: Keep It Simple
Here’s What Dermatologists Are Saying About Your Skin Care Routine: Keep It Simple

by Kenya Hunter | Sep 16