Pennsylvania school boards up window openings that allowed views into its gender-neutral bathrooms

A Pennsylvania school district has reversed course and boarded up window openings it recently installed that allowed people in a middle school hallway to peer into two gender-neutral-designated bathrooms, the superintendent said Friday. The two windows were
Advocates urge Ohio to restore voter registrations removed in apparent violation of federal law

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio’s Republican elections chief on notice that voters are being systematically removed from the rolls in several counties in apparent violation of federal law. A letter sent Thursday
AP PHOTOS: This couple’s divided on politics, but glued together by love

They were arguing about abortion. It was on Interstate 74, driving past the endless cornfields of rural Illinois, when Lesley Dzik realized she’d been raising her voice at her husband, Matt. She stopped, and suggested they drop
Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Jurors picked for the trial of a man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack likely won’t hear about the fatwa that authorities have said motivated him to act, a
Former county sheriff has been appointed to lead the Los Angeles police force

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former LA county sheriff Jim McDonnell will lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the force of nearly 9,000 officers as discontent grows among the city’s residents over public safety even
Texas death row inmate’s DNA testing case goes to US Supreme Court

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal by a Texas man who faces the death penalty for his role in the murder of an elderly mobile home park
Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden administration environmental regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court left in place Friday two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury from coal-fired power plants. The justices did not detail their reasoning in
Factbox-Guns, transgender rights, porn, regulatory powers cases head to US Supreme Court

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to begin its new nine-month term that has cases on issues including guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, federal regulatory powers involving nuclear waste
Exclusive-Conservative think tank targeting NASA employees’ communications about Musk, Trump

By Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An influential conservative think tank has asked the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to disclose what employees are discussing internally about billionaire Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump, according to
Elon Musk to join Trump at rally at the site of first assassination attempt
Elon Musk will join Donald Trump at his rally Saturday in Butler, the Pennsylvania city where the Republican presidential nominee survived an assassination attempt earlier this year. “I will be there to support!” Musk wrote on his