‘The worst I’ve seen’: Reuters visuals journalists on the LA wildfires
(Reuters) – In one image, two people hug tightly, wrapped up in comforting each other as two houses burn behind them. In another, the Stars and Stripes on a flagpole – grimy but still flapping against the
New Mexico attorney general sues university over ‘golden parachute’ payment to outgoing president
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor is suing Western New Mexico University’s regents and outgoing president to try to undo a lucrative severance package that included a nearly $2 million payout approved in the wake
KEYWORD NOTICE – Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority. In a decision issued Thursday, U.S.
Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1 million for LA wildfire relief
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actor Jamie Lee Curtis, one of many Hollywood celebrities who lived in the California neighborhoods ravaged by wildfires this week, said on Thursday her family would donate $1 million to relief
Biden protections for transgender students struck down by US judge
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday struck down a Biden administration rule barring discrimination by schools and colleges against transgender students, saying it clashes with the federal law banning sex bias
Judge reverses Biden’s expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority. In a decision issued Thursday, U.S.
Fox must face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit, NY appeals court rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Fox’s bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company Smartmatic over statements made on air following the 2020 U.S. presidential
DeSantis appointee to university board says women should become mothers, not pursue higher ed
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For years, political scientist Scott Yenor has advocated for overhauling colleges and universities, which he has argued undermine traditional American families by encouraging women to pursue careers and put off childbirth. Now Yenor
Senate Democrats say they will vote to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly in the minority, Democrats say they will vote with Republicans to advance legislation that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes — one of President-elect
New York governor wants to limit hedge funds from buying up homes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. In a
