AP PHOTOS: Under the new Trump administration, Transgender Day of Visibility has a different tone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of transgender rights gathered on the National Mall on Monday to rally for equality on Transgender Day of Visibility, following a wave of policies signed by President Donald Trump aimed at erasing transgender
Trump’s nominee to be the next Joint Chiefs chairman will face senators’ questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, will face questions from senators during his confirmation hearing Tuesday about
Chuck Schumer says he’s taking the fight over federal spending to Trump country
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat is no stranger to political maneuvering. But his latest act — a tightly choreographed blitz through Republican-held districts — signals a sharpened strategy: take the fight over federal spending
Tears and tail wags: Inmates reunite with service dogs they raised
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors reunited with the incarcerated men who helped raise them to be service dogs. The emotional reunion brought
On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it seemed that winter never materialized. Many communities marked their driest winters on record, snowpack was nearly nonexistent in some
Alabama can’t prosecute groups who help women travel to get an abortion, federal judge says
MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general cannot prosecute people and groups who help Alabama women travel to other states to obtain abortions, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson sided with an abortion
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots don’t need accurate envelope dates, federal judge rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Election boards in Pennsylvania’s 67 counties may not invalidate mail-in ballots simply because they lack accurate, handwritten dates on their exterior return envelopes, a federal judge ruled Monday. The decision by U.S. District
Pro-Palestinian Cornell student to leave US after officials asked for surrender
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by U.S. immigration officials said on Monday he was leaving the United States, citing fear of detention
Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
HONOLULU (AP) — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, University of Hawaii economists said in
Alabama police officer denied immunity for shooting armed Black man in his front yard
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge ruled on Monday that a police officer did not prove that he was acting in self-defense when he shot an armed Black man who was standing in his own front
