9/11 families slam Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament in New Jersey
Jamie Squire/LIV Golf via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Terry Strada, the chair of the organization 9/11 Families United, which advocates for families of victims and survivors of the 2001 attacks, was shocked when she heard that the LIV Golf Tourname…
Abbott commits $1.25M for trauma counseling for Uvalde
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he will provide a $1.25 million grant to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for counseling students and faculty impacted by the mass shooting at …
Family files lawsuit against Sesame Place, alleging racial discrimination
Spencer Platt/Getty Images, FILE(PHILADELPHIA) — A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed by a Baltimore family against Sesame Place, alleging racial discrimination from the theme park.
The family said it decided to come forward after videos of…
School district responds to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law with transgender reporting rule
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images(LEE COUNTY, Fla.) — Transgender students in Lee County School District in Florida who want to be identified by teachers and principals with pronouns that correspond with their gender identity will now have to fill out a Gender…
Manchin surprisingly announces spending deal with Schumer — including health care, climate
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a surprise move Wednesday, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced that not only had he reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a major health care-focused spending package — he had also sig…
‘Trigger laws’ on abortion temporarily blocked in Wyoming, North Dakota
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — “Trigger laws” that would place a near-total ban on abortion were temporarily blocked in Wyoming and North Dakota on Wednesday, just as they were to go into effect.
Both states are among more than a dozen…
“I shook that sh*t off and went to work the next day”: Chris Rock addresses the Will Smith Oscars slap
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images(NOTE LANGUAGE) Chris Rock didn’t hold back at a recent stand-up gig at New Jersey’s PNC Bank Arts Center, where he addressed the infamous slap at the hands of Will Smith during the Oscars in March.
“Anyone who says words h…
Kansas to vote on abortion in primary: What to know
ilbusca/Getty Images(TOPEKA, Kan.) — When Kansans head to the polls on Aug. 2 to vote in their primary election, they will also decide on a critical ballot measure that could impact the future of abortion legislation in their state.
Kansas is the fir…
Highland Park mass shooting suspect indicted on 117 counts
City of Highland Park(CHICAGO) — The young man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Fourth of July parade, killing seven people and injuring dozens of others, has been indicted on 117 counts, prosecutors in Lake County, Illino…
House Democrats want a new inspector general to lead probe of Secret Service texts
J.Castro/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Two leading House Democrats are requesting a government watchdog step away from an investigation into deleted text messages sent by the Secret Service around the time of the U.S. Capitol attack.
Mississippi Rep. Be…