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Obama administration ‘stunt’ would force states to fund Planned Parenthood

The Obama administration is proposing a new rule that would require states to continue to fund Planned Parenthood, countering gains by the pro-life movement to defund the abortion provider at the local level in the wake of the undercover video investigation alleging the clinic traffics in fetal body parts from abortions.

September 7, 2016

Marieke Vervoort, gold-medal Paralympian, considering assisted suicide

A gold-medal-winning Paralympian says she is considering euthanasia after competing in the Rio 2016 Games.

September 7, 2016

Albertsons baker refuses to make ‘Trump 2016’ cake: Report

An Albertsons bakery in Louisiana allegedly refused to bake a birthday cake embroidered with the phrase "Trump 2016."

September 7, 2016

Feminists draw transgender ire for ‘If Men Had Periods’ hashtag

The tension between feminism and transgenderism was once again on display over the Labor Day weekend, when women's rights advocates started an "If Men Had Periods" hashtag on Twitter to draw attention to institutional sexism.

September 6, 2016

Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92

Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, best known as the leader of the opposition to the 1970s Equal Rights Amendment, died Monday at age 92.

September 5, 2016

Maryland school district gets pushback on transgender policy

Anne Arundel County officials are pushing back over a Maryland school district policy that prohibits schools from notifying parents if their daughters are sleeping in the same area with transgender males on overnight field trips.

September 5, 2016

Pope Francis: Mother Teresa a saint

Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint at the Vatican on Sunday, conferring the Catholic Church's highest honor onto the diminutive nun who devoted her life to serving India's destitute.

September 4, 2016

Melissa Click, disgraced ex-Missouri professor, hired by Gonzaga University

Melissa Click, the former University of Missouri communications professor who infamously called for some "muscle" to expel journalists from campus race protests last year, has been given a one-year position as a lecturer at Gonzaga University.

September 3, 2016

Ohio abortion facility torn down to make way for pro-life memorial

An Ohio abortion facility shuttered by state health inspectors was demolished to make way for a memorial for the unborn.

September 3, 2016

Planned Parenthood plumber says he’d work for KKK, maybe even Hitler: video

A man who said he was a plumber working to build a new Planned Parenthood facility in Washington, D.C., told sidewalk protesters he would have no problem installing piping for the Ku Klux Klan, extermination camps or maybe even Hitler.

September 2, 2016

Pamela Anderson, former Playboy model, urges people to give up porn

Former Playboy model Pamela Anderson is urging people to stop using pornography, calling it a "public hazard of unprecedented seriousness."

September 1, 2016

Pope Francis calls climate change a ‘sin’

Pope Francis is imploring Catholics to confess their sins against the environment, calling the degradation of the climate a "sin against God."

September 1, 2016

California set to enact criminalization of airing secret recordings, backed by Planned Parenthood

A bill that would amend the California penal code to criminalize disseminating secretly recorded conversations with health care providers is set to pass after state lawmakers reached a compromise on Tuesday.

August 31, 2016

Jim Harbaugh: ‘I don’t respect’ Colin Kaepernick’s actions

Former San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh says he doesn't respect the protest of his former quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

August 29, 2016

Dave Chappelle: ‘Black Lives Matter is the worst slogan I’ve ever heard’

Dave Chappelle took a jab at the Black Lives Matter movement in a rare performance in New York on Sunday, calling it the "worst slogan I've ever heard."

August 29, 2016

Rudy Giuliani: ‘I saved more black lives’ than Beyonce

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani wasn't a fan of Beyonce's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, taking issue with the pop star's statement about police brutality in the black community.

August 29, 2016

Cornell University to rename ‘Plantations’ over slavery connotations

Cornell University will rename a collection of gardens, formerly known as "Cornell Plantations," after a group of students complained about the name's association with slavery.

August 29, 2016

Affordable day care gaining bipartisan traction despite ‘terrible’ effect on children

The notion that the government should make day care more affordable has gained bipartisan traction in this election cycle, but studies suggest that extensive use of commercial day care facilities -- especially for children younger than 3 -- can do more harm than good in the long term.

August 28, 2016

Northwestern State University liberalizes free-speech policy after backlash

After being criticized by a free speech watchdog group, a public university in Louisiana has revised its speech policy to bolster open discourse on campus.

August 27, 2016

Northwestern State University: Two hours of free speech per week granted to students

A public university in Louisiana has a speech code that permits students to express their beliefs freely for two hours per week at three predetermined locations.

August 25, 2016