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California mom accuses teachers of secretly manipulating daughter to be transgender

A California mother has taken legal action against a school district with the explosive claim that staffers manipulated her middle-school daughter into aligning as transgender, saying they encouraged her to change her name, pronouns and gender identity behind her mother's back.

January 21, 2022

Most Americans want Supreme Court to allow state restrictions on abortion or make it illegal: Poll

More Americans than not want the Supreme Court to clear the way for states to place restrictions on abortion as the justices consider overruling the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

January 20, 2022

GOP bill would ban race-based preferences in distributing scarce COVID-19 treatment

Rep. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Republican, introduced a bill Thursday that would bar race-based discrimination in public medical care amid rising concerns over the rationing of COVID-19 therapeutics that disfavor White patients.

January 20, 2022

NCAA Board of Governors accused of passing the buck with new transgender-athlete policy

The NCAA Board of Governors voted Wednesday to adopt a sport-by-sport approach to transgender athletes, prompting an outcry from critics who accused the collegiate authority of punting on the hotly contested issue of fairness and inclusion in women's sports.

January 20, 2022

Pro-life leaders blast abortion’s ‘irreparable damage’ to Black community

The fabric of Angela Minter's life is inextricably woven with abortion. She said she was born in Detroit after surviving a botched procedure, then underwent two abortions in her teens before giving birth to three children.

January 19, 2022

Caitlyn Jenner urges NCAA to ‘protect women’s sports’ as Lia Thomas dominates

Caitlyn Jenner called out the NCAA ahead of a review of its policy on transgender athletes, saying Wednesday that the collegiate sports authority needs to "stop this right now" as Ivy League swimmer Lia Thomas smashes women's records.

January 19, 2022

He said, she said: Pronoun throwdown erupts as critics push back on transgender language

University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has plenty of advantages when it comes to women's sports, as far as critics are concerned, and one of them is pronouns.

January 19, 2022

Senate Republicans expand inquiry into DOJ school-board memo to include Education Department

Senate Judiciary Republicans widened their inquiry Tuesday into the Justice Department's memo on policing school-board meetings to include the Education Department, citing the recent release of an internal email indicating a link to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

January 18, 2022

Cotton urges NBA to force Warriors part-owner to sell over Uyghur comment

Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, called Tuesday on the NBA to squeeze out Golden State Warriors part-owner Chamath Palihapitiya for declaring 'nobody cares' about Chinese oppression of the Uyghur minority.

January 18, 2022

Golden State Warriors part-owner ripped for saying no one cares about Uyghurs

Chamath Palihapitiya, a part-owner of the Golden State Warriors, did no favors for the NBA's public relations woes on China by declaring "nobody cares" about the oppressed Uyghur minority.

January 17, 2022

China cancels ticket sales for Beijing Winter Olympics as pandemic concerns rise

China announced Monday that members of the Chinese public no longer will be able to buy tickets to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

January 17, 2022

Suspect charged with hate crime in vandalism at Denver Catholic cathedral

A suspect has been charged by the Denver District Attorney's Office with a hate crime in the vandalism of a 110-year-old Catholic cathedral.

January 14, 2022

Senate Democrats in tough races defy Biden on Nord Stream 2 sanctions

Vulnerable Senate Democrats broke with the White House by voting to restore Trump-era sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a sign that President Biden's decision to pave the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin's pet project could be a political liability for his party in November.

January 14, 2022

Comeback kid? Hillary Clinton 2024 speculation rises as Biden’s stock falls

Believe it or not, reports of Hillary Clinton's political demise may have been greatly exaggerated.

January 13, 2022

Transgender Mj Rodriguez bests female field to win Golden Globe for best actress

The winner of this year's Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Drama TV Series wasn't always a female.

January 12, 2022

Energy industry blames Biden’s oil-and-gas crackdown for higher prices

President Biden's crackdown on the oil-and-gas industry is driving soaring energy prices, and Build Back Better will only push costs higher, according to the American Petroleum Institute.

January 12, 2022

Education Department denies claim that Cardona solicited letter linking parents, domestic terrorism

The Education Department denied Tuesday that Secretary Miguel Cardona solicited last year's much-criticized letter from the National School Boards Association linking rowdy parents at public meetings to domestic terrorism.

January 11, 2022

Republicans rip Biden’s bid to scrap Trump-era expansion of drilling in Alaska

The Biden administration delivered another hit to domestic oil-and-gas production amid soaring energy prices by reversing the Trump-era move to open up millions of acres to drilling in Alaska, drawing rebukes Tuesday from outraged Republicans.

January 11, 2022

Anti-fracking Boulder advises residents to bundle up as natural gas costs soar

The city of Boulder, a haven of anti-fracking activism, offered tips Monday to residents struggling with rising home-heating prices amid a global natural-gas shortage.

January 10, 2022

Penn’s Lia Thomas wins two races, loses third to another transgender swimmer

Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won two races at Saturday's home meet, but lost a third to a Yale swimmer who's transitioning from female to male.

January 9, 2022