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(Headline USA) The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the death of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through...

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved former high school student "Gavin" Grimm, a biological female, who filed a...

(Headline USA) A federal judge ruled last week that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico said in his decision Thursday that Boebert, who represents the state's 3rd Congressional District,...

(Headline USA) The next book by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is addressed to his fellow Republicans. “Republican Rescue: Saving the Party from Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists, and the Dangerous Policies of Joe Biden" will be published Nov. 16, Threshold Editions announced Monday. Threshold, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster,...

(Headline USA) The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law that requires businesses and government facilities to post signs if they let transgender people use multiperson public bathrooms of their choice, seeking to block the requirement from taking effect on July 1. The ACLU and...

(Headline USA) Texas Democrat lawmakers, who blocked election integrity measures with a dramatic walkout, sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday, after he vetoed funds that cover thousands of Capitol paychecks that he said shouldn't be given “to those who quit their job early." The lawsuit reflects the tensions that remain...

(Headline USA) The U.S. military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were "facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups" near the border between Iraq and Syria. The move had some wondering about the aggression in context of Biden's efforts to revive the Iran...

(Headline USA) Former President Donald Trump emphasized the rampant fraud in the 2020 election as he returned to the rally stage Saturday, holding his first campaign-style event since leaving the White House. “This was the scam of the century and this was the crime of the century," Trump told a crowd of...

(Headline USA) Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose death last May led to months of race riots and political upheaval. The punishment---which came after Chauvin broke his yearlong silence to offer condolences to...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is urging the County Board of Supervisors to declare a local state of emergency to address the county’s homeless crisis. “Enough is enough,” he said, citing increased crime, unsanitary conditions and struggling businesses. “We’ve been inundated with calls, with concerns, with...

(Headline USA) Kamala Harris is facing perhaps the most politically challenging moment of her vice presidency during a visit Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border as the thus-far absent leader of the Biden administration’s response to a migration spike that's drawn fire from Republicans and made fellow Democrats uncomfortable. “I’m glad to...

(Headline USA) The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's election integrity laws, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The announcement will be made later Friday by Attorney General Merrick Garland. It comes two weeks after Garland said the Justice Department would scrutinize a wave of new laws in...