A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s law restricting drag performances in public or where children are present is unconstitutional, striking a blow to efforts to regulate LGBTQ conduct in US states. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in March signed the bill passed by the state’s assembly that aimed to restrict drag performances, putting the state […]
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Teachers and other government employees will have to write monthly checks if they want to stay in their union after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday banning automatic dues deductions from public employees’ paychecks, The anti-union bill also gives employees the right to immediately quit a union for no […]
Continue ReadingIE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘I would be honored’: Expelled Tennessee lawmakers vow to return to their seats 01:17 If China invades Taiwan and disrupts the chip supply ‘we’re in a world of hurt’: McCaul 01:01 Trump lawyer says there are no copies of classified […]
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international prosecutor declared Monday that “nobody is above the law,” as the trial opened for Kosovo’s former president and three other defendants on charges including murder and torture in a case that their supporters claim is unjustly targeting revered freedom fighters. Hashim Thaci resigned from office in 2020 to […]
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, NC (AP) — Governance of the state’s public residential schools for the deaf and the blind is being shifted to new trustee boards controlled by the General Assembly appointees in legislation that became law Monday because Gov. Roy Cooper neither signed nor vetoed it. The state constitution gave the Democratic governor until Sunday night […]
Continue ReadingCBS News Miami live MIAMI – A South Florida law enforcement agency is warning parents about sextortion, a crime that threatens primarily teen boys. On Tuesday, the Broward Sheriff’s Office posted on their website the warning to parents. (Photo Credit: KDKA) “Sextortion works like this – a teenage boy receives a message on a social […]
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Congress on Wednesday approved a law giving the nation’s armed forces a dominant role in airspace surveillance and defense, a measure proponents say is vital to national sovereignty and security. The reform was sent to Mexico President Andres Manuel López Obrador to be signed into law after being approved by […]
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI, Jan 30 (Reuters) – India plans to use an emergency law next month to force power plants that run on imported coal to maximize output, two government sources told Reuters on Monday, in preparation for expected record consumption this summer. Many Indian coal-fired plants, including those owned by Adani Power (ADAN.NS) and Tata […]
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE – President Joe Biden visited Baltimore Monday afternoon to discuss a major rail tunnel project funded by his administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel is the oldest tunnel in the Northeast Corridor, and according to the White House, it is the largestbottleneck for commuters on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, […]
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