WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court returned a case involving a Virginia girl who identifies as a boy and wants to use the boys’ restroom at school back to the circuit court on Monday, effectively declining to hear the case after the Trump administration withdrew the Obama-era directive on “transgender” restroom use in public schools. The […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for International Narcotics released it’s annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report on Thursday, outlining that the opioid epidemic in America “demands urgent action.” “The most urgent drug-related public health crisis within the United States remains the ongoing opioid epidemic,” the report outlined. “This long-developing epidemic, spurred originally by misuse of […]
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A Missouri teenager has plead guilty to murdering another teen and says that the killing was part of a Satanic sacrifice. Amanda Bennett, 17, changed her plea last week from not guilty to guilty of second degree murder in the death of Kaytlin Root, also 17. She told the court that she […]
KINLOCHEWE, Scotland — The owner of a bed and breakfast in Scotland has been taken to court over language on his website suggesting that he would not bed homosexuals, and that he believes marriage is defined solely as the union between a man and a woman. Tom Forrest, 70, is the owner of Cromasaig Bed and Breakfast […]
HOUSTON, Texas — Two members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, who are reportedly in the U.S. illegally, have been arrested and charged with kidnapping three teenage girls and killing one to appease Satan’s desire for a soul sacrifice. Miguel Alvarez-Flores, 22, and Diego Hernandez-Rivera, 18, have been charged with aggravated kidnapping and murder and now face […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon couple who was ordered to pay heavy emotional damages to two lesbians for declining to create a cake for a same-sex “wedding,” resulting in the eventual shutdown of their bakery, delivered an emotional plea on Wednesday as they stood outside of the courthouse where their appeal was taking place. “I have a […]
HAVANA, Cuba — A Cuban couple was recently arrested for homeschooling their children, as the government says that “homeschooling is not considered an educational institution, as this term is basically used in countries with capitalist foundations.” Ramón and Adya Rigal were taken into custody on Feb. 21 after authorities realized their children were not attending school […]
WASHINGTON — 53 U.S. companies have signed on to a legal brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of a Virginia girl who identifies as a boy and wants to use the boys’ restroom at school. “The [school district’s] policy discriminates against transgender children and violates their privacy. The policy forces children to use restrooms […]
MANILA, Philippines (Associated Press) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Germany on Tuesday for failing to save a German hostage, who was beheaded by Muslim militants, and said a massive offensive backed by fighter jets against the extremists was underway. Philippine military officials said Jurgen Gustav Kantner was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants in […]
FORT COLLINS, Co. — A federal judge appointed to the bench by then-President Barack Obama has ruled that a Colorado law banning women from going topless is public “discriminates against women” and infringes upon their constitutional rights. “I find that plaintiffs have put forward a convincing case that [the law] is based on an impermissible gender […]