‘Courage in the Face of Evil’: Student Killed in Santa Fe High School Massacre Gave Up Life to Save Others

‘Courage in the Face of Evil’: Student Killed in Santa Fe High School Massacre Gave Up Life to Save Others

SANTA FE, Texas — A student who was killed in this month’s massacre at Santa Fe High School in Texas gave up his own life to save others, his pastor said during the student’s funeral on Friday. “Courage in the face of evil,” Keenan Smith, pastor of Crosby Church, said of Christian “Riley” Garcia, 15. “When […]

Judge Rules City, Police Department Violated Constitution by Holding Community Prayer Vigil Against Crime

Judge Rules City, Police Department Violated Constitution by Holding Community Prayer Vigil Against Crime

OCALA, Fla. — A federal judge appointed to the bench by then-President George W. Bush has ruled that a Florida city and its police department violated the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution by hosting a community prayer vigil to combat a crime crisis within the municipality. He said the infringement existed because the government […]

Court of Appeals Declines Injunction Against District’s Policy Allowing Students With Gender Dysphoria to Use Preferred Restroom, Locker Room

Court of Appeals Declines Injunction Against District’s Policy Allowing Students With Gender Dysphoria to Use Preferred Restroom, Locker Room

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to grant an injunction against a Pennsylvania school district’s policy that allows students with gender dysphoria to use the restroom or locker room that corresponds with their “gender identity.” While a written opinion is forthcoming, following oral argument on Thursday, the three-judge panel deliberated […]

Atheists, Agnostics File Suit to Challenge Ten Commandments Monument at Arkansas State Capitol

Atheists, Agnostics File Suit to Challenge Ten Commandments Monument at Arkansas State Capitol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, representing four female atheist and agnostic complainants, and the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers, along with the American Humanist Association and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, have filed lawsuits challenging the placement of a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the state capitol building. “The […]

113-Year-Old Woman Considered Oldest American Alive: ‘She Believed The Lord Meant for Her to Be Here’

113-Year-Old Woman Considered Oldest American Alive: ‘She Believed The Lord Meant for Her to Be Here’

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — The daughter of a 113-year-old woman who is the oldest living person in the United States says that her mother believes she is still alive because it is God’s will. Lessie Brown of Ohio became the oldest living person in America after Delphine Gibson, 114, of Pennsylvania passed away earlier this month. “Her […]

Two Wisconsin Residents With Gender Dysphoria Sue State as ‘Transsexual Surgeries’ Not Covered by Medicaid

Two Wisconsin Residents With Gender Dysphoria Sue State as ‘Transsexual Surgeries’ Not Covered by Medicaid

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Two Wisconsin residents who suffer from gender dysphoria have filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Health Services (DHS) after learning that its Medicaid program does not cover sex change-related operations. Both of the plaintiffs, who go by the names Cody Flack (a woman who identifies as a man) and Sara Ann […]

Judge Rules School District Engaged in ‘Sex Stereotyping’ by Not Allowing Girl to Use Boys’ Restroom

Judge Rules School District Engaged in ‘Sex Stereotyping’ by Not Allowing Girl to Use Boys’ Restroom

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A federal judge has ruled that a Virginia school district engaged in “sex stereotyping” by not allowing a female student who identifies as male to use the boys’ restroom. U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen, appointed to the bench by then-President Barack Obama, declined on Tuesday to declare as moot the […]

HHS Proposes Title X Funding Regulation Updates That Could Disqualify Some Planned Parenthood Locations

HHS Proposes Title X Funding Regulation Updates That Could Disqualify Some Planned Parenthood Locations

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has formally announced its proposed updates to its Title X funding program, which some note could disqualify some Planned Parenthood locations from receiving federal funds. The proposed rules would revert to the 1988 standard under the Reagan administration that disqualified family planning organizations that also […]