U.S. court backs transgender student at center of bathroom dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that federal law protects a transgender student who fought all the way to the Supreme Court for the right to use a bathroom at a high school in Virginia that corresponded with his gender identity.
Video of stun gun on Bucks’ guard Brown worries Milwaukee mayor
Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett said he is concerned about public backlash that could emerge when a video of police officers tasing Bucks guard Sterling Brown is released to the public this week.
Workers hit McDonald’s with new sexual harassment claims
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ten women who work at McDonald’s restaurants in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and six other cities have filed sexual harassment complaints in the past few days with the federal government against the company and its fra…
‘That must be stopped;’ Texas opens talks on safety after shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Days after 10 people were shot and killed at a Texas high school, Governor Greg Abbott and a group of lawmakers and school superintendents began to wrestle on Tuesday with how to stem school violence in a state with strong sup…
Trump administration to publish proposed rule changes for gun exports: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is preparing to publish on Thursday long-delayed proposed rule changes for the export of U.S. firearms, a State Department official said on Tuesday.
Businessman who sold diseased human body parts gets nine years in prison
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit businessman who sold and leased human body parts was sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday for selling diseased remains to medical educators.
Florida police in standoff with active shooter: official
(Reuters) – Police in Panama City, Florida, were engaged in a standoff with an active shooter they believed was barricaded inside an apartment complex at a busy intersection, with multiple shots fired, a city official said.
‘That must be stopped;’ Texas opens talks on safety after shootings
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott opened a three-day series of discussions with lawmakers, school superintendents and public safety officials on improving school safety on Tuesday, days after a teenager killed 10 people at a Houston-…
Latest Kansas school funding plan debated in court
(Reuters) – Kansas’ latest plan to adequately fund its public schools faced tough scrutiny on Tuesday by state supreme court justices, who heard arguments on whether it meets a state constitutional requirement for adequacy.
Florida police respond to suspected active shooter: official
(Reuters) – Police in Panama City, Florida, said on Tuesday they were responding to a suspected active shooter in an apartment complex.
