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Teachers sue Florida over pronoun restrictions in schools

Politics
Amanda Smith

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Three Florida teachers sued state and local officials in federal court Wednesday seeking to overturn a new law forbidding ...

Candidate who wouldn’t denounce Moms for Liberty chapter after Hitler quote wins Indiana mayor race

Politics
Amanda Smith

FILE – Democrat mayoral candidate Miles Nelson, center, meets with teachers Amanda English, left, and Heather Mullins during a teacher’s gathering in ...

Speaker Mike Johnson defends anti-LGBTQ+ views

Politics
Amanda Smith

Questioned about comments and actions deemed by many to be homophobic, the new Republican US House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, told ...

Woman files suit after giving birth in Alabama jail shower

U.S.
Amanda Smith

An Alabama woman filed a federal lawsuit after the Etowah County jail forced her to deliver her baby alone in a jail ...