Transgender bathroom debate likely headed to Supreme Court
RICHMOND, Va. -- The debate over whether transgender students should be able to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused Tuesday to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling on the matter.The Gloucester County School Board had asked for a review by the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a three-judge panel said in a 2-1 decision last month that a Virginia high school discriminated against a transg..>> view originalTrump, 800-Pound Media Gorilla, Pounds His Chest at Reporters
Photo Donald J. Trump at a news conference at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times At a news conference in Trump Tower on Tuesday morning, the presumptive Republican nominee Donald J. Trump shared his thoughts about the political press and Harambe, the gorilla that Cincinnati Zoo officials shot and killed after a small child wandered into his enclosure.Mr. Trump had nicer things to say about the gorilla.The news conference — which M..>> view originalWoman bitten by shark off Corona del Mar was training for Ironman competition
Medical officials Tuesday identified a woman who was bitten by a shark while swimming off the coast of Corona del Mar State Beach as Maria Korcsmaros, a 52-year-old personal trainer and aerobics instructor from Corona.Korcsmaros was swimming along the buoys about 150 yards offshore as part of her training for an Ironman competition scheduled for July in Canada when she was attacked at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday, according to officials from Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, where Kor..>> view originalTrump University Told Students How to 'Cash In' on Housing Crash
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's eponymous business seminar program created a class to teach students how to cash in on U.S. mortgage foreclosures during the housing crisis. Trump University promised in 2009 that its "Fast Track to Foreclosure Investing" would teach students how to take advantage of the crisis, according to university documents unsealed last week in a lawsuit against the now-defunct program. The release will likely stoke criticism from the campaign of Demo..>> view originalGetting 'nervous'? Clinton plans California campaign spree as Sanders eyes upset
Hillary Clinton is packing her campaign schedule with new stops across California ahead of next week’s delegate-rich primary, in an apparent bid to forestall a Bernie Sanders win as her rival climbs in the polls and barnstorms the state in pursuit of a dramatic upset. The campaign hastily scrapped a planned New Jersey stop later in the week, and instead announced the Democratic presidential front-runner will camp out in California from Thursday through Monday, right up until the June 7 primary...>> view originalProsecutors fight to stop San Bernardino shooter's family from getting $250000 insurance payment
The federal government is suing to stop the family of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook from collecting more than $250,000 in life insurance payments from his death.In a complaint seeking the seizure of the money Tuesday, the government alleges that the proceeds from Farook’s two policies are derived from a terrorist act. “Terrorists must not be permitted to provide for their designated beneficiaries through their crimes,” said U.S. Atty. Eileen Decker in a statement. “My office intend..>> view originalSenate report: Systematic failures at VA watchdog led to veterans' deaths
A Senate committee released a scathing report on Tuesday criticizing a government watchdog for failing to prevent deaths at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Wisconsin known as "Candy Land" for its alleged overpresription of drugs.The VA Office of the Inspector General withheld a case from the public, ignored key evidence, had no standard for substantiating allegations and lacked independence and transparency while investigating allegations of overprescribing, the 359-page repor..>> view originalTrump announced his gifts to veterans. Here's what we learned.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warned reporters May 31, "I'm going to continue to attack the press." He slammed members of the media as "dishonest" at a news conference about donations he raised for veterans' groups at Trump Tower in New York. (Reuters) This post has been updated. On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that he'd given away the last of the $5.6 million that he raised four months ago, at a benefit for veterans' causes in Iowa. In a bitter, combative press confere..>> view originalTravellers watch out - but there's no specific threat
Image copyright AP Image caption Paris has suffered a series of terro attacks US state department officials have issued a travel alert for Europe, warning people about "terrorist attacks". It's a grim sign of "normalisation", say experts, showing that Europe is now similar to other parts of the world.Americans like to go to Europe in the summer - and US officials are now sending them off with a formal alert.US travellers should watch out for potential..>> view originalPolice say one cemetery vandal was teen
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