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Will Out Anchor Rachel Maddow Leave MSNBC?
Out MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow is considering a change: Reports say Maddow is in negotiations to remain at MSNBC with the end of her contract next year, but that she could be moving on.
How Gay Men Justify Their Racism on Grindr
Sociology professor and LGBTQ+ culture researcher Christopher T. Conner untangles the tensions and prejudices within gay dating and hookup apps.
Ariel Nicholson First Out Trans Cover Model for US Vogue
Ariel Nicholson is the first trans model to cover US Vogue magazine. She is one of eight models chosen to represent "Generation America" on the cover of the September issue.
Bi Irish Olympian Left Bloodied in Random Dublin Attack
Out bisexual Irish Olympian Jack Woolley was left drenched in blood and will require facial reconstructive surgery after a dozen people battered him in Dublin, Ireland.
Census Data Puts Target on Rural, Rust Belt House Districts
While suburban congressional districts are swelling with new residents, lawmakers in large swaths of rural America and some Rust Belt cities are in need of more people to represent.
Virus Claims More Young Victims as Deaths Climb Yet Again
The COVID-19 death toll has started soaring again as the delta variant tears through the nation's unvaccinated population and fills up hospitals with patients, many of whom are younger than during earlier phases of the pandemic.
Biden Calls School Chiefs, Lauds Defiance of Anti-Mask
President Joe Biden called school district superintendents in Florida and Arizona to praise them for doing "the right thing" after their respective boards implemented mask requirements.
Police: School Shooting Victim Went to Aid Boy Being Bullied
It's only a few days into the new school year, but New Mexico's largest district is reeling from a shooting that left one student dead and another in custody after, according to police, the victim tried to protect another boy who was being bullied.
Prominent Fact-Checker Snopes Apologizes for Plagiarism
The co-founder and CEO of the fact-checking site Snopes.com has acknowledged plagiarizing from dozens of articles done by mainstream news outlets over several years, calling the appropriations "serious lapses in judgment."
James Hormel, First Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador, Dies at 88
James Hormel, the first openly gay U.S. ambassador and a philanthropist who funded organizations to fight AIDS and promote human rights, has died. He was 88.
Grammy-winning Folk Singer-Songwriter Nanci Griffith Dies
Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like "Love at the Five and Dime" celebrated the South, has died. She was 68.
Not Real News: A Look at What Didn't Happen this Week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. AP checked them out. Here are the facts.
Global Sizzling: July Was Hottest Month On Record, NOAA Says
Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of record keeping, U.S. weather officials announced.
Multiracial Boom Reflects US Racial, Ethnic Complexity
From McKenzie County, North Dakota, to St. Johns County, Florida, the growth in the number of people who identified as multiracial on 2020 census responses soared over the last decade, rising from under 3% to more than 10% of the U.S. population from 2010
More US Cities Requiring Proof Of Vaccination To Go Places
Hold on to that vaccination card. A rapidly growing number of places across the U.S. are requiring people to show proof they have been inoculated against COVID-19 to teach school, work at a hospital, see a concert or eat inside a restaurant.
NY Let Childhood Sex Abuse Victims Sue; 9,000 Went to Court
For two years, New York temporarily set aside its usual time limit on civil lawsuits in order to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue churches, hospitals, schools, camps, scout groups and other institutions. That window closes Saturday.
New Orleans Mayor: Good Times Can Roll — With Vaccines
People who want to enter New Orleans bars, restaurants, music halls — or any other inside venue — will soon have to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or a recent negative test.
Biden Eyes Tougher Vaccine Rules without Provoking Backlash
When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that's what it took to get shots in arms. But as new coronavirus infections soar, he's testing a tougher approach.
50 Years in 50 Weeks: 1989, Angels & AIDS
In addition to the disastrous earthquake (see this week's News edition of this series), 1989 was full of AIDS: Protests, drug treatments, and the staged reading of a new play in progress about AIDS by Tony Kushner titled "Angels in America."
Pedro Almodóvar Warns Against Algorithms in Instagram Row
Declaring "victory" over Instagram after a controversial poster for his upcoming film was censored and then reinstated, out director Pedro Almodóvar said that society must be alert to the power of algorithms in deciding what humans are permitted to see.