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U.S. Takes Aim at Some Trump Offshore Safety Rule Rollbacks
The U.S. Department of the Interior wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe that killed 11 people in 2010.
Bezos Rocket Crashes after Liftoff, Only Experiments Aboard
A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos' space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety.
Monkeypox Death Confirmed by LA County Health Officials
A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It's believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease.
Faculty, Students Sue Christian School over LGBTQ+ Hiring Ban
Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. On Monday, there was a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds — Seattle Pacific University.
Mich. GOP State Co-Chairwoman Trolls Pete Buttigieg in Homophobic Tweet
In a Sunday tweet, Meshawn Maddock, the co-chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, labeled Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Transportation Secretary and a gay former officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, a "weak little girl."
Border Patrol Halts Tweets from Agency's West Texas Region
U.S. Customs and Border Protection deactivated the agency's Twitter account for the West Texas region after it retweeted posts criticizing Biden's border policies and liked posts that made gay slurs against Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Biden Honors 9/11 Victims, Vows Commitment to Thwart Terror
President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain.
Thousands Protest Planned Pride Gathering in Serbia
Thousands of opponents of a pan-European LGBTQ event planned for this week in Belgrade marched on Sunday despite an announced ban of Europe's largest annual gay gathering.
Montana Adopts Permanent Block on Birth Certificate Changes
Montana health officials on Friday made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery.
Monkeypox Cases Dropping, but Racial Disparities Growing
The White House said Wednesday it's optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus, despite worsening racial disparities in reported cases.
As Small Businesses Raise Prices, Some Customers Push Back
Inflation isn't only costing small businesses money. It's costing them customers as well.
Fighting Bogus Claims a Growing Priority in Election Offices
Election officials preparing for the midterm elections have one more headache: Trying to combat misinformation that sows distrust about voting and results while fueling vitriol aimed at election workers.
LGBTQ+ Solidarity March in Norway for Canceled Pride Parade
Hundreds of people marched through the Norwegian capital on Saturday to honor the Pride parade that was canceled in June after a deadly shooting outside a popular gay bar.
9/11 Attacks Still Reverberate as U.S. Marks 21st Anniversary
Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to "never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
British Queen's Death Rekindles Australian Republic Debate
After the death of the British queen, the constitutional ties to the British monarchy will again be open to first-order debate for the first time since change was rejected at a 1999 referendum.
Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to Start Categorizing Gun Shop Sales
Visa Inc. said it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could precede mass shootings.
Supreme Court to Revisit LGBTQ Rights — this Time with a Wedding Website Designer
A simmering, difficult, and timely question returns to the Supreme Court this fall: What happens when freedom of speech and civil rights collide?
Anti-LGBTQ+ Polish Lawmaker Claims Defamation over Gay Allegations
A court in Warsaw on Tuesday is opening a defamation case brought by Poland's most powerful politician, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, against a journalist who publicly alleges the leader is gay.
Found: Alligator, Drugs, Guns, Money. But Where's the Tiger?
An alligator, drugs, guns and money were seized at two homes in Albuquerque, but New Mexico wildlife officials said they are still searching for a young tiger they believe is being illegally kept as a pet.
GOP Hopefuls for Election Posts See Enemies Within Own Party
Four Republicans who have promoted false claims about the 2020 presidential election and are running for top state election offices pointed a finger at mysterious forces within their own party.