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'Mixed Marriage Project" charts decades of Black-white marital unions in Chicago
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (304+ words) Eve L. Ewing, left, interviews author Dorothy Roberts during a reading and discussion of Roberts' new book, "The Mixed Marriage Project," at Women & Children First bookstore, Feb. 25, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS) CHICAGO " As the year moves us closer…...
Clearing the Air: A spotlight on an LGBT+ health, wellness group
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (209+ words) A private garden tour with Queer Outdoor Adventures in May at Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve in Liberty. TFAC " Tobacco Free Action Communities in Columbia and Greene is featuring a local Organization that is highlighting wellness and the importance of…...
Noah Feldman: A judge's vulgar dissent is a loss for everyone
4+ week, 1+ day ago (442+ words) A recent opinion by a judge on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a contender for the most vulgar piece of judicial writing in the 300-plus-year history of recorded judicial decisions in the English language. Except Judge Lawrence…...
State rejects Dallas" appeal to keep decorative crosswalks, sets deadline for removal plan
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (546+ words) A pedestrian crosses a rainbow painted crosswalk at Cedar Springs Road and Throckmorton Street on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, in Dallas. (Angela Piazza/The Dallas Morning News/TNS) DALLAS " Dallas" decorative crosswalks may have run out of pavement. In a newly released…...
Fantastic Mr Stowaway: fox sails from Britain to New York port
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) A red fox that managed to slip onto a US-bound ship in Britain was discovered by customs officers in the Port of New York, a zoo in the city has said. The animal that zookeepers believe to be around two…...
Some Idaho Republican lawmakers change their votes on gay marriage. Here's why
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (546+ words) Boise City Hall continues to fly a Pride Flag among its array of flags in downtown Boise, just over a block away from the Idaho State Capitol Building. The Idaho Legislature passed a law this session that bans the flag…...
Supreme Court: California parents may be told about their transgender child at school
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (749+ words) WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court revived a San Diego judge's order Monday and said parents have a right to know about their child's gender identity at school. The decision came in a 6-3 order granting an emergency appeal from lawyers for Chicago-based…...
A court ruling that let teachers tell parents about a child's 'gender incongruity' is paused
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (674+ words) Prayer candles available online contain an image of federal Judge Roger T. Benitez as a haloed "St. Benitez," holding an AR-15. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS) A court order giving California teachers full freedom to tell parents about their child's…...
The Supreme Court broadly expanded Trump's power in 2025, with key exceptions
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1047+ words) The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. , ended the first year of President Donald Trump's second term with a record of rulings that gave him much broader power to control the federal government. In a series of…...
Noah Feldman: The Supreme Court won't end the debate over trans girls in sports
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (147+ words) From the oral argument last week, it seems clear that the Supreme Court will likely uphold state laws that prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls" sports, even if the transgender girls have taken puberty blockers that reduce their testosterone…...