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Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes
22+ hour, 49+ min ago (640+ words) FILE - An LGBTQ+ rights supporter holds a flag in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse, in Des Moines, Iowa. The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary blocks on the law....
Gender Identity Iowa | Us | lufkindailynews.com
1+ day, 40+ min ago (102+ words) Gender Identity Iowa'The Lufkin Daily News FILE - An LGBTQ+ rights supporter holds a flag in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse, in Des Moines, Iowa. - Zavalla votes to deactivate police department, effective May…...
37th GLAAD Media Awards
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (117+ words) 37th GLAAD Media Awards'The Lufkin Daily News Niecy Nash arrives at the 37th GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. - Jury sentences Lufkin man to life in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by…...
Trump administration removes rainbow flag from Stonewall National Monument
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (200+ words) Trump administration removes rainbow flag from Stonewall National Monument'The Lufkin Daily News - AI data center planned on 1,000+ acres at former Southland Paper Mill site - Lufkin council denies Oncor substation permit after resident opposition - Lufkin firefighters battle blaze at cart shop…...
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (904+ words) FILE - Protestors hold signs during a rally at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023. Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on…...
Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (645+ words) FILE - Protestors hold signs during a rally at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023. Lower courts ruled for the transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia who challenged the state bans, but the conservative-dominated Supreme Court might not…...
WATCH: Bear runs through aisles of Arizona grocery store
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (177+ words) A bear surprised shoppers at a southern Arizona grocery store Monday when it walked through the front door and ran around inside for a few minutes before exiting the building. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com" This video may be available…...
Florida cities race to save rainbow crosswalks as the state's deadlines for removal loom
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1035+ words) A family crosses one of four rainbow crosswalks on Duval Street in Key West, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. A bicyclist passes over a rainbow crosswalk on Duval Street in Key West, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith helps Dallas Perdew…...
Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (744+ words) A demonstrator has "rainbow tears" painted on her face during a protest at a crosswalk that was repainted by the Florida Department of Transportation in front of the former PULSE nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. FILE - The state of…...
Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts: kissing and hugging
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (517+ words) Chief Judge Rokhmadi, center, reads his verdict during the sentencing hearing for two men accused of having gay sex, at the Sharia Court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. A prosecutor puts a handcuff on two men accused of having…...