Tensions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States.
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100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point
In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico.
Second trial set to begin for Infowars’ Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case
Last month, a Texas jury ordered Jones to pay $49.3 million to the parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, one of 26 students and teachers killed in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones’ lawyer has said an appeal is planned.
Should I get the omicron booster now or wait?
For those at lower risk of exposure or developing severe disease, holding off could make sense.
Trump asks judge to block FBI from Mar-a-Lago records, opposes arbiter picks
The Trump team also referred to the documents that were seized as ‘purported’ classified records, suggesting his lawyers do not concede the Justice Department’s contention that highly sensitive, top-secret documents were found.
Pakistani PM says his flooded country faces food shortages
Pakistan’s prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following months of deadly floods in the impoverished nation
Ukraine pushes back to northeast border, captures many POWs
While Ukrainian cities began emerging from Russian occupation, a local leader alleged that the Kremlin’s troops had committed atrocities against civilians there similar to those in other places seized by Moscow.
Biden hopes ending cancer can be a ‘national purpose’ for U.S.
His speech comes as Biden seeks to rally the nation around developing treatments and therapeutics for the pervasive diseases that the CDC rank as the 2nd-highest killer of people in the U.S. after heart disease.
Police believe mother drowned 3 children at NYC beach
Police say three children have died after being found on a New York City beach.
Queen hailed in Edinburgh service as a ‘constant in all our lives’
Scenes of large crowds lining the route as her coffin journeyed south have underscored the deep bond between the queen and Scotland.