Aug 18 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Soldiers in Mali detain president in apparent coup attempt In our news wrap Tuesday, soldiers in Mali have detained the president and prime minister in an apparent coup attempt. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has faced growing unrest over a long-running Islamist insurgency. In the capital of Bamako, armed men… Continue watching
Aug 17 Trump rule on transgender health blocked a day before it would take effect By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new regulation that would roll back health care protections for transgender people. It would have taken effect Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 16 LGBTQ activists see hard work ahead despite Supreme Court win By David Crary, Associated Press LGBTQ-rights activists are looking ahead as they celebrate a major victory in the Supreme Court regarding job discrimination. They hope Monday's decision spurs action against other forms of bias against their community and undermines the Trump administration’s near-total ban on… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 8:13 What landmark Supreme Court ruling means for LGBTQ rights The Supreme Court announced a milestone decision Monday, ruling that job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity is illegal. What is the significance of this decision for LGBTQ rights, even beyond the realm of employment? Judy… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Trump defends Juneteenth rally in Tulsa as 'a celebration' In our news wrap Friday, President Trump defended his plans for a campaign rally on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The day, known as Juneteenth, commemorates the end of slavery, and Tulsa was the site of a white-on-black massacre in… Continue watching
Jun 12 Trump administration revokes transgender health protections By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration has finalized a regulation that overturns Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. Continue reading
May 12 Michigan woman at center of transgender rights case dies By Associated Press Aimee Stephens, a Detroit-area transgender woman who was fired by a funeral home after she said she wanted to be recognized as female, has died. Continue reading
May 11 Transgender woman awaits Supreme Court ruling in hospice By Associated Press A Detroit-area woman at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case about transgender rights is in hospice care while awaiting a decision. Continue reading
Apr 15 Federal lawsuit challenges Idaho's transgender sports ban By Keith Ridler, Associated Press Two civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Idaho's new law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports, the first such law in the nation. Continue reading
Mar 25 Justice Department sides with lawsuit that opposes treating trans athletes as girls By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department is getting involved in a federal civil rights lawsuit that seeks to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from competing as girls in interscholastic sports. Continue reading