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Iowa lawmakers pass bill ending transgender rights protections
Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, despite large, intense protests.CBS News - 4d -
Latest news on Iowa's bill to end transgender rights protections
Iowa's lawmakers approved legislation to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code. CBS News' Lana Zak reports.CBS News - 3d -
Iowa Governor Signs Bill Ending Transgender Civil Rights Protections
The Republican-backed bill passed both legislative chambers by large margins despite warnings from Democrats that the measure could lead to discrimination and harassment.The New York Times - 3d -
Iowa rolls back civil rights protections for transgender people
Iowa is now the first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the controversial bill into law Friday afternoon despite days of protests ...CBS News - 3d -
Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people
Iowa has become the first state to remove civil rights protections for transgender people. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill Friday, just a week after it was introduced in the state Legislature. ...CBS News - 2d -
Firing of whistleblower protection office head unlawful, judge rules
A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled in ...The Hill - 2d -
Europe juggles protecting Ukraine with rebuilding its own defences
Also in this newsletter: the free market case for more green subsidiesFinancial Times - 1d -
Haitians sue to stop Trump administration from revoking temporary protection
Three organizations filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the Trump administration’s attempt to put an early end to Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and Venezuela living in the U.S.NBC News - 14h -
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen hikes his personal stake in Alibaba to $1 billion, WSJ says
Cohen's sizable stake in Alibaba is a bullish bet on China's economic growth in the long run, The Wall Street Journal said.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Hawks' Trae Young has a bone to pick with referees who 'take s--- personally,' but he dug his own hole
Young's Hawks lost to Orlando on Thursday and he didn't like the way the whistle blewCBS Sports - Feb. 21 -
Late Bill Walton's 'larger-than-life personality' to be honored by UCLA during game Sunday vs. Ohio State
The Bruins will celebrate the life of the legendary Walton, who died last yearCBS Sports - Feb. 21 -
DOGE won't get broad access to IRS personal taxpayer info, agreement states
A member of the DOGE team assigned to work at the IRS will not be granted broad access to Americans' personal tax information, according to a memo obtained ABC News.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
‘Dead white person’s clothes’ mount up as Ghana’s Kantamanto market struggles to rebuild after fire
Six weeks after a devastating blaze in Accra ripped through one of the world’s biggest secondhand markets, many stalls remain unfinished and thousands still have no income . It was a blaze that ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
A fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City
Three people died and a fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City, authorities said Monday.NBC News - 6d -
Bezos says Washington Post won't publish op-eds that oppose 'free markets and personal liberties'
Billionaire Jeff Bezos is retooling The Washington Post's opinion section to focus on "free markets and personal liberties," saying the newspaper he owns will no longer publish op-eds that are not ...The Hill - 5d -
Washington Post opinion page to focus on 'personal liberties and free markets,' Jeff Bezos says
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said Wednesday that the paper’s opinion editor has “decided to step away” as the section takes a new direction focusing on “personal liberties and free markets.”NBC News - 5d -
Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’
Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you ...The Guardian - 5d -
Chrissi Rawak won't take over as USA Swimming CEO due to 'unforeseen personal circumstances'
In a surprise reversal, Chrissi Rawak won't be taking over USA Swimming.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
German police have one person in custody following latest deadly car attack
At least two people were killed and several more were injured in a suspected car-ramming in the west German city of Mannheim. NBC News' Meagan Fitzgerald reports on the 40-year-old suspect.NBC News - 18h -
UK pledges £200mn for Grangemouth refinery
Investment comes amid growing pressure to ensure just transition for workers at Scottish facilityFinancial Times - Feb. 23 -
UK announces £1.6bn missile deal
The PM announced "a number" of allies had signed up to his plan following the Lancaster House summit.BBC News - 1d -
Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation
Italian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlementABC News - Feb. 19 -
UnitedHealth tumbles 9% on WSJ report the DOJ is investigating Medicare billing practices
The investigation centers on UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
Florida Rep. Cory Mills Under Investigation in Alleged Assault
In a statement, the office of Representative Cory Mills denied any wrongdoing on his behalf.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Mali army opens an investigation into deaths of civilians blamed on soldiers
Mali’s army says it’s investigating soldiers who were accused by separatist Tuareg rebels of killing at least 24 civilians earlier this weekABC News - Feb. 22 -
Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians
The violent deaths, including of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont, a landlord in California, and a couple in Pennsylvania, have led law enforcement to a group with obscure ideas.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
Officials Are Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has laid off 4 percent of its workers, a transportation official said. The agency has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s ...The New York Times - Feb. 23 -
ICC urged to investigate Biden for ‘aiding and abetting’ Gaza war crimes
US-based nonprofit Dawn also accuses ex-secretary of state Antony Blinken and ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. A US-based nonprofit organization has urged the international criminal court to ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Texas officials investigate potential measles exposure at two state universities
Two Texas universities have issued warnings about potential exposure to measles after someone who toured both campuses about 10 days ago tested positive. The state's health department says there ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Taiwan investigating a Chinese-crewed ship believed to have severed an undersea cable
Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and BeijingABC News - Feb. 25 -
Buccaneers' Rachaad White's lawyers say FBI is investigating alleged extortion attempt
The Tampa Bay running back's lawyers say they will exercise all legal avenues to protect his rightsCBS Sports - 6d -
Romanian presidential hopeful Călin Georgescu faces criminal investigation
Pro-Russia populist, who won first round of election that was later annulled, suspected of communicating false information. Romanian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Călin ...The Guardian - 5d -
Multiple New Orleans Privateers players under investigation for gambling violations
The Privateers hold just a 4-25 record and are tied for last in the Southland Conference.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Gov. Gavin Newsom tells parole board to investigate Menendez brothers for clemency
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed the state's parole board to investigate whether Erik and Lyle Menendez pose an "unreasonable" public safety risk if released from prison, where the ...NBC News - 5d -
FAA investigates after third skydiver dies in 2 months at Arizona facility
The most recent deadly skydiving incident occurred near Skydive Arizona when a "very experienced skydiver" died this month.CBS News - 5d -
Investigation launched after Gene Hackman and his wife found dead
An investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.NBC News - 5d -
Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths ‘suspicious enough’ for investigation, warrant says
Warrant raises questions about scattered pills, after Betsy Arakawa’s body had ‘mummification in hands’. An active investigation is under way into the deaths of the Oscar-winning actor Gene ...The Guardian - 4d