Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of transgender children for child abuse

A us-regions issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the state from probing families of transgender children who have received gender-affirming treatment that the state has categorized as child abuse. Judge Jan Soifer’s ruling stops investigations against three families who filed lawsuits, and prohibits similar investigations against members of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group PFLAG Inc….

Read More

DOJ: Suspects who illegally trafficked more than 60 guns from South Carolina to Philadelphia have been charged

The Justice Department has charged two men in connection with the trafficking of dozens of firearms from us-regions to Philadelphia, federal authorities said. On Friday, United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced charges against Terrance Darby, 41, and Ontavious Plumer, 32, for allegedly transporting almost 60 firearms, making unlicensed deals, conspiracy to conduct illegal transactions…

Read More

Former special operations soldier returns to Iraq — but this time with her Harvard master's degrees

BOSTON – Like many students, it took Shelane Etchison time to adjust to graduate school. Perhaps less typical, she had to figure out how to simultaneously juggle two Ivy League master’s programs. But maybe Etchison’s most unique adjustment was adapting to civilian life after spending years hunting high-value targets in conflicts and Syria as one…

Read More