• Texas says this doctor illegally treated trans youth. He says he followed the law
    EL PASO, Texas (AP) — On the Texas border, Dr. Hector Granados treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career into jeopardy: providing care to transgender youth. In what’s believed to be a U.S. first, Texas is suing Granados and […]
  • Vote expected on Iowa bill that would remove gender identity protections from civil rights code
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on an unprecedented bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, a move that opponents say could expose transgender people to discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing and education. The bill, first introduced last week, raced […]
  • USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window Thursday and Friday to clear out their workspaces. USAID placed 4,080 staffers who work across the globe on leave Monday. […]
  • As Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes. Many believe they’re on solid legal ground, and they know it would be all but unprecedented — and extremely […]
  • What you need to know about Adnan Syed’s murder conviction
    The legal battle over Adnan Syed ‘s conviction, scrutinized a decade ago in the hit podcast “Serial,” keeps twisting and turning, even after prosecutors freed him from more than 23 years in prison for a murder he still says he didn’t commit. Baltimore prosecutors resolved one key question this week, dropping an earlier request to […]