(FāVS News) — The predominantly Christian Idaho Legislature recently passed a law banning transgender people from using sex-segregated bathrooms that align with their gender identity, but some Christian leaders in the state argue that the law is not Christian-like at all. The statute, which goes into effect in July, requires transgender people to only use bathrooms,…
Labour MPs have called for a Reform UK election candidate in Essex to be suspended after he allegedly celebrated the rape of two Sikh women in the Midlands. A joint investigation by the Mirror and the anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate alleged Stuart Prior, who is standing for Reform in Rayleigh West (for Essex…
A U.S. Secret Service officer was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on Sunday night after he was seen masturbating in the hallway of a Miami hotel, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The officer, John Spillman, 33, a member of the uniformed division of the Secret Service, was based in Washington but had been…
Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills. A small group of opponents has been demonstrating at the drilling location and at the mining company’s headquarters in what they call a land…
In 1968, when Ann Barrett qualified in medicine, the fast-changing specialty of oncology was a magnet for young doctors as new drugs and technology were beginning to nudge up survival rates. In her distinguished 40-year oncology career, Barrett, who has died aged 83, played a key part in improving cancer outcomes, particularly for children, becoming…
Public policy frameworks in many countries are increasingly shaped by the need to address immediate disruptions while maintaining longer-term objectives. Recent years have been marked by successive crises, including health emergencies, economic shocks, energy volatility and environmental events, requiring rapid responses from governments and institutions. Crisis management mechanisms are designed to act quickly. Emergency funding,…
The California primary election will begin to chart a course for the nation’s most populous state for years — and possibly generations — to come. The state’s long-ruling Democratic Party is at an inflection point, and residents continue to struggle with the high cost of living, fears over immigration raids and the ever-rising threat of…
Since the election of Pope Leo XIV last May, there has been widespread curiosity about how the new pope’s spirituality and leadership align with that of the late Pope Francis. A common thread between the two popes is how each has used their devotion to the Virgin Mary as a guiding light in their personal…
Voters in the home counties will “regret it for a long time” if they do not back the Liberal Democrats and wake up to a Reform-led council, Ed Davey has said. The Lib Dems leader has identified five councils – East Surrey, West Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex and Huntingdonshire – where his party could win…
The National Mall is one of the safest places in Washington, a place for tourists to take in the capital’s grandeur and for residents to relax. The district that includes the National Mall, Ward 2, is among the least violent in the capital, according to data from the Metropolitan Police Department. That calm was punctured…
