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States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb this week signed into a law a requirement that schools notify a parent when their student asks to be called a different name or uses pronouns that correspond with their gender, not their sex. It’s the latest law to emerge from a focus in Republican-controlled states on restricting transgender students in the name of parental rights or protecting other students. LTBTQ+ advocates say the measures are harmful to students, especially those who are trans. Some things to know: Pronouns As the idea that people should be referred to by the pronouns they ...

Texas investigates hospital over care for transgender minors

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said Friday he’s seeking evidence of alleged “potentially illegal activity” but did not elaborate. Texas law does not currently ban gender-affirming care for minors, but Paxton has sought to designate it as child abuse. The hospital investigation in Austin is the latest attempt by Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott, both Republicans, to pursue other legal avenues for restrictions. The move came against the backdrop of state Republican lawmakers trying to ...

Man gets 14 years in 1/6 case, longest sentence yet

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man with a long criminal record was sentenced Friday to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray and a chair as he stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife. Peter Schwartz’s prison sentence is the longest so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. The judge who sentenced Schwartz also handed down the previous longest sentence — 10 years — to a retired New York Police Department officer who assaulted a police officer outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of 24 ...

Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma execution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in a 1997 murder-for-hire after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared. While it’s rare for the conservative-dominated court to put executions on hold, it’s even more unusual for a prosecutor to side with the inmate. Glossip had been scheduled to be put to death on May 18 despite statements by new Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond that Glossip did not receive a fair trial. An Oklahoma appeals court subsequently ...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll humbly embrace the vast and infinite unknown, striding ever-forward with the faith that your ignorance can be illuminated by the light of newfound understanding. In other words, you’ll read. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The best relationships are the flexible ones that can accommodate the growth of both people. Relationships that are so rigid as to fit but one circumstance will exist in the chapter they are meant for. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Service is a way to engage the people around you. You don’t mind giving something away for free because it ...

Sour over son’s mother-in-law

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 42 years, and he has always had strong likes and dislikes. Four years ago, we moved closer to our son’s family. Until recently, I didn’t realize how much he dislikes our son’s mother-in-law (she lives nearby the family also). This past year, he has refused to attend holiday functions if MIL is there. Of course she will be there, so that puts a strain on me. Nobody, including MIL, knows how he feels, only me. He usually makes up an excuse, and I go to whatever function by myself. I can’t let my son know because it would not ...