NEW YORK (AP) — People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick’s Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a day early at events that included a big anniversary in Savannah, Georgia, and honored a pioneering female business leader as grand marshal in New York. The holiday commemorates Ireland’s patron saint … Read more
More than two dozen people gathered at an Oklahoma church for a vigil for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died one day after a fight in a high school bathroom By KEN MILLER Associated Press February 24, 2024, 11:11 AM ET • 3 min read EDMOND, Okla. — More than two dozen people gathered … Read more
Hungary’s cultural minister has fired the director of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest and accused him of failing to comply with a contentious law that bans the display of LGBTQ+ content to minors By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press November 6, 2023, 8:05 AM ET • 2 min read BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s cultural minister … Read more
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors July 29, 2023, 5:23 PM ET • 3 min read LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges … Read more