NEW YORK — The nonprofit legal aid group Lambda Legal, which advocates for LGBTQ+ rights, has raised $285 million at a time when attacks on the rights of gay, intersex and transgender people have again intensified Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings announced the results on Thursday, saying the group exceeded...
Jury Awards California Prosecutor $3 Million After She Says She Was Forced Out of Her Position
SAN DIEGO — A jury in California on Thursday awarded more than $3 million in damages to a former Orange County prosecutor who alleged the county's district attorney targeted her and forced her out of her position after she tried to protect women in the office from retaliation for accusing...
How Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General Uses Her Big Online Following to Make Money
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump's pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation's medical, health and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans' health. Yet as Dr. Casey Means has criticized scientists,...
Gaza Marks the Start of Eid With Outdoor Prayers in the Rubble and Food Growing Ever Scarcer
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam's most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon. With much of Gaza in rubble, men and children were...
Wall Street Gains Ground Following a Solid Jobs Report
NEW YORK — Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 index rose 1.2% in morning trading. The benchmark index remains on track to notch a second consecutive winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 482 points, or 1.1%...
Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady Bounces Back in Game 2 After Game 1 Heartbreak
OKLAHOMA CITY — NiJaree Canady has achieved almost everything since transferring to Texas Tech from Stanford and signing an NIL deal worth just over $1 million. She has led the Red Raiders to three firsts — the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles and a berth in the Women's...
French Open: No. 2 Coco Gauff Faces No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Women’s Final
PARIS — The biggest difference Coco Gauff sees between the player who lost her first Grand Slam final at the 2022 French Open at age 18, and the one who will play for the trophy again on Saturday at 21, this time against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, is the way...
Aaron Rodgers Ends Months-Long Dance With Steelers by Agreeing to a 1-Year Deal
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their long-simmering bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ended months of "Will he? Or won't he?" speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pending the 41-year-old passing a physical. Financial terms of the deal...
This Pop-Up Nightclub Is a Place of ‘Pure Happiness’ for Merced’s Disabled Adults
About once a month, the inside of the Merced Senior Center transforms into a dark, thumping night club – complete with a DJ, flashing lights and a snack bar that serves mocktails and nonalcoholic beer. The pop-up event, known as Club 67, isn't a typical nightclub. The event provides a...
Inside the Comeback: How the Pacers Pulled Off a Stunner in Game 1 of the NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY — The game plan was the obvious one. Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have made any sense at that point. They were down by 15 with 9:42 remaining. They were turning the ball over about once every three...