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Newtown mom visits Utah hometown for ceremony
A woman who lost a child in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is visiting her hometown in Utah this week for a private ceremony to honor her slain daughter. Alissa Parker is also planning to speak about a program in which she and other victims' parents are raising ...
Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits
Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them. Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson claimed in the lawsuits that former chief Charles Hurley asked them for dates and then retaliated against them when they refused ...
Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
The killing of a gay man who police say was taunted with homophobic slurs drew thousands of people to the scene of the crime to restore a sense of safety to one of the nation's most gay-friendly neighborhoods. Fabio Cotza, a gay member of an interfaith Bronx church, said he ...
Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and the cardinal's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists. The protesters gathered at an entrance to the stadium where ...
Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists. The protesters gathered at an entrance to the stadium where Kenny ...
House approves gun training for some teachers
The Texas House late Monday approved a plan to train some teachers who are already licensed to carry firearms for gunfights that could erupt in their classrooms. With a simple voice vote and no debate, lawmakers passed a proposal drafted by Sen. Dan Patrick that would apply to traditional public ...
NC Senate's budget proposal for 2013-14
Highlights of the North Carolina state Senate's $20.6 billion budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year. According to budget documents, the spending plan would: — set aside $217 million for a tax overhaul plan not contained in the budget that would reduce tax rates, subject many more services to the ...
NC public school grant bill lauded by proponents
Supporters of a bill providing public money to low-income families to attend North Carolina private or religious schools said Monday passing the measure would help give all students the prospect of succeeding in life. Clergy, legislators and other proponents of the Opportunity Scholarship Act said at a Legislative Building news ...
Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case
A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and supervision. During a 10-week civil rights trial that ended Monday, ...
Thousands march in NY to protest gay man's killing
Thousands marched the streets of Manhattan Monday to protest the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs — the most recent in a spate of bias attacks stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage in a famously gay-friendly neighborhood. "We're here! We're queer!" and "Homophobia's got to go!" ...
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