Seventeen of 20 U.S. doctors stuck in Gaza have departed, with the physician known for saving Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s life staying behind, a source familiar with the situation said. The 17 humanitarian aid volunteers were received by U.S. officials at the Kerem Shalom Crossing at the Israel border, the source said, after the U.S. Embassy … Read more
Harrison Butker’s commencement speech last weekend left some graduates at Benedictine College outraged after the Kansas City Chiefs kicker asserted that one of the “most important” roles for a woman is being a homemaker and that Pride Month is an example of “deadly sin.” In the six days since the address, neither Butker, 28, nor … Read more
A historic wooden tower was inadvertently felled by a traveler who used it to winch a vehicle stuck in mud in California’s Death Valley National Park, federal officials said. The traveler recently came forward but will not be identified, the National Park Service said in a statement Thursday. It isn’t clear if any action against … Read more
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gymnastics royalty will begin their journey to Paris 2024 on Saturday when an unprecedented three Olympic all-around champions — Suni Lee, Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas — compete at the Core Hydration Classic. The meet is the final qualification opportunity for the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, later this month. Biles … Read more
Bonauto, who has been an attorney with GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, or GLAD, since 1990, said she was a “mess” of emotions at her clients’ wedding and started crying before the ceremony even started. But the most powerful moment, she recalled, came when the minister officially married the couple. “In that packed church that … Read more
The attorney general of Missouri is demanding information about the circumstances of a post shared on the X social media platform by the official city of Kansas City account that stated Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s city of residence. The post, since deleted, stated, “Just a reminder that Harrison Butker lives in the City of Lee’s … Read more
UNION CITY, Ga. — An Atlanta police officer who shot and killed a Lyft driver who was driving him home was arrested and charged with murder, authorities said. Koby Minor, 34, was being held without bond after his arrest early Wednesday in Union City, an Atlanta suburb, according to Fulton County Jail records. The slain … Read more
Her message? “Don’t be weak and gay.” In turn, the response on social media was strong and decidedly gay. Valentina Gomez, one of eight Republican candidates in the race to be Missouri’s next secretary of state, on Sunday posted a provocative campaign video on X in which she jogs along a quiet road in a … Read more
The family of an Army reservist who perpetrated a deadly mass shooting in Maine told a state commission Thursday that he had a “severe” traumatic brain injury tied to his service as a hand grenade training instructor, and that the military has begun a “psychological autopsy” of his life. Robert Card was found dead by … Read more
A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson insisted Thursday that the body camera video from the Florida sheriff’s deputy who killed the Black Air Force senior airman and police radio audio support their assertion that the deputy went to the wrong apartment while responding to a domestic disturbance call that day. At a news … Read more