Texas is set to join the ranks of at least 17 other states by prohibiting hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and sex change surgeries for minors. On Wednesday, the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 14 (pdf), sending it to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for signing. The bill, which sailed through the GOP-controlled House (87–56) on…
Texas Poised to Enact Ban on Puberty Blockers, Hormone Therapies, Surgeries for Minors
May 18, 2023
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New York Town Declares State of Emergency Banning Hotels, Facilities From Housing Immigrants
May 18, 2023
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Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York, declared a state of emergency on May 16 in an effort to prevent an influx of illegal immigrants from being sent to the small town following the expiration of Title 42. Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar signed the emergency declaration after reports emerged that officials from New York City were arranging to transport immigrants…
Pale Male, Red-Tailed Hawk Who Nested Above NYC’s Fifth Avenue for 30 Years, Dies at 33
NEW YORK—Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died. Pale Male died late Tuesday after being found ill and grounded in Central Park, wildlife rehabilitator Bobby Horvath posted on Facebook. The hawk was believed to be 33…
Another East Oregon County Votes to Explore Unification With Idaho
A dozen counties in eastern Oregon have now thrown their support behind a proposed merger with neighboring Idaho, bringing the idea of Greater Idaho closer to reality. The ballot measure in the May 16 Wallowa County election was won by a razor-thin 21-vote margin, with 1,721 (50.31 percent) of 3,241 ballots cast in favor of…
Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 52 Years for Texas Boy’s Death
HOUSTON—A woman on Wednesday agreed to a 52-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in the 2021 death of her boyfriend’s 5-year-old Houston son, whose body she had kept hidden in a storage unit before it was discovered in an East Texas hotel, according to prosecutors. During a court hearing, Theresa Balboa, 31, pleaded guilty to…
Walgreens Reaches $230 Million Opioid Settlement With San Francisco
May 18, 2023
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San Francisco said on Wednesday it reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. over its role in the city’s opioid epidemic. The settlement came nine months after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said the drugstore chain could be held liable for having “substantially contributed” to an opioid epidemic that…
Man and 12-Year-Old Boy Arrested After Fatal Shooting at Sonic Restaurant in Texas
May 18, 2023
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KEENE, Texas—A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been arrested on a murder warrant in the fatal shooting of a Sonic Drive-In employee in Texas, police said. Matthew Davis, 32, was shot and killed Saturday night as he fought with Angel Gomez, 20, in the parking lot of the restaurant in Keene, about 40…
Texas Close to Passing ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ Banning Transgender Athletes at Collegiate Level
May 17, 2023
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The Republican-led Texas legislature is on the verge of banning biological males identifying as female from competing in women’s collegiate sports. Texas House Republicans withstood multiple attempts by Democrats to scuttle or weaken Senate Bill 15, called the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” when it was presented for a second reading and vote on May 17….
‘Every State Has Become a Border State’: Mississippi Sends National Guard to Texas
May 17, 2023
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Republican Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Wednesday the deployment of Mississippi National Guard troops to the southern border, saying that every U.S. state has become a border state, with trafficked drugs impacting the entire country. Reeves, who mobilized the National Guard in response to an urgent call for help from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, expressed…
2nd Escaped Inmate Captured After Breaking out of Philadelphia Prison
May 17, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—A federal marshals fugitive task force has recaptured the second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month, a man who had been held on charges in four slayings, authorities said. Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in west Philadelphia, according to Robert Clark, supervisory…
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