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Sign up for this free live-streamed event, Thursday, June 22, 1 p.m. Eastern.Christian Cooper and Amy Tan came to birding from very different paths.Cooper had found refuge in birding as a child, long before the Central Park incident that brought him to national attention.For Tan, birding was a more recent discovery, prompted by a need for an outlet away from political events.

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Thirty-one years after the downtown Hall of Administration was named after her father, then-Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, known as a liberal reformer, Supervisor Janice Hahn witnessed history Thursday: the flying of a Pride flag at the building honoring her dad.The event at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration kicked off LGBTQ+ Pride Month and marked the first time a Pride flag flew over a Los Angeles County building.

An Alabama inmate who escaped from jail and avoided capture for nearly two weeks last spring was sentenced on Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison, the maximum sentence for first-degree escape.The inmate, Casey White, escaped from Lauderdale County Jail in Florence, Ala., in May 2022.He was aided by a corrections officer, Vicky White, who was of no relation to him.

A judge in Texas sentenced Daniel S. Perry, an Army sergeant, to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for the fatal 2020 shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter protester, Garrett Foster, a former aircraft mechanic for the Air Force.Judge Cliff Brown of the 147th Criminal District Court in Travis County handed down the sentence the day after an emotional hearing in which prosecutors presented evidence of Mr. Perry's past racist online comments and described him as a loaded gun.

The chief prosecutor in St. Louis, who made history as the first Black woman to hold the post but faced widespread criticism for her handling of violent crime, said on Thursday that she would resign on June 1.The prosecutor, Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, a Democrat, was facing an effort by Missouri's attorney general, a Republican, to remove her from office.

Roslyn Pope, who as a senior at Spelman College in Atlanta wrote a 1960 manifesto that set the stage for dramatic advances in civil rights in the city and inspired generations of activists around the country, died on Jan. 19 in Arlington, Texas.She was 84.Spelman College confirmed the death.The Atlanta Student Movement, of which Dr. Pope was a founding member, was one of several civil rights groups to spring up across the South in the months after a group of Black students in Greensboro, N.C., captured national attention in February 1960 with their sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter.

The Packers are giddy with excitement about the dynamic pairing of quarterback Jordan Love and wideout Romeo Doubs in 2023.O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?If the Green Bay Packers' 2023 season were a Shakespearean play, it may take the form of "Romeo and Juliet" but renamed "Romeo and Jordan."

Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who announced a second campaign for president on Tuesday after a disappointing run in 2016, has had a roller coaster of a political career in more ways than one.In the span of four years, he went from star presidential recruit to scandal-dogged sixth-place finisher in New Hampshire.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, an all-but-declared presidential candidate, has stepped up his headline-hunting travel and events ahead of an official announcement, traversing the state and trying to hoover up national attention as he signs the sharply conservative legislation he believes can propel him to the Republican Party's nomination.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined a coalition of other county leaders in Washington, D.C., on Monday to announce an organized push for federal support of guaranteed income programs.Preckwinkle will serve as co-chair of the new national group, Counties for Guaranteed Income.Made up of county commissioners and county board leaders from around the country, it's an expansion of Mayors for Guaranteed Income.

The new Republican governor of Arkansas, Sarah Sanders, said the move to ban critical race theory in public schools in her state was a preventative measure.It's incredibly important that we do things to protect the students in our state, she told Fox News Sunday.We have to make sure that we are not indoctrinating our kids and that these policies and these ideas never see the light of day.

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1. The state of Utah is currently engaged in a legal battle over the right to teach the Bible in public schools.
2. The case is being argued on the basis of religious freedom and free expression, as well as the separation of church and state.

GOA, India My niece was just 4 years old when she turned to my sister-in-law in a packed movie theater in Mumbai and asked about gang rape for the first time.We were watching the latest Bollywood blockbuster about vigilante justice, nationalistic fervor and, of course, gang rape.Four male characters seized the hero's sister and dragged her away.

We look at the largely forgotten 1937 Memorial Day Massacre, when police in Chicago shot at and gassed a peaceful gathering of striking steelworkers and their supporters, killing 10 people, most of them shot in the back.It was a time like today, when unions were growing stronger.The workers were on strike against Republic Steel, and the police attacked them with weapons supplied by the company.

Florida lawmakers will return to the state Capitol in Tallahassee next week to finalize their efforts to strip the Walt Disney Company of its special governing powers, the latest round of the yearlong feud between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the entertainment giant.In addition to settling Disney's future, lawmakers in the GOP-controlled legislature will also consider changes to two other contentious DeSantis priorities Florida's new election police force and the state's migrant transport program to address legal concerns that have stymied their full impact, according to communications sent to members Friday afternoon by state House and Senate leaders.

Governors Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis's callous and politically motivated transport of immigrants to various "liberal bastions" in the U.S. received a great deal of national attention after thousands of immigrants were bused to New York City, Washington, D.C. and Martha's Vineyards under false pretenses.

Images Courtesy of the Merchants, Getty Images, Stocksy We are living in the golden age of American-made cheese.The once adolescent category is now coming into confident, delicious and diverse adulthood.As you plan summertime gatherings, these domestic cheeses will add sophistication and joy to any spreadall the while celebrating the country that birthed them.

Minneapolis-based architecture studio MSR Design has installed a tech campus within the shell of a 70-year-old abandoned steel mill in Pennsylvania, adding three colourful buildings and adding a massive solar array to the rooftop.The adaptive reuse project is located on a former brownfield site just a few miles from downtown Pittsburgh, in the city's Hazelwood neighbourhood.

The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Alex Vesia to Triple-A Oklahoma City and selected the contract of Gavin Stone from Triple-A Oklahoma City for his MLB debut against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon."This is something we've all been anticipating," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

The long line of prominent Los Angeles Dodgers prospects getting to make their MLB debut has landed on Gavin Stone.After reports indicated he would be called up, manager Dave Roberts finally confirmed the news after Tuesday's win.Stone is set to toe the rubber in the series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies facing their ace, Aaron Nola.

WASHINGTON It was a name synonymous with failure.More than 80 years ago, an Army base in Blackstone, Va., was named for George E. Pickett, the defeated Confederate general who led the disastrous Pickett's charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.Now the base is the first of nine named for a Confederate set to be redesignated by the end of this year.

Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin is entering the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, with a campaign launch video on her YouTube page and a US Senate campaign website up.The announcement makes Slotkin the first Democrat to officially declare a bid in what is likely to be among the most competitive and expensive Senate contests in 2024.

Abortion is on the ballot.We heard that time and time again across the U.S. this fall, and in Montana, this was literal.We defeated LR-131, a measure that was ostensibly about abortion but in reality mandated that health care providers must take babies from their parents' arms and perform ineffective and hopeless procedures, when the infant has no chance of surviving.

Love Moor unveils her new 6-track EP LOVE, a heartfelt and sultry project that touches on all aspects of the concept - falling in and out of it.Love taps into many sides of the burgeoning artist and shares glimpse of her vulnerability alongside her bold and playful messages.In making the EP, Love realizes her self-worth and puts herself first.

After years of travel in Spain and Mexico, the band mixes its signature psych-pop style with flamenco and Spanish lyrics for a commentary-as-comedy effect

The Phrygian musical mode is a flexible key.It can invoke Andalusian bullfighting, Yom Kippur, or Aladdin, and with just a slight adjustment of the fingers, a skilled practitioner can travel between moods.

The 2023 NFL draft starts Thursday, April 27th at 8pm, and will be broadcast live from Kansas City, Mo.Teams have been scouting these players for years, and the pre-draft process gained national attention at the post-season college all-star games and the NFL Combine.Teams had access to prospects for formal and informal interviews at these events, but as the draft approaches, they are also able to host 30 players for formal visits.

Administrators at The King's College, a small Christian liberal arts college in Manhattan, have been meeting with students in recent weeks to deliver a grim message: All of you should find someplace else to go to school.Between the pandemic and a business deal gone bad, the college had struggled for years.

In August, an Indiana University official told faculty leaders who defended a colleague and spoke out against a near-total proposed state abortion ban that they had committed a policy violation.Colin Johnson, a tenured associate professor and president-elect of the IU at Bloomington Faculty Council, signed the letter.

Local "No one was injured during the incident," Lactalis US Yogurt, the French company that owns Stonyfield Farms, said in a statement.A 250-gallon chemical spill that occurred Tuesday afternoon in a New Hampshire yogurt manufacturing facility is now under control, officials say.A tank containing 200 to 250 gallons of peracetic acid was punctured accidentally around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday inside the Lactalis US Yogurt facility in Londonderry, New Hampshire, Lactalis US Yogurt, the French parent company that owns Stonyfield Farms, said in a statement.

Local The lights have been stuck on at Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham since August 2021.After about a year and a half, the lights at a Massachusetts high school will finally be turned off.This week, workers are at Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham to fix the long-broken lighting system, 22News WWLP reported.

A Vermont high school forfeited a girls basketball game and withdrew from a tournament on Feb. 21 because the opposing team had a transgender player.Mid Vermont Christian School was scheduled to play Long Trail School on Feb. 21.But Mid Vermont Christian School forfeited the game, according to the Long Trail athletics calendar.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore listened patiently as I explained over the phone that I needed to clear up some things with his department.On Feb. 10, I wrote about Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, who was under fire because one of his staffers asked for extra patrols to watch over a broken-down Lexus, even though Soto-Martinez has long criticized police spending as excessive.

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee filed paperwork Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission to run for US Senate in California, setting up her entrance into a primary that's shaping up to be competitive and crowded.Lee hasn't made an official announcement yet, and a spokeswoman told The Associated Press that Lee is filing preparatory paperwork and her announcement will come before the end of the month.

The San Francisco Standard has some sweet news about Zeledon's Bakery on Wheels, a San Jose-based mobile bakery that achieved viral status in 2022 thanks to a series of TikToks spotlighting the truck and its colorful display of pan dulce.The uncle-and-nephew team behind the panaderia on wheels, Juan Carlos Soto and Ernesto Botello, say after videos of the business hit TikTok, they gained national attention via outlets including the Today Show.

Arthur Duncan, whose exuberant tap dancing carried him from the streets of Pasadena to Betty White's variety shows in the 1950s as one of the first Black regulars performing on television, and then to The Lawrence Welk Show, where he helped bring the art form to millions of viewers for almost two decades, died on Jan. 4 in Moreno Valley, Calif.

A school district in Georgia has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a high school basketball player who died after suffering heat stroke at a practice in 2019, according to the family's attorneys.Imani Bell was a 16-year-old junior at her first conditioning practice of the year for the Elite Scholars Academy girls basketball team in August 2019 when she collapsed while running the stairs outside the school.

Close Epsom College's headteacher talks about family changes' in podcast before death For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The husband of late Epsom College head Emma Pattison had set up a wine importing company as he wanted to do something better than being an accountant, according to a report.

The 6-year-old who shot and injured his first-grade teacher at an elementary school in Virginia in January will not be charged, but a prosecutor said that he was still deciding whether others could face criminal charges.The boy shot the 25-year-old teacher once with a handgun in a classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News at about 2 p.m. on Jan. 6, leaving her with life-threatening injuries and renewing calls for restrictions to keep guns out of the hands of young people.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's medical licensing board next month will hear a case regarding the Indianapolis doctor who this past summer provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.The Feb. 23 hearing is the first step in determining the medical license status of Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist whom the Indiana attorney general claimed violated privacy laws after Bernard spoke to an Indianapolis newspaper about the Ohio girl's treatment.

The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Men's Basketball Championship will be held at the Entertainment and Sports Arena over the next several days.Charleston has received the most national attention of anyone in the conference this season and was even ranked at one point.They're one of the top up-and-coming mid-major programs in the country under coach Pat Kelsey.

A big new crop of names is coming to the Westfield Topanga mall and Village area soon, as part of the almost-ready Topanga Social development that has been years ( and millions of dollars) in the making.Previously, Westfield has teased some big LA-specific names for the multi-unit restaurant setup, including Katsu Sando, Fat Sal's, and Amboy Quality Burgers by chef Alvin Cailan - and now some even bigger local restaurants are getting in on the fun.

Perhaps you've heard this story before.Kid born in New Jersey, lifelong Yankee fan, plays shortstop, draws national attention as a draft prospect, is taken in the first round out of high school by the Yankees, gains recognition for his mental makeup and his all-around baseball skills.That is Derek Jeter's story, and we know how it ends.

Among the factors that helped John Fetterman to pull off a win over Mehmet Oz was a late endorsement from Oprah Winfrey.The endorsement mattered not just because of who she is, but because Oz came to national attention on her show.Which means that in the highest profile Senate race of the night, Oprah's endorsement proved more valuable than Trump's.

Good news for anyone who wasn't on the ball last February when chef Eric Huang brought his mega-popular Pecking House pop-up to San Francisco's own Turntable at Lord Stanley: He's back.Or at least he will be as of January 10 when the chef and his smash-hit chile fried chicken will once again take over the to-go window at the Russian Hill restaurant.

After  36 years at NBC4, beloved local newsman Pat Collins is retiring, saying goodbye to viewers in the Washington region.Throughout his long tenure in broadcast journalism, Collins combined hard-boiled crime reporting with light-hearted coverage of winter storms and annual fairs.He developed a following across the DC area, attracted national attention, and inserted himself into Washington's cultural fabric.

I applaud your editorial about the squeeze on opportunities for new plays and playwrights (9 December).For 10 years we have been running INK, a theatre company that champions short new plays, in rural Suffolk  staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers, including me.Each year we hold a four-day festival and showcase and produce around 50 new scripts.

Miami has Tua Tagovailoa, who Wednesday was announced as the leader in fan voting for the Pro Bowl.The Dolphins have Jaylen Waddle, who Sunday likely will surpass 1,000 yards receiving for the season.And they have Mike Gesicki, a player Chargers coach Brandon Staley called a "big-play tight end."

Nick Bollettieri, who never competed in elite tennis but was once the world's most famous tennis coach, developing 10 players who reached the No. 1 international ranking in singles, died on Sunday at his home in Bradenton, Fla.He was 91.David R. Legge, a journalist who is writing an authorized biography about Bollettieri, confirmed his death.

Sy Presten, a press agent who supplied gags and gossip to newspaper columnists for so long  three-quarters of a century  that he finally became his own best material, died on Oct. 18 at his home in Manhattan.He was 98.The cause was esophageal dysphagia, his wife, Joanne Presten, said.Mr. Presten came to call himself a publicist, but that word failed to capture what made him special.

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans, and people who accidentally clicked on this in their news feed.Last night the Maple Leafs five game win streak ended at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning, but in overtime so there's a little sliver of positivity.But, one streak stayed alive and broke records.

For years, Nodoguro was the spot for omakase in Portland.The pop-up-turned-restaurant served intense, 25-course tasting menus of monkfish liver and uni rice, A5 wagyu beef sashimi and perfectly plump oysters in a minimalist space on Southeast Belmont.The restaurant regularly captured national attention, so when the restaurant closed mid-pandemic, its loss was felt by many sushi lovers, in Portland and beyond.

Red Sox fans might want to familiarize themselves with Miguel Bleis, because the hype train is gaining stream despite the 18-year-old prospect likely being several years away from reaching Boston.Bleis, an outfielder, is a vastly different player than Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers.Whereas Devers, a proven offensive force at the major league level, is known more for his power and ability to attack all fields than his defense and baserunning, Bleis is considered a potential five-tool contributor.

A San Jose transgender activist and former teacher who gained national attention over a legal dispute with her one-time employer was found guilty Thursday of murdering three people in 2016, prosecutors confirmed.Dana Rivers, 67, was found dripping in her victims' blood outside a home on Dunbar Street in Oakland on Oct. 11, 2016, according to police.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate last year will not face criminal charges, records show.L.A. County prosecutors laid out their decision in a 16-page memo, which The Times reviewed.In it, they concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove Deputy Doug Johnson committed the crime of assault under color of authority.

Robert Luna waited in the doorway leading into a small ballroom at The Grand in Long Beach on Tuesday night.Before him, about 200 people returned his wide grin.On a stage backed by a giant American flag, Mariachi Las Flores blew the jaunty opening notes of "La Diana," the traditional Mexican song of triumph.

In Ohio, the secretary of state, Frank LaRose, has set up a team to spot and quash falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the election before they go viral online.His effort is one of several misinformation rapid response teams run by state and local elections officials across the nation, underscoring how problematic online disinformation has become to the security of elections.