Today's news round-up

Good News

• Regional troops retake Nigerian town from Boko Haram: Niger minister
• Petition to move Big Ten title game out of Indiana surfaces after 'religious freedom' bill signed and Indiana religious freedom law triggers gay rights fury

Bad News

• Pennsylvania toddler shoots self in leg while adults shower
• Colorado lawmaker says attack on pregnant woman 'curse of God'
• Charges dropped in Satanic Temple disruption
• OK Tax Commission Denies Pro-LGBT License Plate

Animal headline of the day

Belligerent birds chase people at central Florida park

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Man arrested in courthouse for missing jury duty 11 times
• California acts against poll measure to execute gays
• Opening New Iraq Front, U.S. Strikes ISIS in Tikrit
• Police stations are becoming common Craigslist meetup locations
• Judge rules Portland teen not guilty of resisting arrest, has stern words for police

Bad News

• Spain approves security laws decried by rights groups
• 'Downton Abbey' to end after upcoming 6th season The plots are simplistic and repetitive, but it's still so much fun--especially waiting for the Dowager's comments.
• Texas: Judge Blocks Benefits for Gay Couples
• Indiana: Bill Signed Allowing Denial of Service to Gays

Animal headline of the day

Washington goose poop prompts officials maybe to let the dogs out

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Justices Side With Black Lawmakers in Alabama The article also covers another good decision about pregnancy discrimination.

Bad News

• Kansas set for 1st ban on a 2nd trimester abortion procedure
• Official: Boko Haram using civilians as human shields
• Turkish cartoonists fined for suggesting Erdogan is gay
• 9,000 Mainers lose food stamps under new rules

Animal headline of the day

Heave, ho: Elephants rescue 18-wheeler stranded on Louisiana road

Yesterday's news round-up

Good News

• Firing of Milwaukee police officer who shot man upheld
• CDC: 11M fewer uninsured since passage of Obama's law
• Canada to conduct airstrikes against IS group in Syria
• UN committee approves benefits for spouses of gay staffers
• Pa. officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed motorist
• Family of alleged Facebook fraud fugitive to forfeit bail: U.S. judge
• India's top court strikes down ban on 'offensive' online comment
• BP drops out of conservative ALEC policy group

Slightly Good News

• Wisconsin Decides Not to Enforce Voter ID Law This only applies to the election in a couple of weeks.

Bad News

• Gays Targeted in a California Initiative

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Chadian helicopters bomb Boko Haram on Nigeria-Niger border: Niger army

Bad News

• New Hampshire lawmaker opposes fourth graders’ bird bill with antiabortion rant
• Judge OKs punitive damages in California gender bias case
• Missing British medical students feared to have joined IS
• U.S. top court rejects challenge to Wisconsin voter ID law
• Uprooted by violence, Afghan women held like prisoners in camps: report