Yesterday's news round-up

Good News

• Florida: New York Grilled Cheese Defends Transgender Employee
• Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go
• For LGBT High Schoolers, Gay-Straight Alliances Spell Safety
• Three Chicago police officers relieved of duty after fatal shooting
• Justice Department to review fatal Arizona police shooting
• Dallas Weatherman Resigns After Post Bashing DNC For 'Parading Mothers of Slain Thugs'
• Judge refuses to let indicted sheriff carry gun

Bad News

• Donald Trump attacks Muslim father's convention speech I keep wondering how low Trump will go. I'm afraid it will be a lot further.
• Baylor's strict conduct code may have silenced rape victims
• In Florida Zika probe, federal scientists kept at arm's length

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Intel Chief Defends Rights of Transgender Community
• Drummer Defends Stanford Student Convicted in Rape Case. Her Band Pays a Price. What she doesn't seem to understand is that this type of rape is just as bad as someone dragging a struggling victim off and assaulting them.
• Federal judge bars Alabama from blocking gay marriage
• 14-Year-Old Transgender Girl Shares Inspirational Story of Overcoming Her Bullies
• 5 Rikers Officers Convicted in Beating of Inmate
• Washington's National Cathedral to remove Confederate flags from windows
• Iraqi Troops Enter Southern Fallujah for First Time in 2 Years
• Libyan forces enter main Islamic State bastion

Bad News

• Singapore Has Told Foreign Companies to Stop Sponsoring an Annual LGBT Event
• Black students more likely to be suspended: U.S. Education Department
• Pakistani teen burnt alive by her mother for choosing own husband

Today's news round-up

Good News   

• Oregon automatic voter registration a success, with a hitch Since I support closed primaries (I don't want people from other parties, or unaffiliated, voting in my party's primaries), I don't think the "hitch" is that bad.

Bad News

• Transgender teen who spoke on YouTube of bullying takes her own life
• Turkish police seal off hotel to halt dissident opposition congress Turkey is not a democracy.
• Suicide raid on Iraq gas plant kills at least seven
• ISIS-Claimed Suicide Bombing Kills 25 in Yemen

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Alabama County Resumes Issuing Gay-Marriage Licenses
• Finland extradites Russian computer fraud suspect to U.S.
• 5 years after Tucson shooting, Gabby Giffords is in action
• Cologne police chief suspended after New Year assaults
• New York police sergeant facing internal charges in chokehold death
• Report: 3 will plead no contest in student bullying attack
• Contractor gets 15 to 30 years in deadly building collapse
• Needle exchange leaders cheer relaxed federal funding ban
• Virginia: Panel of Judges Picks New Congressional District Map
• Turkish troops in Iraq repel IS attack
• Special forces target Islamic State in Hawija, Iraq official says

Bad News

• Police: Gunman said he shot Philadelphia cop in Islam's name
• Syria jihadist 'kills mother' after she asked him to leave IS

Recent news round-up, Part 3

Good News

• California family to get $1 million after bullied child committed suicide
• New York City teacher arrested for flying drone at U.S. Open stadium They really need to crack down on drone operators.
• Oklahoma Republican chairman to resign after 5-month term

Bad News

• Thai junta hits royal critics with record jail time

Recent news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• Court says warrant needed for mobile phone location data
• Islamic State targeted in 15 air strikes by U.S., allies: statement
• Virginia revokes license plates featuring Confederate flag
• A 15-Year-Old Tech Genius Is Using Her Coding Skills to Curb Cyberbullying
• Netflix is reviving Mr. Peabody and Sherman for a new series this October

Bad News

• Thai man jailed for 30 yrs for 'insulting' royals on Facebook
• Fourth secular blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Federal judge rules again that gay couples have right to wed in Alabama
• NY can ban 'Choose Life' license plates as DMV program upheld
• Chad extends offensive against Boko Haram
• U.S., allies conduct 20 air strikes against Islamic State militants: military
• Iraqi forces clear path to key refinery
• Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signs anti-bullying legislation

Bad News

• IS tightens grip on Iraq-Syria border in jihadist surge
• Moscow bans Gay Pride march, again
• IS executes 17 people in Syria's Palmyra: monitor
• How Taking a Photograph of Old Faithful This Summer Could Land You in Jail

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Texas bill to hinder gay marriage dies in statehouse
• Laramie City Council passes state's first LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance
• Luxembourg PM first EU leader to marry same-sex partner
• Morocco to allow abortion in certain cases A first step.
• Wisconsin's Feingold to run for US Senate
• Principal Fired After Racist Comments at Graduation Caught on Video
• Missouri House speaker resigning after intern text messages
• Bullying in U.S. schools falls to record low, report says It's still horribly high. And they should be tracking kids below 12 also. Bullying starts much younger.

Bad News

• Official: Boko Haram retakes Nigerian border town
• IS seizes government HQ in Iraq's Ramadi
• IS kills Syria civilians in advance on ancient Palmyra
• Russia targets 'undesirable' foreign organisations
• Toys R Us says it will close FAO Schwarz store in July
• Eloping Indian couple beaten to death, cremated in "honor killing"
• Four Pakistani Trans Women 'Mysteriously' Murdered in One Week

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Obama Calls for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth
• Judge overturns Illinois order restricting union dues
• 2 women sentenced in slaying of Mississippi black man
• Air Force general reprimanded over A-10 'treason' remark
• Surge in voter turnout gives blacks new voice in Ferguson, Missouri

Bad News

• Transgender teen in California kills self after bullying
• Boko Haram, ousted from towns and camps, still killing
• 'Black day' for free speech as Malaysia amends sedition law

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Justices stop parts of Texas abortion law
• Activists: Airstrikes hit jihadi targets in Syria
• Jurors find deputies used excessive force in death
• Meet the First Trans Homecoming King in Texas
• Charges filed against 5 teens in ice bucket prank

Bad News

• Supreme Court leaves California foie gras ban intact
• Girls at risk as Bangladesh mulls lowering age of marriage, says HRW
• Russian LGBT advocates detained during Moscow protest 
• Appeals court reinstates Texas voter ID law

Today's news round-up

Good News

• 7 charged in high school football hazing case It's good that they're being charged. It's also good, maybe even better, that the rest of their football season was cancelled. Bullying will not end until there is peer pressure against it.
• 7 plaintiffs in no-fly list lawsuit cleared to fly

Bad News

• Kansas Supreme Court temporarily blocks gay marriages
• IS jihadists execute Iraqi journalist, 12 other people
• Russia extends house arrest for leading Putin critic Russia is not a democracy.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Spanish tax inspectors discover lost Van Gogh painting in bank safe
• Nintendo apologizes for lack of virtual equality
• 'Duck Dynasty' II? Brothers lose HGTV show after antigay comments publicized
• Town cancels immigration event over prayer flap There should be a complete separation of church and state.
• Police Crack Down On Illegal Subway Dancing Besides being disruptive and illegal, it's just plain dangerous.
• Brooklyn School Introduces App To Report Bullying Anonymously All schools should have this.

Bad News

• Trail ride challenges federal control of Utah land

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Arkansas Judge Strikes Down State's Gay Marriage Ban
• British, U.S. teams join search for kidnapped girls in Nigeria
• Wal-Mart should face lawsuit over alleged Mexico bribery: U.S. judge
• States must be warned of oil-by-rail cargoes, U.S. says
• Pennsylvania Won't Appeal a Ruling Striking Down Its Voter ID Law
• Judge denies New York murder suspect's plea to ban rap lyric evidence I disagree with the ACLU on this one. It is a proper question for the jury to determine whether these songs are factual evidence.
• USDA Plans Outreach Campaign, Rule Change Aimed At Rural LGBT Americans The rule change is to add gender identity to their non-discrimination rule.
• Prosecutors drop battery charges against bullied trans teen in California 

Bad News

• Compromise on Gays Pleases No One, Scouts Are Learning Some things can't be compromised.
• Saudi liberal gets 10 years in jail, 1,000 lashes
• Federal land worker threatened in Utah as conflict simmers
• Airlines take case to Congress on airfare rule
• Uganda Gay Sex Trial Hits Court After Controversial Law Enacted

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Man charged in Netherlands in Amanda Todd suicide case
• A gay artist will get his images on stamps in Finland
• AMR loses bid to terminate retiree benefits
• Fraternity closes Ole Miss chapter after racial incident

Bad News

• Provocative study finds popular opinion has near-zero influence in D.C. 

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Pediatrician gets prison for 'waterboarding' stepdaughter
• Justice Dept. Accuses Albuquerque Police of Excessive Force I hope this will lessen police over-reaction.
• 5th arrest made in Detroit mob attack on motorist
• NYC law opposed by banks to move forward
• New Minn. law aims to protect LGBT students from bullying 

Bad News

• Nebraska city starts licenses aimed at immigrants
• Tennessee Passes Legislation to Criminally Prosecute Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women
• GOP blocks Senate bill curbing gender pay gap
• S.C. School Nixes Lesbian-Themed Play After 'Recruitment' Allegations

Today's news round-up

Good News

• New York McDonald's owner to pay $500,000 to settle worker claims
• Obama gives Medal of Honor to 24 vets from 3 wars
• Salvation Army settles New York workers' suit They admitted no wrongdoing, but they paid $450,000. It's almost as much as McDonald's.
• New York Settles Bias Lawsuit Against Fire Department

Bad News

• Students Say Profile On Gay Teen is Removed From Yearbook
• NC School Punishes 9-Year-Old Victim, Not His Bullies
• Pandora raises fee for ad-free music service by $1 a month My $36 annual membership is up for renewal at the end of the month, and Pandora has said they will be charging me for the next year on the 31st. I hope that's still true.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Federal Judge Upholds Health Care Subsidies
• Affordable housing for gay seniors opens in Pa.
• Support Builds for This Bullied Transgender Student Charged With Battery
• Judge orders professor removed from no-fly list

Bad News

• India: Two held over gang rape of Danish woman in Delhi India is a dangerous place for women. Stay away.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Illinois governor signs same-sex marriage into law
• Fla's Rep Radel pleads guilty to cocaine charge Another Republican in trouble.
• Albuquerque Voters Defeat Anti-Abortion Measure
• Senate Democrats Poised to Block Filibusters of Presidential Picks

Bad News

• Fla. bullying case: Charges dropped against teens
• Ohio House advances broad 'stand your ground' bill

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Judge declines to halt 'Obamacare' insurance subsidies
• Shutdown Helping Build a 2014 Wave While this is encouraging, I'm not terribly optimistic the Democrats can retake the House. First, people have short memories--though if the Tea Idiots continue their obstruction as they say they will this would be taken care of. Second, so many of the Republicans are in safe, gerrymandered districts.
• Medicaid Expansion Is Set for Ohioans
• New Technique Holds Promise for Hair Growth
• As Gays Wed in New Jersey, Christie Ends Court Fight
• New York Sets Work Rules for Young Models
• Gay couple uses tribal law to marry in Oklahoma

Bad News

• Major League Baseball teams under fire from anti-gay fans for taking a stand on LGBT bullying
• Texas dad alleges bullying in 91-0 football game I don't think this guy understands what bullying means.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• France mayors 'cannot block gay marriage' - top court
• Kansas ex-attorney general license suspended over abortion case conduct
• Sheriff Would Arrest Cyberbully Suspect's Parents If He Could UPDATE: Mom of Florida bullying suspect arrested on child abuse charges
• NJ court agrees to allow same-sex marriages Monday
• Oregon To Recognize Marriages of Gay Couples Wed Out of State