Today's news round-up

Good News

• Hispanic backers move away from Trump after immigration speech I didn't realize he had any Hispanic backers.
• Northeast Florida voters kick controversial State Attorney Angela Corey out of office, One Of The Most Reviled Prosecutors In Florida Just Got Kicked Out Of Office
• Settlements totaling $12M-plus reached in minimum wage cases
• Romanian hacker 'Guccifer' sentenced to 52 months in U.S. prison

Bad News

• White nationalists use Twitter with ‘relative impunity': report

Recent news round-up

Good News

• ‘A Whole New Being’: How Kricket Nimmons Seized the Transgender Moment
• Woman wins seat on Mecca municipal council in Saudi polls: official
• Christian female fighters take on IS in Syria

Bad News

• IS suicide bomber kills six on Iraq-Saudi border
• IS claims northern Syria suicide bombings that killed 26

Today's news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• Retraining the NYPD after chokehold death
• Broadway League backs down, agrees to honor Rivers
• City to become first in Mississippi to grant same-sex spouse benefits: report
• Ferguson plans reforms after fatal police shooting
• Canada finds 1 of 2 explorer ships lost in Arctic
• Two women in their 90s marry in Iowa, seven decades after meeting
• Nebraska Lt. Gov. Heidemann resigns office, ticket Another Republican politician gone.
• California governor to sign mandatory sick leave bill
• Artist cancels exhibition of nude pictures stolen from Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton

Bad News 

• Judge won't disband polygamous sect police
• Killing and preaching, Nigerian militants carve out 'caliphate'

Today's news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Renouncing U.S. citizenship is about to get a lot more expensive
• French Muslims support Mideast Christians against Islamic State
• Ravens cut RB Ray Rice after release of video
• Nike, others end business relationship with Rice
• Hawks discipline GM Ferry for racist comments

Sort of Good, Sort of Bad, News

• In high-tech battle, Washington and Islamic State compete over hearts and minds

Bad News

• Once a force for good, Nigeria's military, through militias, crosses border into darkness
• Turkey to give telecoms body more powers over Internet

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Some Retail Workers Find Better Deals With Unions
• Bryan brothers win 100th tennis title, will keep playing
• Afghan rape gang sentenced to death after national outrage
• Syracuse district fires white school guard for 'joke' having black child assume the position
• Some big Obamacare news: premiums will fall in seven big cities
• BBC2 commissions first transgender sitcom

Bad News

• Egypt orders arrest of men over "gay marriage" video
• Qatar confirms detention of rights group workers
• Islamic extremists grab towns in northeast Nigeria
• Lesbian teacher says fired by Detroit Catholic school over pregnancy

Today's news round-up

Good News

• French man jailed for phoning and texting his ex 21,807 times

Bad News

• Islamic State beheads 2nd captive Lebanese soldier
• IS executes Syrian youth after anti-jihadist protest: NGO
• Bahrain extends activist's custody despite UN outcry

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Texas Abortion Clinic to Reopen After Ruling
• Court grants Obama plea to re-hear health case
• NYC: Unruly Final Section of High Line to Open
• New York police to announce details of body camera pilot program
• U.S. Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police after teen shooting
• Kentucky bans tobacco products on most state properties
• Few gains for Gaza after Hamas 'victory' over Israel
• Jihadists beheadings sow fear, prompt Muslim revulsion
• Florida town's notorious speed traps under investigation
• Gay Groups to March in St. Patrick’s Day Parade as a Ban Falls

Bad News

• Louisiana ruling breaks pro-gay marriage streak
• Israel issues tenders for 283 homes in W.Bank settlement
• Texas daycare center accused of withholding water to keep diapers dry

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Claim Against a Restaurant Management Company I'm glad the company had to pay.

Bad News

• Turkey hosts Internet forum despite 'abysmal' web freedom record
• Syrian rebels issue demands for captive UN troops
• Thai junta blocks rights meeting in Bangkok
• Princeton worker told to choose medical pot or job

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Judge Blocks Abortion Law in Louisiana
• Insufficient postage leads to bust of fake drugs
• Egypt delays deadline for criticized NGO registry
• After unrest over shooting, Ferguson police now wear body cameras

Bad News

• Brazil poll favorite rows back on gay marriage
• Boko Haram kill scores in captured Nigeria town
• North Korea tightens grip on phone SIM cards used by tourists
• Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member "Militias" shouldn't be hanging around near the border. He's lucky he's still alive. 

Today's news round-up

Good News

• In First for Court, Woman Is Ruled Eligible for Asylum in U.S. on Basis of Domestic Abuse
• Florida schools make play for scholastic chess curriculum
• Orbitz says American Airlines fares back on its websites
• Two California cities to give up military vehicles, amid local unease

Bad News

• Russian politician beaten after report on soldier burials Russia is not a democracy.
• At Gateway to Hamptons, Ku Klux Klan Advertises for New Members
• National Guard Turns to Food Banks Because Rick Perry Hasn't Paid Them Yet 
• Rams cut Sam, 1st openly gay player drafted

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Federal judge halts key part of Texas abortion law
• Police officer resigns, another is fired after Ferguson incidents
• Chief in $800M fraud gets 20 years prison
• Brazilian club promises to punish racist fans
• U.S. government sues Minneapolis suburb for rejecting Islamic center
• Man is guilty of murder after his dogs kill woman

Recent news round-up

Good News

• California to require anti-theft 'kill switches' on smartphones and California kill switch law seen going national 
• U.S. judge questions shareholder settlement with HP over Autonomy
• Judges blast Indiana, Wisconsin gay marriage bans

Bad News

• Boko Haram Becomes the Latest Terror Group to Declare an Islamic Caliphate
• American, US Airways will stop listing on Orbitz

Today's news round-up

Good News

• California: Insurers must cover elective abortions
• Ecuador Grants New Status to Same-Sex Couples
• Airbnb to Expose 124 Hosts to New York Attorney General

Bad News

• Dad of 'affluenza' teen accused of impersonating police We can see where the kid got that way.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Two Arrested as New York City Focuses on Deed Fraud
• The Growing Blue-State Diaspora
• Same-sex couple, wedding venue in central Minnesota settle discrimination case

Bad News

• Self-help author convicted in deaths hosts seminar
• Woman, children accidentally pulled over by police at gunpoint I suspect they were looking for four black males, and she is black. Close enough, to them.
• Florida Judge Deals a Blow to Democrats on Districting

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Wikipedia Gives Congress a Timeout After Transphobic Edits
• Teen gets 11 years for carving swastika on boy
• New York’s Top Jail Investigator Resigns After Inquiry on Rikers Brutality
• New York Process Servers Lose a Suit on New Rules
• Labor Department protects transgender employees of federal contractors

Bad News

• US reporter expelled from Afghanistan over election story
• Boko Haram takes over another Nigeria town
• Sweden artist jailed for denigrating blacks, Roma Freedom of speech includes the right to say objectionable things.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Smithsonian adds LGBT history to museum collection
• TSA to train officers on recognizing DC licenses
• Maryland to guarantee athletic scholarships
• White House Promises to Change Rules for Removal From No-Fly List

Bad News

• World's 'Most Pierced Man' Turned Away from Dubai Stay away from Dubai. It is an intolerant place.
• Florida woman shoots grandson, 7, after mistaking him for intruder A gun in a home is much more likely to kill or wound an inhabitant of the home than an intruder.
• Miss. man shot 2 weeks after cross burning in yard

Today's news round-up

Bad News

• Pakistani interfaith couples brave threats for forbidden love
• Boko Haram abduct dozens of boys in northeast Nigeria: witnesses
• Curfew rules make journalism illegal

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Medicare to Start Paying Doctors Who Coordinate Needs of Chronically Ill Patients
• Iraqi officer who killed journalist jailed for life
• Ex-cop who burned body again gets 17 years
• Chadian troops 'rescue 85 Boko Haram hostages'

Bad News

• Lashes for Saudi woman who called morality police liars: newspaper

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Feds to bitcoin users: You’re on your own I'm glad these warnings are going out. I wouldn't touch bitcoins with a 10 foot pole.
• Times Square Characters Say ‘Tipping Is Optional’ Leaflets Are Hurting Business

Bad News

• Texas Gov. Perry says indictment is abuse of power

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Texas Gov. Perry Indicted on Charge of Abuse of Power
• NYPD Sends Out Official Memo Telling Officers They’re Allowed to Be Photographed
• Couple accused of abusing adopted children arrested in Oregon
• U.S. lawmakers want to end transfers of military equipment to police
• Orlando Unanimously Approves Transgender Nondiscrimination Protections
• Court Rulings Are A Victory For Transgender Men
• Catholic High School Stands by Gay Coach After He Came Out
• NYC Detectives Are Now Calling ‘Gotcha’ Far From the Scene of the Theft

Bad News

• Court: Silence can be used against suspects
• Billings City Council defeats non-discrimination ordinance