Recent news round-up

Good News

• Judge orders Georgia to release database records on voter registration
• California governor signs bill dumping rape-reporting limit
• Ethics panel rebukes W.Va. Rep. McKinley over business name
• After 170 years, remains of US troops return from Mexico

Bad News

• Halifax trans football player says 'media attention' a reason for McDonald's firing
  

The Trump sandwich

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 3

Good News

• Austin police probe officer's throwing black woman to ground
• Nevada ending discrimination of prison inmates with HIV
• US acts to block two mega-mergers in health insurance
• Papa John's Worker Fired After Writing N-Word on Delivery Receipt
• Celeb hacker who stole nude images gets six months in prison
• Ventilation to Be Required in All New York Nail Salons

Bad News

• Fashion brand Zara accused of copying LA artist's designs

Today's news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Chicago ordinance gives transgender people bathroom rights
• Schneiderman: Jimmy John's agrees to drop no-compete clause for low-wage workers
• Senate votes down proposal to expand FBI surveillance powers
• Italian high court makes gay adoption easier
• Judge to NYC police: Pay officer who sued over beard length

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Air strike targets suspected Islamic State convoy in Libya - town official

Bad News

• Virginia Woman Claims KFC Fired Her for Being Transgender  UPDATE: KFC fires manager who hired then fired woman after he found out she was trans
• French cleaners scrub off street art
• At least 33 killed in IS-claimed Baghdad bombings

Animal headline of the day

Sea lion takes a booth at San Diego restaurant on the beach

Living with racoons IV

Obese Raccoons Fight To Conquer A Bronx Chinese Restaurant 

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Trans Veterans Will Now Get Better Health Care Thanks to This Arizona Clinic
• Court blocks Utah governor from stopping Planned Parenthood funds
• Federal judge blocks Arkansas abortion law for 2 weeks
• Obama may expand background checks on gun sales: news reports
• US: ISIS Figure Linked to Paris Attacks Killed
• Bill Cosby Charged With a Felony for Sexual Assault
• Belgium, Netherlands to exchange territory _ without a fight
• ‘Star Trek’ 50th Anniversary To Be Commemorated With New U.S. Postal Stamps
• New York Man Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting New Year's Eve Bar Attack for ISIS
• Life sentences for London attack plot couple
• US-led strikes in Syria, Iraq hit IS 'middle-management'

Bad News

• Female WWII pilots barred from Arlington National Cemetery
• Egyptian officials raid art gallery, publishing house
• IS restaurant bombings kill 16 in northern Syrian city
• IS claims deadly shooting in Russia's Caucasus

Recent news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• New Rules Make Companies Do More to Police Imported Food
• How to get tickets to ‘The Lion King’ for $30
• Victims of Debt Collection Scheme in New York Win $59 Million in Settlement
• Restaurant fires patron who berated autistic delivery driver
• US confident 'Jihadi John' killed in drone strike

Bad News

• Old laws collide with digital reality in teen sexting cases

Recent news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• Netflix Execs Say They Plan To Offer News And Are Negotiating For ‘Star Wars’
• The end of restaurant tipping?
• “‘Homeland’ Is Racist” Graffiti Airs On Showtime Series; Showrunner Alex Gansa Admires Act Of “Artistic Sabotage”
• Yahoo aims to phase out passwords with new service
• New York Police Officer Is Convicted of Lying About Photographer’s Arrest
• Obama deploys military to Cameroon for Boko Haram mission
• Nigeria, Cameroon welcome US troops in Boko Haram fight

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Transgender San Francisco inmates to be housed by gender identity
• Justice Dept. seeks to ease path for corporate prosecutions
• Justice Department looks to sharpen computer crime law
• New York state OKs $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers
• New York governor pushes for $15 statewide minimum wage
• Coalition air strikes destroy Islamic State base: U.S. military
• Seattle enlists legal help to fight NRA lawsuit over gun tax

Bad News

• IS claims to hold Norwegian, Chinese captives

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Whataburger takes stand against Texas' new open carry law
• NYC hosts its first disability pride parade
• IS admits losing control of Libya city

Bad News

• U.S. military drills stoke politics of suspicion in Texas
• Bahrain re-arrests prominent Sunni opponent freed in June

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Israeli man gets 14 months for stealing Madonna's songs
• South Carolina's Confederate flag will be removed Friday
• Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits: attorney general
• Celebrity chefs pull out of Trump's Washington DC hotel
• U.S. FAA to change navigation codes named after Trump

Bad News

• Two suicide bombers kill around 30 in northern Nigeria

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Cuomo: Nearly $1 billion loan for commuter rail safety I only ride these trains occasionally, but this is reassuring.
• Arizona sheriff's re-election chances called into question
• No Mor Chikin: Johns Hopkins Students Ban Chick-fil-A From Campus
• Eight women finish first week of US Army Ranger test
• Nevada Assembly rejects transgender 'bathroom bill'
• Hawaii poised to become 1st state to raise smoking age to 21

Bad News

• Iraqi general, 3 officers killed in Islamic State ambush
• Nigerian troops forced to retreat from mined Boko Haram stronghold
• Arizona sheriff shifts blame over disobeying court order

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Major survey shows most Americans support same-sex marriage
• David Geffen Captures Naming Rights to Avery Fisher Hall With Donation I suspect I will continue to call it Avery Fisher Hall for the rest of my life.
• Court: Man burned by fajitas while praying can't sue eatery
• Unions say they'll sue Christie again over pension payments

Bad News

• New Kind of Annoying: Robocall Trojan Horse Hides Cruise Offer in Political Survey But it's good they were caught.
• New Jersey officially announces $225M Exxon Mobil settlement They should be paying much more. ADDED: New Jersey Governor Christie's office drove favorable Exxon settlement: NYT
• Yale students protest work requirement for aid recipients What ever happened to work-study?
• A murderer and rapist's views reflect those of many in India

Today's news round-up

Good News

• California governor signs inmate sterilization ban
• Western Muslims, troubled, rally against extremism
• Small towns rescuing, restoring movie theaters
• Teacher gets 10 years in custody in student rape
• Hornets' Taylor banned from team activities
• Belgrade to host first Gay Pride parade since 2010
• Nigerian schoolgirl freed by extremists comes home
• Female UAE pilot 'leads strikes' on jihadists

Bad News

• Court tosses Air Force trainer's rape conviction
• Taliban behead 12 people in remote Afghan province
• Teen Worker Forced to Wear Homophobic Slur on Name Tag at Popular Taco Chain

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

• Judge Orders Hospital to Remove Pregnant Woman From Life Support
• Missouri Obstructing Health Law, Judge Rules
• Online lender settles New York lawsuit amid crackdown on massive 'payday' loans
• Notorious 'revenge' pornster charged with hacking
• AP says Zimmerman painting is copy of AP photo I hope they sue him for tons, like they did Fairey (I blogged a lot about that.)
• From last week: Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Portion of NYC Law Regulating Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Bad News

• Pakistan: Briton sentenced to death for blasphemy Pakistan is a dangerous place. Stay away.
• Indian village council orders gang-rape of woman as punishment India does not respect women. Stay away.
• S.C. lawmakers vote to allow concealed guns in restaurants South Carolina is a dangerous place. Stay away.
• German court orders Google to block Max Mosley sex pictures

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Filibuster Threat Gone, Senate Confirms 2 Presidential Nominees
• Regulators seek to curb Wall St. trades with Volcker rule
• Reporter can keep sources secret in Colorado theater shooting: court
• Canada G20 policeman sentenced to 45 days
• Georgia Nat’l Guard to process same-sex benefits
• Taiwan to allow legal gender changes without [physically] transitioning
• Democrat Clark wins Mass. congressional race

Bad News

• Man’s Best Impostor? Fake Service Dogs A Growing Problem
• Lawmaker: Domino’s Employees Were Fired After Complaining About Conditions