Recent news round-up

Good News

• TV’s first out transgender child actor on ‘Modern Family’
• Appeals court rules against Kansas in voting rights case
• School adopts gender-neutral homecoming court, so there might be no ‘king’ or ‘queen’
• New York City Starts $5 Million Fund for Women in Film and Theater
• Chad, Niger forces kill 123 Boko Haram in crackdown - Niger

Bad News

• Poor, Transgender and Dressed for Arrest I'm surprised this law has not been found to be unconstitutional by now.

Yesterday's news round-up, Part 1`

Good News

• Marines Under Investigation for Allegedly Threatening to Attack Gay Bars It's good they are under investigation. Also, it's good the post was taken down.
• Hundreds counter-protest Westboro Baptist demonstration in Orlando Also, Orlando: Hundreds form human chain to block Westboro protesters
• Ringleader pleads guilty in StubHub ticket cybertheft case

Bad News

• Supreme Court rules for police in search case
• France's first Shakespearean-style theatre vandalised
• Turkey charges press freedom activists with 'terrorist propaganda' Turkey is not a democracy.
• Polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs flees home confinement

Animal headline of the day

Harry Potter play removes live owls after bird flies coop 

Happy birthmonth, Bill!

The exact date of Shakespeare's birth is unknown, but it was in April. And today is the 400th anniversary of his death.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Original ‘Hamilton’ Actors Will Bank On Profits From Broadway’s Blockbuster Musical
• Nellis base welcomes 57th Wing's first woman commander
• Here’s What Happened When A Group Of Scientists Went To Confront Their Congressional Tormentors The problem here is really poor communication. Scientists need to learn how to describe their research in terms that the lay-person can understand. But critics should get explanations from the scientists before publishing. 

Bad News

• Pakistani religious group demands execution of blasphemers Blasphemy should not be a crime.
• Police: 4-year-old girl fatally shot by 5-year-old sibling UPDATE: Police: Parent says he accidentally shot, killed 4-year-old

Today's news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Cirque du Soleil will snub North Carolina after state law
• U.S. Army approves first 22 female officers for ground combat: USA Today
• AMC Theatres To Enforce Strict ‘No Texting’ Policy
• Arizona probes into inmate suicides leads to 13 firings
• Afghan air strike against Islamic State kills 40: official

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Electoral Map Is a Reality Check to Trump’s Bid I've kept the presidential election out of these round-ups, because there's been more than enough coverage elsewhere. However, this pretty much sums up my feelings about where things stand now. I do not think Trump stands a chance to win the presidency. However, I do hope he gets the Republican nomination. I think it would give the Democrats a good chance to take back the Senate, and an outside chance of taking back the House also.
• PepsiCo CEO asks North Carolina governor to repeal law, also Stephen Schwartz Writes About Discrimination in North Carolina; Will Deny Local Show Rights
• Judge won’t let widely known conservative lawyer defend Cliven Bundy
• The Associated Press style guide will no longer capitalize 'internet'

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Democrat Elected Mayor of Houston
• Poignant 'Fun Home' earns back its investment on Broadway

Bad News

• Women in London's financial sector expect lower bonuses than men - survey
• Vandals spray-paint 2 mosques in Southern California

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 1

Good News

• Judge says drone was invading the privacy of the man who shot it
• Officer fired for throwing student in South Carolina classroom arrest, FBI, Justice Department probe violent US school arrest Video seems to be the best antidote to police brutality.
• Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ Will Be Field Trip For 20K Students At $10 A Pop
• Nigerian troops rescue over 330 women, children held by Boko Haram

Bad News

• Telemarketers may be big winner in Obama’s budget deal with Congress

Today's news round-up

Good News

• New York City to Offer SAT Free to 11th-Grade Students
• Ole Miss removes Mississippi flag with Confederate emblem
• Tragic new album by late Roy Orbison due out
• Times Square Sidles Up To VOD With New BroadwayHD Streaming Service
• U.S. reports 15 more air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq

Recent news round-up

Good News

• US, Chile put spotlight on extremist attacks on LGBT people It's good they're having this meeting.
• Colorado appeals court backs gay couple in wedding cake dispute
• NY man gets 16-year sentence for trying to support jihadists
• U.S. military's transgender care costs 'negligible,' study says
• U.S., allies target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq with 24 air strikes: U.S. military
• Puerto Rico prepares for mass wedding of gay couples
• California bans secret hearings on most police shooting deaths
• Stubbing it out: Ethiopia implements smoking ban

Bad News

• Kentucky Clerk Defies Court on Marriage Licenses for Gay Couples
• Broadway Hears Static Over FCC Proposed Auction Of Bandwidth For Wireless Mics
• Azerbaijan jails rights activists Leyla and Arif Yunus
• At least 6 killed in Boko Haram attack near Nigeria's Maiduguri
• Law curbing public assembly takes effect in Thailand
• Cambodian leader orders arrest of opposition senator
• Germany says Iraqi Kurdish forces report chemical attack
• US general says Islamic State gaining in Afghanistan

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Now playing: Harpsichord of Columbus' era sounds again
• All NY colleges to adopt 'yes means yes' sex assault policy
• Florida State University president backs decision to boot quarterback
• Biden to hail gay marriage ruling in NYC appearance
• L.A Unified takes on sexting with education campaign, not punishment
• CVS quits powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce in dispute over tobacco lobbying

Bad News

• Report: Number of US heroin users rose 300,000 over a decade
• Broadway theatergoer tries to recharge phone in onstage plug
• Another Impostor Caught Posing As Studio Teacher: “My Daughter Was Scared”

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Blind high school pole vaulter wins medal in Texas
• US commandos kill senior IS leader in Syria raid
• 2 Women Moved to Write Stories Uncover a Surprisingly Personal One
• Baltimore officer who beat suspect during arrest gets jail sentence: newspaper

Bad News

• IS group enters Syrian town of Palmyra, nears ancient ruins
• Neil LaBute’s Anti-Censorship Play Is Censored, With Chilling ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Echoes

Yesterday's news round-up

Good News

• Off-Broadway play 'The Fantasticks' offered a lifeline I saw it 3 times down on Sullivan. A great little musical.
• Iowa Law Arising From Kasem Case Ensures Adult Children Can See Sick Parents
• Boko Haram retakes NE town from Nigerian army
• Three Florida college band members found guilty in hazing death

Bad News

• 'Heavy toll' feared after Boko Haram attacks Niger army

Today's news round-up

Good News

• 'Cosby' author sorry for omitting assault charges
• Russia Mistral: France halts delivery indefinitely
• Rare first Shakespeare edition found in French library
• Three Ohio teens sentenced for fake ALS bucket attack
• Arkansas, Mississippi gay marriage bans overturned
• Americans are smoking less than ever

Bad News

• Pakistani man shoots niece for listening to loud music
  
• Erdogan: women are not equal to men Turkey should never be admitted to the EU while its leader says things like this.
• Hungary police 'blaming victims' of sexual assault

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Oklahoma Supreme Court halts certain abortion restrictions
• Many Broadway shows offer kids-for-free program
• Pirate Bay co-founder 'TiAMO' arrested in Thailand
• Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani
• Canada conducts first airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq
• Kansas ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional: judge

Bad News

• IS jihadists tortured Kobane child hostages: HRW
• IS beheads 8 Syria rebels who surrendered: monitor
• Why the Russian iPhone monument to Steve Jobs was torn down
• Thai man convicted of defaming king on Facebook

Today's news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Vice chairman of Arizona Republican Party resigns over birth control comments
• ‘A National Admissions Office’ for Low-Income Strivers
• Number of Americans Without Health Insurance Falls, Survey Shows
• Angela Lansbury reprising 'Blithe Spirit' on tour I saw her doing this in London in May. She's wonderful and the play is a lot of fun.
• Feds launch policing bias study
• Judge Convicts Police Officers in 2011 Assault on a Teenager I hope they're fired. This is why cops should be wearing video cameras.
• New Hydroelectric Plant to Be Built for New York

Bad News

• With Winter Fast Approaching, Three Governors Slash Funding for Heat and Food All Republicans, of course.

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