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Ohio Law Forces Transgender Candidate to Use Deadname on Ballot

A decades-old rule that requires candidates to list previous names on election paperwork has become an obstacle for all four transgender people seeking state office...

Beyoncé Fan’s Radio Request Reignites Country Music Debate

A fan asked his Oklahoma radio station to play a new Beyoncé song. The request was rejected, spurring hundreds of calls and emails about the...

The ‘Chicago Rat Hole’ Is the City’s Latest Tourist Spot

A decades-old hole in the sidewalk has recently drawn millions of views online and inspired Chicagoans to visit and even make offerings. No one knows...

Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow to Parts of Northeast

Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey were expected to get as much as two inches of snow per hour, forecasters said. Officials cautioned against unnecessary...

In India’s embattled news media, women are fighting to be heard

Journalists have been targeted for harassment, and some women are only allowed to speak to the press if they have a male chaperone.

A City Council Candidate Loses by One Vote, After Not Voting

A race in Rainier, Wash., was determined by a single vote, avoiding a tie and coin toss. One of the candidates did not cast a...

How Rare Is It for a Woman to Commit a Mass Shooting?

In a database of 172 U.S. shootings involving at least four victims over the last five and a half decades, only 4 of the perpetrators...

Philadelphia Water Supply Chemical Spill Prompts Advisory

More than 8,000 gallons of an acrylic polymer solution were released late on Friday into a tributary of the Delaware River, a source of the...

At Least 8 Dead as Two Small Boats Capsize in San Diego

Searchers were looking for victims from the air and in the water late on Saturday. They recovered bodies, life jackets and fuel barrels.

‘It’s Disgusting’: The Con Artists Who Exploit Mass Shootings

After a gunman killed three students at Michigan State University in February, unlicensed “Spartan Strong” merchandise appeared for sale online. Experts said it’s part of...
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