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A federal district court judge in Little Rock has thrown out and permanently enjoined an Arkansas law that bans gender-based care for transgender youth, according to an ACLU news release. In his ruling today (Tuesday, June 20) in Brandt et al v. Rutledge et al, United States District Judge James M. Moody Jr. found that the law violates the constitutional rights of transgender youth, their parents and their medical providers, found that the plaintiffs prevailed on all of their claims and found that the ban violated the Equal Protection Clause, the Due Process Clauses and the First Amendment of the…

Four Israelis were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting attack by two terrorists at a gas station outside the West Bank settlement of Eli on Tuesday afternoon. One of the victims was identified as Elisha Antman, an 18-year-old resident of the city of Eli. Another was identified as Harel Masoud, a 21-year-old resident of Yad Binyamin. A third was later identified as Ofer Feirman, another 63-year-old Eli resident. The fourth was identified as Nachman Shmuel Mordoff, 17, a resident of Achiya. Two terrorists entered a restaurant next to the gas station and shot several people there before…

Ava Brown holds the Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year trophy she received today (June 20, 2023). Photos courtesy of Gatorade. Montgomery, Texas [June 20, 2023] -In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Ava Brown from Lake Creek High School in Montgomery, Texas, is the 2022-23 Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year. Ava was surprised when she walked into her school gym and friends and family gathered for the trophy presentation! Brown earned the prestigious award for her accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of…

The two bodies were discovered this year in front of the last house on a cul-de-sac in Columbus, Georgia. The women, close friends who worked together as billing specialists, had been shot dead. Two days later, on March 9, a convicted sex offender was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in his home next door. In the three months since, there have been no arrests and authorities in the city of about 200,000 have offered few details about the unsolved deaths of Juantonja Richmond, 52; Ronisha Anderson, 51; or Solomon Adams, 65. Interviews and documents first reported…

WORCESTER – A jury on Tuesday found Carlos Asencio guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of his former co-worker and ex-girlfriend, Amanda Dabrowski, at a crowded Worcester restaurant in 2019. The jury also found Asencio guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Before jurors deliberated, prosecutors outlined their case for Asencio, calling Dabrowski’s killing “premeditated.” “First degree murder committed with deliberate premeditation and with extreme atrocity and cruelty,” said Worcester Assistant District Attorney Edward Karcasinas. “I ask that you return the verdict of not guilty by reason of mental defect,” said Robert Griffin, defense attorney. The question…

WASHINGTON – A New Hampshire man has been arrested on felony charges, including assault on a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, violation of the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Justice. Richard Zachary Ackerman, 22, of Salem, New Hampshire, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in Washington, DC with assault, resisting or obstructing officers, civil disorder, disorderly and disorderly conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and theft of the government property, the Justice Department said in a statement Tuesday. Ackerman is accused of throwing an object at police and stealing a U.S. Capitol…

It’s been a sweltering start to summer so far, in part due to the humidity, and North Texans learned to embrace the phrase “air you can wear” this weekend. The dew point approached 80 degrees Friday, which is a record high for the area. According to the National Weather Service, this record has been set five times since 1947. Related: The dew point in Dallas-Fort Worth on Thursday reached record levels. Here’s why it’s so catchy Over the weekend, humidity levels remained oppressive, staying in the low to mid 70s. Overnight, dew point values ​​rose significantly due to cooler air,…

The police are making a big mess today in Leesburg. A logging truck overturned this morning and closed one of the on-ramps to the Leesburg Bypass. Here’s the latest from the Leesburg Police Department: “The ramp from South King Street to the eastbound Leesburg Bypass is currently closed due to a crash involving an overturned logging truck and trailer. Please avoid the area and use alternate routes.” Images posted on social media show the truck’s cab smashed into pieces and large wooden poles falling all over the roadway and against the ramp’s railings. Images: Leesburg Police Department. An ambulance was…