January 3, 2018 By Curtis M. Wong Huffpost Two men wanted in a quadruple homicide that traumatized an upstate New York town have been captured. Justin C. Mann and James W. White of Schenectady, New York, were charged with first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder, Troy police Capt. Daniel DeWolf told CNN. Mann, 24, and White, 38, pleaded not guilty during arraignments Dec. 30. Preliminary hearings are set for Thursday. The men allegedly bound and killed Shanta Myers, 36, her partner Brandi Mells, 22, and Myers’ children, [...]

December 30, 2017 RICHARD GONZALES NPR In deciding not to appeal court rulings, the Trump administration has paved the way for transgender people to enlist in the U.S. military starting Monday. The Department of Justice withdrew its legal challenge to several federal court rulings that blocked President Trump from banning transgender people from enlisting in the U.S. armed services. Pentagon spokeswoman Heather Babb said in a statement quoted by Reuters: "As mandated by court order, the Department of Defense is [...]

December 27, 2017 by Associated Press and Brooke Sopelsa NBC News A transgender woman said in a lawsuit Wednesday that she was called "it" and "thing" by co-workers and then wrongfully fired from a North Carolina Sam's Club store after repeatedly complaining about harassment. Sam's Club is owned by Sam's East, a subsidiary of Walmart. The federal lawsuit, Charlene Bost v. Sam's East, Inc. and Wal-Mart Associates Inc., seeks unspecified monetary damages and asks the court to order the big [...]

December 22, 2017 Reuters Staff REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1, the second court to issue such a ruling this week. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Navy sailors stand in the audience as President Donald Trump participates in the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, [...]