President Joe Biden welcomed hundreds to the White House on Saturday for a delayed Pride Month celebration aimed at showing support to the LGBTQ+ community. (June 10)
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SBC ruling on female pastor is challenged
Fern Creek Baptist was one of 5 churches removed from the Southern Baptist Convention in February due to their pastors’ gender. But Fern Creek and another church have decided to appeal. (June 10) (AP Video/Jessie Wardarski)
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LGBTQ victory over Caribbean anti-sodomy law
Orden David took the government of Antigua and Barbuda to court to end his country’s anti-sodomy law. David won the case last year, and LGBTQ-rights activists say it has set a precedent followed by other island nations. (June 11)(AP Video: Jessie Warda…
Florida center helps veterans overcome PTSD
A Florida organization is helping veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental and physical ailments get back into the civilian world. (June 10) (AP Video: Cody Jackson/Daniel Kozin)
Schools reopened quickly, reading was still behind
Federal data shows disruptions wrought by the pandemic were accompanied by widespread learning setbacks, even in states where students returned quickly to in-person learning. Some of the largest learning losses are in this year’s third graders. (June 1…
Artist confronts destruction of African wildlife
African wildlife, known for iconic big beasts and its variety of species, continues to attract millions of foreign travelers to the continent. But an exhibition in Johannesburg is questioning the relationship between humans and animals, which is often …
Children lost in Colombian jungle found alive
Four children who survived a small plane crash 40 days ago in Colombia’s Amazon jungle and had been the subject of an intense search have been found alive, authorities announced. (June 9)
DeSantis pledges to end ‘weaponization of power’
Not mentioning Trump by name, Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to “end the weaponization of power” in a speech at the Republican North Carolina State convention on Friday night. (9 June)(AP video shot by Erik Verduzco)
Trump indictment sets off opinions from rivals
Former President Donald Trump will make his first public appearances since his federal indictment, speaking on Saturday to friendly Republican audiences in Georgia and North Carolina as he seeks to rally his supporters to his defense. (June 9)
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Suspect in Holloway case pleads not guilty
Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he tried to extort money from the missing teen’s mother in exchange for revealing the location of her body. (June 9)…