David Crary

U.S. abortion clinics face surge of trespassing and blockades

May 7, 2018 at 4:10 p.m.

America's abortion clinics experienced a major upsurge in trespassing, obstruction and blockades by anti-abortion activists in 2017, according to an annual survey by an industry group.

As girls arrive, Boy Scouts change name of flagship program

May 2, 2018 at 9:10 p.m.

For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name...

Farzad Salehi consoles his wife, Mehrsa Marjani, who was at a nearby cafe and witnessed the aftermath when a van plowed down a crowded sidewalk, killing multiple people and injuring others, Monday, April 23, 2018, in Toronto.

Online post suggests suspect in deadly Toronto van attack may have resented women

April 24, 2018 at 9:18 p.m.

The suspect in the deadly van attack in Toronto posted a chilling Facebook message just minutes before plowing into a crowded city sidewalk, authorities said Tuesday, raising the possibility that...

Advocacy groups: Killings of transgender people increase

December 7, 2017 at 5:33 p.m.

At least 25 transgender people in the United States have been homicide victims so far this year, the highest annual total on record, according to advocacy groups that have been...

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. ...

Allegations against Roy Moore roil U.S. evangelical ranks

November 12, 2017 at 8:01 p.m.

For many evangelicals, fiery Alabama politician and judge Roy Moore has been a longtime hero. Others have sometimes cringed at his heated rhetoric and bellicose style.

President Donald Trump speaks during an ...

U.S. court bars Trump from changing military policy on service by transgender people

October 31, 2017 at 7:46 a.m.

A United States court has barred President Donald Trump from changing the military's policy on service by transgender people.

In historic shift, Boy Scouts to expand girls’ participation

October 12, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.

In its latest momentous policy shift, the Boy Scouts of America will admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and establish a new program for older girls based...

Women activists representing the National Women's ...

National legal network formed to combat sex discrimination

October 11, 2017 at 9:08 a.m.

Fatima Goss Graves, president of the Washington-based National Women's Law Center, announced the formation of the Legal Network for Gender Equity on Wednesday. It involves 70 attorneys from 15 states...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued ...

Trump’s one-two punch hits birth control, LGBT rights

October 6, 2017 at 8:17 p.m.

In a one-two punch elating religious conservatives, President Donald Trump's administration is allowing more employers to opt out of no-cost birth control for workers and issuing sweeping religious-freedom directions that...

Jeff Sessions ends transgender workplace protections

October 5, 2017 at 2:01 p.m.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal civil rights law does not protect transgender people from discrimination at work.

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