34 h. ago Transgender student's arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first

A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee and being handcuffed by police

Society

3 d. ago 'We have to go on': Bangkok pushes on with quake rescue despite 'no signs of life' – video

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that although no signs of life had been detected, the search for survivors in the rubble of a skyscraper that collapsed during the 7.7 magnitude Myanmar earthquake will continue as experts 'still have hope'. He added that 12 bodies have been found, but that the search for survivors is the priority.‘It’s beyond description’: Bodies pile up in mass graves as Myanmar grapples with quake tollMyanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’ Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Thailand earthquake: Signs of life detected under collapsed tower block three days on from tragedy

Chadchart Sittipunt the governor of Bangkok, said Thai authorities have successfully detected the vital signs of at least three people who were caught in a collapsed tower block

Politics

8 d. ago Transgender bathroom restrictions take effect as Montana governor signs law

Transgender people in Montana can no longer use bathrooms in public buildings that do not align with their sex assigned at birth

Politics

8 d. ago Hugo boss flip flops and toothbrush carrying drugs boss's DNA were found at home of female prison governor he was having fling with after she signed off his release, court hears

Anthony Saunderson, who used the name Jesse Pinkman, a meth dealer in the TV show Breaking Bad , is accused of having a relationship with 'petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42.

Events

2 w. ago Florida man faces execution for killing girl, 8, and her grandmother

Edward James scheduled to receive lethal injection under death warrant signed in February by Ron DeSantisA Florida man who killed an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs is set to be executed Thursday.Edward James, 63, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection starting at 6pm at Florida state prison outside Starke under a death warrant signed in February by Governor Ron DeSantis. Barring a last-minute reprieve, the execution is to be the second this year in Florida, which is planning a third in April. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Arkansas governor signs legislation allowing executions by nitrogen gas

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation allowing the state to carry out executions using nitrogen gas

Politics

3 w. ago Idaho governor signs bill making firing squad the state’s primary execution method

The state is considering spending $1.2m to implement firing squad executions

Politics

3 w. ago Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems

Science

4 w. ago Elon Musk and Texas governor celebrate firing of worker over pronouns in email signature

Billionaire Trump ally and Greg Abbot tweet about Frank Zamora, who was let go after refusing to remove pronounsThe Texas governor, Greg Abbott, and, later, Elon Musk showed support on Wednesday for the firing of a state employee who refused to remove his pronouns from his work email signature.Frank Zamora, 31, was let go from his job as a program manager at the Texas real estate commission (TREC) last month because he refused to comply with a mandate from the organisation to employees to remove gender pronouns from email signatures. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago South Dakota action threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest

South Dakota's governor signed a bill into law Thursday that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines

Events