3 h. ago West Virginia stepmom charged with murder after ‘severely underweight’ 11

Witnesses said other family members would consumer full meals in front of the girl

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5 h. ago Mum killed ‘severely disabled’ daughter, 8, and took her own life in tragic murder

A MUM killed her disabled eight-year-old child and then took her own life, a coroner's court has heard. Martina Karos, 40, killed her blind, non-verbal daughter and herself in their home with toxic carbon monoxide. Emergency services raced to their home in Kersal, Salford after reports that Eleni Edwards, 8, hadn't gone to school. After...

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52 h. ago Photos of demonstrators outside the Supreme Court as it considers upholding transgender sports bans

People for and against letting transgender girls and women play on female school sports teams gathered at The Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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52 h. ago US supreme court appears poised to uphold laws banning trans athletes

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court on Tuesday appeared poised to uphold laws banning transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in two conservative states, in a landmark legal battle that could carry profound implications for trans rights across US society.During oral arguments on two cases of trans students who sued over Republican-supported laws in West Virginia and Idaho that barred them from girls sports, one member of the court’s conservative majority after another voiced skepticism about the students’ cases. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Supreme court appears sympathetic towards state bans for transgender athletes in school sports – live updates

Court’s conservative majority signaled it was leaning towards agreeing with legality of Idaho and West Virginia laws, which would be major blow to LGBTQ+ rights The trans youth athletes fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rightsOn the issue of whether the case is moot, the justices have said they would wait to make a decision about whether to dismiss it until after today’s argument.A reminder that Lindsay Hecox, the transgender college student who challenged Idaho’s state law, sought to have her case dismissed in September, arguing that she is no longer pursuing sports and doesn’t want further harassment.Idaho’s law classifies on the basis of sex, because sex is what matters in sports. It correlates strongly with countless athletic advantages, like size, muscle mass, bone mass and heart and lung capacity. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago The trans youth athletes in the US fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’

As the US supreme court weighs bans on trans athletes, five students speak about the joy of sports and toll of exclusionThe US supreme court on Tuesday is considering state laws banning transgender athletes from school sports.The cases were brought by trans students who challenged bans in West Virginia and Idaho barring trans girls from girls teams. The outcome could have wide-ranging implications for LGBTQ+ rights. A total of 27 states have passed sports bans targeting trans youth while more than 20 states have maintained pro-LGBTQ+ policies. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago US supreme court to hear trans athletes cases that could erode key protections

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court is considering the rights of transgender youth athletes on Tuesday in a major hearing on state laws banning trans girls from girls sports teams.Oral arguments center on two cases of trans students who sued over the Republican-backed laws in Idaho and West Virginia prohibiting them from participating in girls athletic programs. The cases could have far-reaching implications for civil rights, with a ruling against the athletes potentially eroding a range of protections for trans youth and LGBTQ+ people more broadly. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago US supreme court hearing trans athletes cases that could erode key protections

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court is considering the rights of transgender youth athletes on Tuesday in a major hearing on state laws banning trans girls from girls sports teams.Oral arguments center on two cases of trans students who sued over the Republican-backed laws in Idaho and West Virginia prohibiting them from participating in girls athletic programs. The cases could have far-reaching implications for civil rights, with a ruling against the athletes potentially eroding a range of protections for trans youth and LGBTQ+ people more broadly. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams

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3 d. ago How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rights

If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face ‘invasive sex testing’ and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protectionsThe US supreme court will consider state bans on transgender athletes on Tuesday in a major LGBTQ+ rights legal battle that could have far-reaching consequences beyond youth sports.The court is hearing oral arguments in two cases brought by trans students who challenged Republican-backed laws in West Virginia and Idaho prohibiting trans girls from participating in girls’ athletic programs. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

Becky Pepper-Jackson is a 15-year-old in West Virginia who knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

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1 week ago NADINE DORRIES: Why I believe 2026 is the year Lucy Letby will be given hope she'll soon be free

Lucy Letby, who is serving 15 whole-life sentences for the murder of seven severely premature babies, and the attempted murder of seven more, has just spent her 36th birthday behind bars.

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1 week ago NADINE DORRIES: Lucy Letby's conviction could prove to be the greatest miscarriage of justice ever seen in Britain

Lucy Letby, who is serving 15 whole-life sentences for the murder of seven severely premature babies, and the attempted murder of seven more, has just spent her 36th birthday behind bars.

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2 w. ago Inside America's 'most inbred family' home with rotting food and gas leak

The infamous and controversial Whittaker family live in a decaying home in Odd, West Virginia, with congealed food drawing flies and a gas leak from the stove

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2 w. ago Deranged teen 'shoots parents and kills mum' in Boxing Day attack as manhunt ends

Jarrod Noll, 18, was arrested in West Virginia following a massive manhunt launched by Pennsylvania authorities after he was accused of shooting both of his parents on Boxing Day

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2 w. ago Inside the bunker that was a secret for five decades and designed to hold all of Congress after a nuclear strike – that you can visit today

The underground stronghold under the grounds of a sprawling property in West Virginia contains all the necessary facilities for federal lawmakers to continue to carry out their duties – all from behind 25-tonne blast doors

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3 w. ago Suspect in national guard shooting faces new federal charges that allow death penalty discussions

A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House is charged in a complaint with federal firearms charges over the ambush on November 26 that fatally wounded one of the West Virginia National Guard members and seriously injured the second

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