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International

A Safe Space: How Figure Skating Became a Comfort Zone for the LGBTQ+ Community Amid Perilous Times

Figure skating for decades has provided a progressive sort of safe space for those within the LGTBQ+ community, some of whom still may be trying to realize...

by Dave Skretta | Jan 31

Bisexual Hockey Player Zach Sullivan Shares Conflicted Reaction to 'Heated Rivalry' Series, Citing Resurfaced Trauma

Manchester Storm ice hockey player Zach Sullivan, one of only two active male professional players publicly out as LGBTQ+, expressed mixed feelings about the...

Jan 31

National

Huge Cache of Epstein Documents Includes Emails Financier Exchanged With Wealthy and Powerful

A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy...

by Lindsay Whitehurst | Jan 31

What to Know About the Civil Rights Charges Don Lemon Faces for Covering Church Protest in Minnesota

Journalist Don Lemon and eight other people associated with a protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church have been charged with violating...

by Josh Funk and Peter Smith | Jan 31

Politics

Judge Refuses to Release Man Charged With Planting Pipe Bombs on Eve of Capitol Riot

A federal judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with placing two pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and...

by Michael Kunzelman | Jan 30

DOJ Has Opened a Federal Civil Rights Probe Into the Death of Alex Pretti, Deputy AG Says

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis...

by Michael Biesecker and Rebecca Santana | Jan 30

Business

Patagonia Sues Drag Performer Pattie Gonia for Alleged Trademark Infringement Over Merchandise and Branding

Outdoor apparel company Patagonia filed a federal lawsuit against drag performer and environmental activist Pattie Gonia on January 21, 2026, alleging trademark...

Jan 31

Trans Girl Scouts Sell Over 71,000 Cookie Boxes in Viral Annual Fundraiser Campaign

Nearly 200 transgender and non-binary Girl Scouts collectively sold more than 71,000 boxes of cookies in January 2026 after journalist Erin Reed published a...

Jan 30

Health

GLAAD Report Documents Over 1,000 Anti-LGBTQ+ Incidents in 2025, Marking Rise in Violence Against Transgender People

A new GLAAD report reveals 1,042 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across 47 states and Washington, D.C. in 2025, a 5% increase from 2024, with over half targeting...

Jan 30

Pentagon Pauses Training for HIV-Positive Enlistees Amid Pending Appeals Court Ruling on Enlistment Ban

The U.S. Department of Defense has instructed officials to halt training for newly enlisted recruits who are HIV-positive, pending a federal appeals court...

Jan 28