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The hard to watch video shows a man brutally beating a woman to death with a hammer.

Cameryn Lovett says she was responding to a student’s anti-gay remarks when the district gave her an ultimatum.

Mississippi lawmakers approved a bill that would prevent most transgender residents from changing the sex marker on new driver’s licenses, sending the measure to Gov. Tate Reeves for his signature.

Judge Eboni K. Williams put the bigoted father on blast in a clip that's racking up millions of views.

After months of secrecy, the Trump administration must turn over body-camera footage, witness interviews, and investigative files tied to the Minneapolis killing.

If state Sen. John Cavanaugh wins a House race, it could give Republicans an anti-LGBTQ+ opening.