Michigan State President Resigns After Nassar Sentencing

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        Michigan State President Resigns After Nassar Sentencing
    The resignation of Lou Anna Simon, president of Michigan State University, comes in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal.
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Michigan State President Resigns After Nassar Sentencing

The resignation of Lou Anna Simon, president of Michigan State University, comes in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal.

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Michigan State President Resigns After Nassar Sentencing

The resignation of Lou Anna Simon, president of Michigan State University, comes in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal.

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The city of Orlando has also scheduled a meeting in which the public can view the memorial plans.

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The actress opened up in a vulnerable Valentine's Day post.

The gold medalist is addressing fans who say her boyfriend was "stealing her moment" when he proposed.

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Most Popular

The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

This is a sapphic emergency!

The protest, organized by the Gender Liberation Movement, took place Tuesday at Health and Human Services headquarters.

The bill would have designated restrooms in public buildings according to sex assigned at birth, allowing for fines and lawsuits agains people who use the "wrong" facility.

Jackson was the first person to mention gays and lesbians in a national convention speech, and he marched on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights.