Texas AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuit fails to halt women’s NCAA tournament over transgender policy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request sought to “upend” the Women’s March Madness tournament, attorneys for the NCAA wrote. LUBBOCK, Texas — By denying a request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday, a Lubbock-area judge spared the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament from last-minute chaos.  Paxton is suing the NCAA over its transgender participation policies. He … Read more

Pentagon restores Jackie Robinson military tribute page

When the page’s address was entered earlier Wednesday, a message showed up saying it “might have been moved, renamed, or may be temporarily unavailable.” WASHINGTON — A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service was restored Wednesday after it was missing earlier in the day. That development came … Read more

Jackie Robinson’s Army bus story taken down by Pentagon as part of DEI purge

The page honoring the famous baseball player was deleted as part of a mass removal by the Trump administration targeting, among others, Black military contributions. WASHINGTON — A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service was missing Wednesday morning. That development comes after pages honoring a Black Medal … Read more

Algerian boxer Khelif says she’s not intimidated by Trump and targets second Olympic gold in LA

Trump has repeatedly labeled Khelif and a fellow female boxing gold medalist as men, even though the IOC has consistently defended both boxers. LONDON, UK — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says that President Donald Trump’s stance on gender in sports “does not intimidate” her and plans to defend her gold medal at the Los Angeles … Read more