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Utah's ban on transgender girls competing in girls' sports is blocked temporarily

8:14am August 20, 2022

by Sean Higgins

A judge has temporarily blocked the state of Utah from fully enforcing its controversial law banning transgender girls from competing in girls' sports.

Abortion remains legal in Michigan after injunction blocks 1931 law being reinstated

8:10am August 20, 2022

by Rick Pluta

After a court ruling Friday, abortion in Michigan continues to be legal for now - though there are more legal challenges ahead.

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21 murals in Uvalde honor the 19 students and 2 teachers killed in school shooting

8:06am August 20, 2022

by Jack Morgan

21 large scale murals are being painted across Uvalde to honor the 19 students and 2 teachers killed at Robb Elementary School. Artists hope the project will help families and the community heal.

LGBTQ+ festival Southern Decadence will test monkeypox precautions in New Orleans

8:03am August 20, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks with New Orleans Health Department Director Dr. Jennifer Avegno about the huge LGBTQ+ gathering Southern Decadence amid the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.

Demus Martinez, of the Confederated Tribes Of Warm Springs, has reduced trips to the grocery store from weekly to twice monthly to reduce how much money his family spends on gas.

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Poll: 69% of Native Americans say inflation is severely affecting their lives

7:01am August 20, 2022

by Katia Riddle

A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound their already precarious situation.

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In this photo provided by the National Park Service, cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park on Aug. 5, 2022.

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Flood-damaged Death Valley will reopen popular sites to the public

1:10am August 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

Death Valley was hit on Aug. 5 by historic downpours that caused millions of dollars in damage to roads and facilities. Officials cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures.

A building on the old Grossinger's Hotel property was destroyed after a fire on Tuesday.

A huge blaze engulfs Grossinger's Hotel, the location that inspired "Dirty Dancing"

9:08pm August 19, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Grossinger's Hotel was a legendary vacationing spot in the New York Catskill Mountains. It was also the site that inspired the setting of "Dirty Dancing."

Voice actor Vic Mignogna attends the premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Broly in December 2018 in Hollywood, California.

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A Dragon Ball voice actor loses his appeal of his sexual harassment defamation suit

6:09pm August 19, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Vic Mignogna's defamation suit against two women who accused him of sexual misconduct has put a spotlight on sexual harassment in the Japanese animation industry.

Vanessa Bryant leaves a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Aug. 10. Kobe Bryant's widow is taking her lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments to a federal jury, seeking compensation for photos deputies shared of the remains

Kobe Bryant's widow says the sharing of crash photos turned her grief to horror

5:35pm August 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

Vanessa Bryant testified about her reaction to learning that deputies and firefighters had shared photos of her husband and daughter's bodies at the site of the helicopter crash that killed them.

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Black activists say Florida's new election laws and map weaken Black voting power

5:10pm August 19, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

Black voters in Florida face new election laws — which a federal judge said continues a pattern of discriminatory provisions — and a new congressional map that broke up a prominent Black district.