A federal appeals court has ruled against the nation's first ban on transgender girls and women from participating in female student athletics, stating the Idaho law is discriminatory and likely unconstitutional. The International Chess Federation, the governing body for the game, has updated its rules to temporarily ban transgender women from competing in women's events pending further analysis. Lawyers for Donald Trump are pushing to delay the trial for special counsel Jack Smith's federal election interference case against the former president to April 2026. Stuart Delery, the first openly gay man to serve as the top legal counsel to a U.S. president, will step down from his role, President Joe Biden announced Thursday. With sustained 120-mph winds, Hilary became a major hurricane in the Pacific on Thursday, National Hurricane Center forecasters said, warning it most likely will grow to a Category 4 storm on Friday. Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was invited by the British government on Thursday to visit, reports said. The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday selected the company JetZero to develop the next phase of a prototype for a blended wing body aircraft, a change in design from traditional tube-and-wing aircraft. As the election interference case against Donald Trump in Fulton County, Ga., moves closer to trial, a new state oversight commission has raised concerns about political retaliation against the prosecuting attorney. A Maryland man decided to give the lottery's Racetrax a try and ended up winning $40,044 on his first attempt. A Tennessee high school football team's practice was temporarily delayed when a bear ran out onto its field. The U.S. government has given Israel the go ahead for a $3 billion deal to sell the Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany, Israeli officials said Thursday. Paramount+ released the photos of Morgan Freeman's first appearance on "Special Ops: Lioness." Freeman joins the cast beginning on Sunday, Aug. 20. Uganda President Yoweri Museveni lashed out at the World Bank Thursday for suspending loans following his country's enactment of an anti-LGBTQ law that imposes death or life in prison for people who engage in gay sex. The CW announced the contestants of "FBoy Island" Season 3 and gave descriptions of the potential bad boys and nice guys. Cannabis and hallucinogen use, as well as binge drinking, among U.S. adults ages 35-50 reached a historic high in 2022, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday. FreddieMac said Thursday the average U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage interest is 7.09%, the highest in 21 years. The strong U.S. economy is helping drive those rates as demand has been impacted by high home prices. K-pop star Chen released the Japanese solo EP "Polaris" and a music video for the song "Light of My Life." "Rebel Moon" director Zack Snyder said the film's first teaser trailer will be shown at Gamescom. "Disenchantment," an animated series from "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, will return for a fifth and final season on Netflix. The federal judge hearing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case said she will hold a closed-door hearing to discuss the special counsel's request to protect the secret documents connected to the case. Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Terron Armstead sustained what appeared to be a leg injury and left the field on a cart during a joint practice session with the Houston Texans on Thursday in Houston. "The Boy and the Heron," a new animated feature from Hayao Miyazaki, will open the San Sebastian Film Festival and screen at the New York Film Festival. A Texas woman is seeking help identifying a mystery animal she caught on camera in her neighborhood. |
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