human rights

HARRISBURG — A bill banning transgender athletes born male from competing in women’s sports cleared the Pennsylvania Senate with bipartisan support on...

An art teacher at School Street Elementary School has been found guilty of harassment for allegedly slapping a 10-year-old student. At a hearing Tuesd...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The “queens” and “queers” of the kindergarten alphabet book “Pride Puppy” finally had their day before theSupreme Court. Predictabl...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., along with 12 of their fellow Senate Democratic colleagues, sent a letter ...

A nonprofit that has received $31.8 million in federal grant money since 2004 used funds to teach children about sex toys and encouraged them to hide ...

Last week, U.S. Rep. Ted W. Lieu, D-Calif., along with fellow Democratic Reps.Eleanor Holmes NortonofWashington, D.C., Donald BeyerofVirginiaandAdrian...

COUDERSPORT — A Way Out Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services will host Bingo Night at 6 p.m. April 25 at the American Legion, 2 Buffalo St. Apr...

SMETHPORT — Commissioners recognized several April observances with four proclamations shared during their regular meeting Tuesday at the McKean Count...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The U.S. Department of Education is calling colleges to account for racist and antisemitic incidents on campus — and its move to wi...

There are many events scheduled across the area to mark April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. More than 550,000 cases of child abuse are known to Uni...

HARRISBURG — A bipartisan bill providing unemployment benefits for domestic violence survivors has cleared the House. The legislation would allow peop...