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Greta Gerwig Takes On Mother-Daughter Love (And Angst) In 'Lady Bird'

"I don't know any woman who has a simple relationship with their mother or with their daughter," Gerwig says. Her film centers on a teen preparing to leave home. Originally broadcast Nov. 16, 2017.

Writers and readers from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico share their picks for books that tell us something about the places where they live.

Traveling this summer? Here are book picks for all 50 states (and then some)

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

George Zimmerman Released From Jail, Judge Orders No Guns

A judge is granting George Zimmerman $9,000 bond. The former Neighborhood Watch volunteer was arrested yesterday after his girlfriend accused him of…

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods speaks during a press conference in Ocala, Fla., in 2018. Woods sent an email Tuesday informing the approximately 900 people working in the department that "when you are on-duty/working as my employee and representing my Office – masks will not be worn," the Ocala<em> Star-Banner</em> reports.

Florida Sheriff Orders Deputies And Staff Not To Wear Face Masks

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says that "effective immediately, any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies ... wearing a mask will be asked to remove it."

John Lewis (left) and Stuart Gaffney embrace outside San Francisco's City Hall shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California in June.

Holder Orders Equal Treatment For Married Same-Sex Couples

The attorney general has ordered "full and equal protection" for such couples, a move that has far-reaching repercussions for how they're treated in federal proceedings.

Judge says Trump administration is not in full compliance with order on spending

The judge had issued a temporary restraining order against an administration plan to freeze payments for grants and other federal programs, but says the administration has not been fully complying.

Federal Judge Blocks Labor Department Overtime Pay Order

The rule would have forced many businesses change how they pay employees. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Paul Pahoresky, a CPA in Cleveland.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits to be introduced during a service at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on May 9 in Washington, D.C. Sessions issued an order on Monday narrowing the scope of his financial threat to "sanctuary cities."

Justice Department Narrows Scope Of 'Sanctuary Cities' Executive Order

The move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions comes after a federal judge blocked a key part of the directive, the threat of withholding federal funds.

Riot police detain demonstrators during a protest against mobilization in Moscow on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately.

Russians are protesting and fleeing the country as Putin orders a draft for Ukraine

The mobilization of thousands more troops to bolster the military campaign in Ukraine is rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread.

Dagon Flores and Marvin Agular were there to support those who will be affected by the SB 1718 law. A massive march and rally was held June 28, 2023, beginning at Centennial Park, marching through downtown Fort Myers, along Palm Beach Blvd to El Nuevo Maguey a restaurant on Palm Beach Blvd. From June 28th to July 5th the immigrant community of Florida have entered into a work stoppage to protest the now law SB 1718. The marched to demonstrate their value to the economy.

Communities across the region feeling crippled by mass deportation orders

Haitian American advocate calls measures such as school and church raids un-American

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