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Gabrielle Jameson, a victim of a sexual assault, looks over photographs from her college thesis project, which she describes as part of her healing process, at the office of her attorney Tony Le Mon, in Covington, La., Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Jameson, who watched the man who coerced her into a sex act when she was 16 walk free in a plea deal, lost a legal battle, Tuesday, June 27, to sue the prosecutor in the case. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Woman loses bid to sue prosecutor over sexual abuser's light sentence
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Tue,06/27/23-6:38PM , 109 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana woman who watched a man who coerced her into a sex act when she was 16 walk free in a plea deal has lost a legal battle to sue the prosecutor in the case.
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A man walks in front of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 7, 2015, in New Orleans. A federal agency cannot force a Texas-based conservative Christian business to comply with policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ employees or job applicants, a federal appeals court has ruled Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman, File)

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Court exempts a Texas company from following anti-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ workers
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Wed,06/21/23-3:20PM , 182 Reads
A federal agency cannot force a Texas-based conservative Christian business to comply with policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees or job applicants, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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The healthcare.gov website is seen on Dec. 14, 2021, in Fort Washington, Md. Affordable Care Act requirements that health insurance plans include coverage of HIV prevention, some types of cancer screenings and other preventive care can stay in place while a court battle over the mandates plays out, under a court agreement approved Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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'Obamacare' will still cover prevention for HIV, other illnesses amid court battle
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Tue,06/13/23-9:45AM , 159 Reads
The government can keep enforcing “Obamacare” requirements that health insurance plans cover preventative care — such as HIV prevention, some types of cancer screenings and other illnesses — while a legal battle over the mandates plays out, under a court agreement approved Tuesday.
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New magnet school in historically Black zone, a step to resolve 1965 desegregation suit
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Mon,06/12/23-4:37PM , 174 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in a southwest Louisiana school district have agreed to develop a magnet school in a historically Black school zone to draw students of all races from across the district in a step toward resolving a desegregation lawsuit dating back to 1965.
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