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Stephen Colbert's comedy crew was warned "several times" it could not trespass on Capitol grounds, and its behavior in a congressional office building during an unauthorized nighttime visit was so boisterous it caused a Democratic congressman's staff to fear for his safety and call for emergency help, police say.

Chinese diplomats in Geneva are trying to stop the publication of a United Nations report on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, Reuters reported Wednesday.

The San Diego Unified School District reinstated mask policies on Monday, however a non-profit group is pushing back against the mandate arguing students should be able to attend classes mask-less.

When Chinese young people were asked in a recent video if they want to have children, one woman listed all the ways children are a bother.

The department suffered massive public pushback.

The promotion of LGBT relations could be permanently banned in Russia under a bill introduced to the State Duma on Monday, which likens such messaging to war propaganda and incitement of hatred.

California’s Norwalk-LaMirada Unified School District is set to vote on placing a Planned Parenthood clinic on a high school campus in the district.

The National Women’s Soccer League says it will not allow any new teams to form in states that place severe restrictions on abortions.

Pennsylvania banned the use of private dollars to run elections last week after Governor Tom Wolf (D-PA) signed legislation from the Republican-led legislature.

A Trump-appointed federal judge issued a temporary pause on dismissing members of the U.S. Air Force over their refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.