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California schools rewriting policies for transgender rights

With a law that spells out the rights of transgender students in grades K-12 set to take effect in California, school districts are reviewing locker room layouts, scheduling sensitivity training for coaches and reconsidering senior portrait dress codes.

 
Moral Mondays will spread past North Carolina into other states

The Moral Monday movement to protest changes in North Carolina public policy that organizers believe are extreme and hurt the state won’t abate in 2014 and will spread to other states, its leader said.

 
Experts worry tablets are making kids dumb

Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them. And that has some pediatricians and other health experts worried.

 
Ga. Christmas display leads to 911 calls

A metro Atlanta homeowner says he hopes he didn’t offend anyone by his Christmas decoration of a mannequin with outstretched arms entangled in a string of Christmas lights and clinging to a ledge that prompted an emergency response to his house.

 
Gay men: Texas bar kicked us out for dancing

A gay couple says they were asked to leave a South Texas nightclub because they danced together to country music.

 
Santa running behind for many thanks to UPS delays

A high volume of holiday packages overwhelmed shipping and logistics company UPS, the company said on Wednesday, delaying the arrival of Christmas presents and sending angry consumers to social media to vent.

 
Judge: Northern California teen can be taken off life support

A judge on Tuesday ruled that a 13-year-old Northern California girl declared brain dead after suffering complications following a tonsillectomy can be taken off life support.

 
Pope: Believers, non-believers alike should join in peace

Pope Francis offered Christmas wishes Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked children, peace in the Middle East and Africa, and dignity for refugees fleeing misery and conflict around the globe.

 
3 killed, 2 wounded in NJ Christmas Day shooting

Authorities say three men are dead following a Christmas morning fight at a New Jersey strip club that began when a man apparently tried to enter the bar with a gun but was stopped by a bouncer.

 
Court refuses to halt weddings after Utah gay marriage ruling

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that gay marriages can continue in Utah, denying a request from the state to halt same-sex weddings that have been occurring at a rapid rate since last week.