December 20, 2015 NYT reporter: Obama administration ‘greatest enemy of press freedom’ in generation A New York Times reporter is calling the Obama administration "the greatest enemy of press freedom that we have encountered in at least a generation."
December 20, 2015 Schumer: Senate has votes for media shield law A senior Democrat says there are enough votes in the Senate to pass a bill to protect reporters and the news media from having to reveal confidential sources.
December 11, 2015 Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes to be flogged again 'soon,' wife says Saudi Arabia is to resume the flogging of Raif Badawi, the blogger whose first 50 lashes became the center of international outcry, according to his wife, The Telegraph reports.
December 1, 2015 Decades-long White House peace protest interrupted The organizer of the “Peace Vigil,” the longest-running protest in Washington, D.C., reportedly saw her efforts come to an abrupt end this week after 32 years of activism. But – just as quickly – things re-started, again.
December 1, 2015 Organization promoting religious freedom plans to deploy atheist billboards An organization that promotes the separation of church and state plans to deploy more than 50 billboards in the Sacramento, Calif. area to highlight atheists who are ignoring religion and the December holidays' spirituality, its co-president said Monday night.
November 30, 2015 Boy Scouts open ranks to gay youth on Jan. 1 The Boy Scouts of America will accept openly gay youths starting on New Year's Day, a historic change that has prompted the BSA to ponder a host of potential complications -- ranging from policies on tentmates and showers to whether Scouts can march in gay pride parades.
November 30, 2015 Rallies held in US cities to support Hong Kong pro-democracy protests Students bearing umbrellas as a sign of solidarity gathered at rallies in several U.S. cities on Wednesday to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
November 30, 2015 Judge orders Colo. cake maker to serve gay couples despite beliefs A Colorado judge says a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony must serve gay couples despite his religious beliefs.
November 28, 2015 Washington DC transit officials bar issue-oriented ads through end of year Washington D.C. transit officials voted Thursday to suspend all issue-oriented advertising on the city's rail and bus system after the agency was asked to consider an ad featuring an image of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.