Mathew Rodriguez

DeRay Mckesson and four other Black Lives Matter leaders face charges in a Louisiana U.S. District Court from a police officer who was shot when an ex-U.S. Marine sergeant opened fire on Baton Rouge police in July 2016. Reuters reported that the…

Twenty-two-year-old American tourist Bakari Henderson was beaten to death at a bar on the Greek island of Zakynthos Friday, CNN reported. Citing Greece’s state news agency ANA-MPA, the network said Henderson was beaten by 10 men in the brawl, which…

It’s the ultimate game of world-leader musical chairs. When Donald Trump had to leave his seat during a G20 Summit meeting entitled, “Partnership With Africa, Migration and Health,” his daughter Ivanka Trump sat in his stead, nestled between…

New Zealand legislators apologized Thursday for the “tremendous hurt and suffering” gay and bisexual men faced for convictions of homosexuality when it was against the law, the Associated Press reported. The New Zealand Parliament voted unanimously…

During a series of rants on Instagram aimed at ex-fiancée Blac Chyna, Rob Kardashian posted nude images of Chyna — which, in California, where both Kardashian and Chyna live, could be considered revenge porn. In the since-deleted post, Kardashian…

If you ask Lindsay Lohan, President Donald Trump is pretty “grool.” On Tuesday, Lohan responded to a tweet featuring a Breitbart article about Trump’s support for Charlie Gard, a terminally ill infant in Britain who is facing the possibility of…

It’s the first day of July and Trump wants to wish everyone, especially Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Happy Canada Day. Trump extended a “Happy Canada Day” to all Canadians on Twitter just moments before unleashing a rant against the…

President Donald Trump continued to use Twitter on Saturday morning to speak directly to the people. This time, he continued his attacks on news media and addressed his ongoing feud with MSNBC anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. “Crazy Joe…

Former President Barack Obama warned against “aggressive” nationalism and instead urged people to stand up for tolerance during a Saturday speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Guardian reported. “It’s been clear for a while that the world is at a…

At midnight on Saturday, Nevada became the fifth state — after Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska — to allow sale of recreational marijuana, the Associated Press reported. Thanks to its tourism economy, Las Vegas, Nevada, is expected to be a…

At least 28 people have been injured after a gunfight erupted at Power Bar and Ultra Lounge, a nightclub in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA Today reported. One person previously in critical condition has been updated to stable. Little Rock police…

Florida Governor Rick Scott is in hot water this week over what some see as a breaking of his promise to sign an executive order protecting LGBTQ state workers and contractors from employment discrimination. According to the Orlando Sentinel,…

On Thursday, Iraqi forces captured the ruins of al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, the site where a top Islamic State group leader declared an Islamic "caliphate" about three years ago, Reuters reported. Mosul served as a de facto capital for ISIS, whose flag…

PHILADELPHIA — "When you've been shut down, you get loud," Amber Hikes, executive director of Philadelphia's Office of LGBT Affairs, said to raucous applause at a crowded town hall meeting in the William Way LGBT Center in May. "I am here for…

Seventeen-year-old Ava Le'Ray Barrin, a black transgender girl, was killed on Sunday morning in Athens, Georgia, transgender news blog TransGriot reported. Barrin died after an altercation with Jalen Brown, an acquaintance. TransGriot pointed to…

On Tuesday, the Russian government dismissed a White House statement alleging it had knowledge that Syria was planning a chemical attack on its own citizens, the Associated Press reported. The original statement from press secretary Sean Spicer said…

The European Union has fined Google a record 2.42 billion euro, or $2.72 billion, over its online shopping service, which they say violates antitrust rules, the Associated Press reported. According to the European Commission, Google "has abused its…

A Detroit federal judge has temporarily stalled the deportation of over a thousand Iraqi nationals who were recently rounded up or detained across the country, CNN reported. U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith issued a stay of removal Monday night,…

Pride marches around the world are a place for the local LGTBQ population to come together and celebrate who they are, what makes them different and also what binds them together. But, in several local pride celebrations, an Australian transplant…