• NBA Moves All-Star Game to New Orleans to Protest Transgender Law

  The NBA awarded its 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans on Friday, a month after removing the game from Charlotte, North Carolina, to protest a state law forcing transgender people to use public restrooms matching their gender assigned at birth.

  

• ISIS Child Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 54, 22 Children at Wedding Party in Turkey

  Turkey vowed on Monday to "completely cleanse" Islamic State militants from its border region, after a suspected suicide bomber with links to the group killed 54 people, including 22 children, at a Kurdish wedding.

  

• Judge in Texas Temporarily Blocks Obama’s Transgender Rules

  A U.S. judge blocked Obama administration guidance thattransgender public school students must be allowed to use bathrooms of their choice, granting a nationwide injunction sought by a group of 13 states led by Texas.

  

• U.S. Says Sorry as Disgraced Olympic Swimmers Leave Brazil to Jeers

  Two U.S. Olympic swimmers flew home from Brazil on Thursday after a local crowd jeered them, calling them "liars" and "fakes", and police accused them of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games.

  

• Judge Permanently Blocks Florida Law to End Abortion Funding

  A federal judge on Thursday permanently blocked parts of a Florida law that aimed to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions.