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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court and gay rights advocates. Indiana teacher Kimberly Hively, shown here in 2015, filed a lawsuit alleging that Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend didn't hire her full time because she is a lesbian.

LGBT Employees Protected By Federal Civil Rights Act, Appeals Court Rules

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 that denying a teacher a job because she is lesbian violates the Civil Rights Act. It's the first time the law has been found to cover the LGBT community.

Families wait in line as the World Food Program prepares to deliver food aid at the Bidi Bidi refugee camp on Feb. 22 in Arua, Uganda. The continued flow of refugees from South Sudan has pushed the camp's population to more than 270,000.

As Thousands Flee South Sudan, Ugandan Refugee Camp Becomes World's Largest

People fleeing South Sudan's brutal civil war have streamed across the border to Uganda, where the Bidi Bidi camp now hosts more than 270,000 people. It's become the biggest refugee camp in the world.

Canada Is Full Of Cry(ing) Babies

A study suggests that babies in Canada cry more than babies in any other country that researchers studied.

Baltimore Mayor On The Future Of Police Department Overhaul

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh about the Justice Department's seeking to delay a consent decree to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department.

Teachers, Lawyers And Others Worry About The Fate Of Student Debt Forgiveness

Borrowers are "frightened," "anxious," "betrayed," at the suggestion that a federal student loan forgiveness program could be taken away.

Panera Bread has grown from the 20-store Saint Louis Bread Company to some 2,000 locations. The company says it will be acquired by JAB for $315 per share in cash.

Krispy Kreme Owner To Buy Panera Bread In $7.5 Billion Deal

If the transaction is finalized in the third quarter of 2017 as planned, Panera would be privately held.

As Scandals Crest, Fox News Once More Under Siege

Advertisers are beginning to pull their commercials from Fox News star Bill O'Reilly's flagship broadcast as allegations of sexual harassment continue to grow.

WPSU's 2017 Art For The Airwaves Contest Winner: Jonathan McVerry

Each year, WPSU-FM holds a contest to choose a design for a limited edition poster print that we offer as a fund drive thank-you gift. WPSU’s Kristine…

Medics at a local hospital in Hatay, Turkey, treat a victim of an attack across the border in Idlib, Syria, that experts suspect may have involved a powerful chemical weapon.

Experts Suspect Nerve Agent Was Used In Syrian Attack

An attack on a rebel-held region of Syria on Tuesday has killed dozens of people. Video and eyewitness reports suggest powerful chemical weapons are responsible.

A view of a ballot scanner at a New York City Board of Elections voting machine facility warehouse just before last November's election.

State And Local Officials Wary Of Federal Government's Election Security Efforts

The federal government's new focus on election security has state and local officials concerned that they'll be told how to run their elections in the name of security.

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