The Daily Star

22 hours ago | thedailystar.com | Alexandra Olson |Claire Savage

Federal authorities moved Friday to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump's administration to halt the use of a key tool for enforcing the country's civil rights laws.

1 day ago | thedailystar.com | Michelle Smith |Ali Swenson

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical, health and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health.

3 days ago | thedailystar.com | Hillel Italie

NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as "A Boy's Own Story" and "The Beautiful Room is Empty," has died. He was 85. White's death was confirmed Wednesday by his agent, Bill Clegg, who did not immediately provide additional details. kAmp=@?8 H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^hdad7aa6b5h4fg74cebfg2_e_37c_7beQm{2CCJ zC2>6Ck^2m[ pC>:DE625 |2FA:?

3 days ago | thedailystar.com | Bernard McGhee

May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among liberals during his time on the bench. David H. Souter was was appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1990. But he offered a reliably liberal vote on issues such as abortion and freedom of expression. Souter retired from the court in 2009. kAm%96 >@?E9 2=D@ D2H E96 562E9 @7 7@C>6C x==:?@:D v@G] v6@C86 #J2?] w:D E:>6 :? @77:46 H2D >2CC65 3J 2 4@CCFAE:@?

4 days ago | thedailystar.com | Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) — When he was first asked to helm the Broadway hit musical “Death Becomes Her,” director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli loved it, but refused to work on the big, splashy opening number. It was just too delicious. “When they sent it to me, I was cooking and I burnt dinner because my mind was spinning," he says. "I was, like, ‘This is a gift.