A Marine Corps veteran from California was removed from a Delta Air Lines flight on Wednesday due to a T-shirt she wore that highlighted the issue of veteran suicide rates in the United States.

Catherine Banks was scheduled to depart from San Francisco when a flight attendant deemed her shirt “threatening.”

A group of 49 Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), is calling on major U.S. companies to keep their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, despite growing resistance from consumers and shareholders. The lawmakers sent a letter to executives of Fortune 1000 companies, urging them to stick with DEI programs that have faced criticism for their effectiveness and unintended consequences.

Italy has banned international surrogacy, prohibiting homosexuals from purchasing children abroad, in what is said to be the most sweeping law of its kind in the world.

Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, has been a prominent advocate for his son’s freedom and played a key role in the international campaign to secure Assange's release.