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The benefactor donated an additional $50,000 to Boston Public Schools, allowing each finalist to take home a $10,000 scholarship.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Six seniors from Boston Public Schools each received a $10,000 scholarship surprise by an anonymous donor Wednesday.The graduating seniors all thought they<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/six-boston-high-school-seniors-receive-10k-scholarships/">Read More</a>

Boston Public Schools had something special in store for all six high school seniors, who are bound for college.

A joyful local Pride event in Tennessee went ahead despite attempts to stop it citing the state's anti-drag law.

A federal judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order to prevent local Tennessee law enforcement from interfering with an upcoming pride celebration. The order from District Judge J. Ronnie Greer of the Eastern District of Tennessee, a George W. Bush appointee, comes after Blount County District Attorney General Ryan Desmond wrote a letter warning…

Blount County's prosecutor had threatened to enforce the unconstitutional law against a local Pride festival.

The ACLU sued on behalf of drag performer Flamy Grant and Blount Pride after District Attorney General Ryan Desmond warned them of possible prosecution in a letter.

Event organizers sued after a district attorney warned he intends to enforce the new statute even after another federal judge ruled it unconstitutional.

The ACLU sued on behalf of drag performer Flamy Grant and Blount Pride after District Attorney General Ryan Desmond warned them of possible prosecution in a letter.

A federal judge struck down a law banning drag performances in June. Now a state prosecutor is using the ban to threaten a Pride event