Trump taps Wyoming wildlife foe to head Fish and Wildlife Service
(CN) — President Donald Trump has nominated former game warden and wildlife director Brian Nesvik to serve as Fish and Wildlife Service director — a move blasted by conservationists who say Nesvik...
View ArticleJudge clears White House to proceed with federal employee buyout program
(CN) — A federal judge on Wednesday has dissolved his temporary restraining order of President Donald Trump’s federal worker buyout program, allowing more than 2 million federal employees the option...
View ArticleBoston’s opioid suit dismissed
BOSTON — A Massachusetts federal court dismissed Boston’s lawsuit against two of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the nation; the city accused the pharma companies of misrepresenting the risks...
View ArticleTrump Justice Department sues New York state over DMV policies for immigrants
ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) — The second Donald Trump administration brought a civil action against New York over provisions in the state’s “Green Light” law, which allows New Yorkers to obtain a driver’s...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit considers whether Illinois youth parole reform should apply...
CHICAGO (CN) — An Illinois inmate convicted for murder in 2000 took his case before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, arguing he should benefit from a state parole reform enacted in...
View ArticleFederal judge considers arguments over Prop 65 acrylamide warning in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge in California on Wednesday appeared skeptical that current scientific evidence supports a warning label on food containing acrylamide, a substance found in a...
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View ArticleLamenting ‘unfair’ relationship, Trump moves to upend international trade
WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump declared an end to “unfair” trade relationships Thursday, proposing sweeping policy changes to increase U.S. tariffs, even against foreign allies, to match the...
View ArticleCalifornia pushes back against rising utility rates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday announced an almost 10% year-over-year increase in earnings per share, just a day after a California state senator introduced a bill...
View ArticleDoes challenge Musk’s DOGE
BALTIMORE — A group of 26 current and former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development is the latest to challenge billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,...
View ArticleColorado grocer seeks restraining order against striking unionized workers
DENVER (CN) — A Colorado grocery store on Thursday asked a Denver judge to issue a restraining order against striking union workers to limit the number of picketers at each store and prohibit them...
View ArticleNinth Circuit upholds $725M Facebook settlement in Cambridge Analytica case,...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday afternoon that a federal court did not abuse its discretion in 2023 when it approved a $725 million settlement between Facebook,...
View ArticleCourt upholds sweeping smog laws despite protests from fuel lobby
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Southern California may finally see cleaner air in the coming years after state regulators cleared a major hurdle in court Thursday. A California state appeals court has sided with...
View ArticleCalifornia judge knocks down state law barring ‘pay-for-delay’ drug industry...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A lengthy court battle over a California law regulating prescription drug settlements ended Thursday when a federal judge ruled the state couldn’t enforce the rule outside...
View ArticleIn closing, prosecutor slams A$AP Rocky’s ‘prop gun’ defense as ‘absolutely...
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Insults flew back and forth on Thursday during the first day of closing statements in the trial of hip-hop artist Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, who stands accused of...
View ArticleHealth care trafficking
HOUSTON — A class of Filipino health care workers say a staffing agency lured thousands of vulnerable people to the U.S. with exploitative contracts which it used to coerce its workers into indentured...
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View ArticleFederal judge skeptical DOGE has authority to embed agents throughout federal...
WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge Friday expressed doubt that agents from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency had the authority to access wide swaths of data at the Departments...
View ArticleWashington wants rules for its only private detention center
SEATTLE (CN) — The Ninth Circuit on Friday saw a legal battle over Washington’s ability to regulate privately operated civil detention centers in the state. Washington tried to do so, but the rules...
View ArticleChaos and fear: Federal workers reel as Trump administration carries out wave...
WASHINGTON (CN) — A wave of mass firings left federal government employees on edge Friday as thousands of civil service workers reported “performance-based” terminations. The Trump administration...
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