As US pulls away, France could offer nuclear shield for Europe
MARSEILLE, France (CN) — France is considering spreading its nuclear deterrent shield across Europe as the continent grapples with the United States’ once-unthinkable foreign policy shifts under the...
View ArticleCalifornia congressman sues over mail-in ballots
SAN DIEGO — A California congressman accuses the state of violating federal election laws by allowing mail-in votes to be received and counted seven days after Election Day. Representative Darrell Issa...
View ArticleAppeal over commerce clause isn’t in the cards for Larry Flynt’s widow
(CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday dealt a losing hand to Larry Flynt’s widow, ruling that a California law restricting ownership of a cardroom license doesn’t violate the federal dormant commerce...
View ArticleFull 11th Circuit upholds Florida age limit for gun buys, rejecting NRA...
ATLANTA (CN) — A law preventing Floridians under the age of 21 from buying rifles and other long guns will remain on the books after a divided en banc 11th Circuit on Friday dove deep into the history...
View ArticleCalifornia hotel chains can’t duck sex trafficking complicity claims
SAN DIEGO (CN) — Multiple hotel chains must face claims of being complicit in sex trafficking because they either knew or should have known that traffickers used their hotels to exploit, abuse and...
View ArticleFederal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of...
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive...
View ArticleHamas says it will release a US-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militant group Hamas said Friday that it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who...
View ArticlePeruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As a crucial climate lawsuit heads to trial in Germany next week, experts say the case brought by Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE could set...
View ArticleHit by storms and disease, Florida’s citrus growers try to survive until...
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes...
View ArticleJudge continues trial of two radical ‘Zizian’ followers for attempted murder...
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CN) — The longer you look at the case of Alexander Leatham and Suri Dao, the more strange it becomes.A judge ruled Friday to continue the trial of the two defendants who belong to a...
View ArticleFederal judge rejects Guantánamo Bay detention challenge as DOJ confirms no...
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Justice Department confirmed in court Friday that there were currently no immigrants being held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, leading a federal judge to pass on...
View ArticleThe struggle is not real
Sometimes I think there’s too much pressure to study things — anything — just to fill space (online or on paper). Case in point: diggit magazine last week presented us with a “study” of Kim...
View ArticleNew Canada PM seeks ‘reliable’ Europe allies after Trump threats
PARIS (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that his country was seeking to reinforce ties with “reliable” European allies, as he embarked on a transatlantic trip after his country’s...
View ArticleNorth Macedonia mourns dozens killed in nightclub blaze
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AFP) — North Macedonia lowered flags to half staff and people flocked to memorials Monday as the nation mourned a horrific nightclub blaze that killed 59 people over the...
View ArticleChina EV giant BYD soars after unveiling 5-minute charging platform
BEIJING (AFP) — Shares in Chinese EV giant BYD surged to a record high Tuesday after it unveiled new battery technology it says can charge a vehicle in the same time it takes to fill up a...
View ArticlePoland, Baltics signal intent to withdraw from land mines treaty
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AFP) — Poland and the Baltic states on Tuesday took a first step towards quitting a treaty banning antipersonnel mines, citing an increased security threat from Russia following...
View ArticleAI ‘reshaping’ organized crime, warns Europol
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Artificial intelligence is turbocharging organized crime, from creating child sexual abuse images to money laundering via cryptocurrency, Europol warned Tuesday, with advances...
View ArticleJury finds in favor of cop who shot 14-year-old
Read the verdict form here. Read our prior coverage of the officer’s request for immunity here and here.
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