Panama reopens talks about the future of a controversial copper mine, but...
DONOSO, Panama (AP) — More than a year after Panama’s Supreme Court halted operations at a huge copper mine because its government concession was deemed unconstitutional, the country’s new...
View ArticleNYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps...
(AP) — The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City’s vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to...
View ArticleDenver judge finds probable cause to support murder charge for husband of FBI...
DENVER (CN) — A Denver judge ruled on Friday there was probable cause for a first-degree murder charge against a former English professor accused of murdering his wife, an FBI analyst who was found...
View ArticleSan Diego’s protesting restrictions don’t stifle rights of abortion foes,...
SAN DIEGO (CN) — A federal judge ruled on Friday that an anti-abortion activist can’t claim a San Diego law mandating protesters stand eight feet away from certain buildings violates his First...
View ArticleMaui judge rules Haleakala trail must be open to public access
(CN) — A Maui court has ruled that the historic Haleakala Trail must be opened for public access, delivering a victory to David Henderson Brown, an 84-year-old former ophthalmologist and his...
View ArticleJonathan Majors is on a redemption tour. For what, he won’t say
NEW YORK (AP) — Throughout the implosion of his once-skyrocketing Hollywood career, from his arrest almost exactly two years ago to his harassment and assault conviction, Jonathan Majors has...
View ArticleTeacher grants must be reinstated
BALTIMORE — A federal court denied Linda McMahon and Donald Trump’s motion to suspend the court’s injunction that reversed the Department of Education’s termination of grants that promote the quality...
View ArticleSalesforce and sex trafficking
DALLAS — Sex trafficking victims lost one of their Texas law trafficking claims against Salesforce, which they say provided support and services for Backpage, an online marketplace that facilitated...
View ArticleSCOTUS denies Trump megadonor’s bid to challenge pillar of press freedom
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a challenge by Trump megadonor and casino mogul Steve Wynn that aimed to overturn a core ruling on press freedom. Wynn, a billionaire...
View ArticleSouth Korea court reinstates impeached PM Han as acting president
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president — a role he took after the...
View ArticleThreats conviction reversed
MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit upholds the conviction of a former law partner for two counts of cyberstalking his former partners, but reverses one of his three counts because his communications did...
View ArticlePushing effort to sack security chief, Netanyahu alleges anti-government plot
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel’s prime minister, pushing to dismiss internal security chief Ronen Bar, alleged on Monday there had been an attempt to bring down his government after Israeli media reported...
View ArticleTurkey detains 1,100 people since Erdogan rival’s arrest
ISTANBUL (AFP) — Turkish police have detained more than 1,100 people, including journalists, since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival sparked the country’s worst unrest in...
View ArticleFrench film star Depardieu heads to trial on sexual assault charges
MARSEILLE, France (CN) — On Monday, French film star Gérard Depardieu arrived in a Paris court to face two charges of sexually assaulting women while working on the set of “Les Volets Verts” in 2021....
View ArticleGreenland leader denounces US ‘foreign interference’ ahead of visit
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Greenland’s prime minister, Mute Egede, accused Washington on Monday of interfering in its political affairs by sending a U.S. delegation to the Danish territory, which is...
View ArticleVoice of America staffers sue over shut down
MANHATTAN — A group of journalists and media unions say the Trump administration violated their First Amendment rights by shutting down Voice of America, an editorially independent government-funded...
View ArticleWoman says rapper Soulja Boy once locked her in a room for two days without food
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A woman suing Soulja Boy took the stand on Monday for the third day in a row during the civil jury trial and gave more details about the abuse she claims the rapper inflicted on her...
View ArticleTrump administration must reinstate terminated refugee resettlement...
SEATTLE (CN) — The Trump administration’s effort to shutter the refugee resettlement program, even after a federal court handed down a preliminary injunction, has been thwarted again as a federal...
View ArticleMilei administration escalates attacks on human rights groups on Argentina...
BUENOS AIRES (CN) — It was 10 years ago that Serena Ferro, now 18, heard about the last Argentine dictatorship for the first time. Her parents took her to the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, built in...
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