NASA asteroid impact exercise reveals ‘uncertainties’ over global response to...
(CN) — NASA released its summary of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise on Thursday, highlighting the difficulties of addressing a potential asteroid impact. The summary...
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CHICAGO — A Chicago liquor store owner won’t be getting a new trial in Illinois federal court on damages or remittitur after jurors found him liable for starting a fight with Chicago Pride Parade...
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MANHATTAN — A New York appeals court upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a health care worker’s claim for emotional distress, but not his retaliation claim based on allegations that he faced...
View ArticleOutlandish claims dismissed
LAS VEGAS — A federal court in Nevada dismissed a dental patient’s seven claims against a dentist, a medical group, Allstate, the county recorder and a mortgage corporation, accusing the group of...
View ArticleDC Circuit rejects Steve Bannon request to stave off July 1 prison date
WASHINGTON (CN) — A D.C. Circuit appeals panel rejected late Thursday night Steve Bannon’s emergency motion for release pending an appeal of his four-month contempt of Congress sentence slated to...
View ArticleRight-wing activist who spread conspiracy theories over DNC staffer’s death...
WASHINGTON (CN) — A D.C. Circuit panel ruled against a right-wing commentator on Friday, affirming a federal judge’s decision to dismiss his defamation suit against an investigative journalist who on...
View ArticleIsraeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50,...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Alabama man wanted in connection with multiple homicides
MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) — An Alabama man wanted in connection with homicides in Oklahoma and Alabama was apprehended Thursday in Arkansas after a search that spanned multiple southern states, Arkansas...
View Article10th Circuit: Tina Peters to face trial over voting machine interference
DENVER (CN) — The 10th Circuit on Friday terminated an appeal filed by Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk and recorder who sued the district attorney prosecuting her on state charges related to...
View Article‘I was never in control’: Former Himalaya Exchange CEO testifies in case over...
BROOKLYN (CN) — The cryptocurrency H-Coin was “anchored in gold,” exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui claimed as he touted the product he helped create. But that wasn’t actually true, Jesse Brown,...
View ArticleCalifornia attorney general vows to appeal affordable housing exemption ruling
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Friday he’d appeal a Los Angeles judge’s decision that exempted five charter cities from the effects of a statewide housing law....
View ArticleArizona nonprofit says ‘deceptive’ ballot measure will cut tipped workers’ wages
PHOENIX (CN) — Local organizers seeking to increase the minimum wage in Arizona sued the state Friday to challenge a ballot referral they say will mislead voters and reduce wages for restaurant...
View ArticlePaul Pelosi hammer attacker convicted of all charges in state trial, may face...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A 12-person jury in San Francisco state court returned a guilty verdict on all counts against David DePape, the man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s...
View ArticleNike stock
PORTLAND — Nike investors say in a class action that the major athletic brand misrepresented the success of its new direct-to-consumers strategy, which actually caused a major decline in market value...
View ArticleDNC opens press credential applications to social media influencers
CHICAGO (CN) — The Democratic National Convention’s press team announced via a social media video Friday that, for the first time ever, social media influencers will be eligible to receive convention...
View ArticleHawaii governor prioritizes wildfire recovery, affordable housing in veto plan
HONOLULU (CN) — Hawaii Governor Josh Green released on Friday a list of 17 bills he may veto, a majority of which he said will maintain the state’s budget as it addresses major financial hits like...
View ArticleCalifornia governor, key lawmakers reach budget agreement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California’s governor and top Democratic lawmakers announced Saturday that they’d reached an agreement on the fiscal year 2024-25 budget. The agreement calls for $297.9...
View ArticleAnti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s Parliament, drawing police fire as...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s Parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in...
View ArticleHawaii officials argue for second chance to reinstate butterfly knife ban
SEATTLE (CN) — The Ninth Circuit is again considering whether to return to a federal judge a Second Amendment case over whether Hawaii’s ban on the concealed carrying of butterfly knives is...
View ArticleArizona authorities are investigating theft of device that allows access to...
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities on Tuesday said they were investigating whether a 27-year-old temporary election worker in the state’s largest county had political motivations when he stole a fob...
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