Biden administration presses SCOTUS to unlock Title IX rule caught up in...
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to limit a lower court ruling throwing out the federal government’s interpretation of Title IX’s protections for...
View ArticleChicago’s ban on gun laser sights can stand, federal court says
CHICAGO (CN) — The Windy City’s prohibition on owning or selling gun laser sights isn’t going anywhere, per a Monday federal court ruling. The laser sight ban has been in place in Chicago since 1999,...
View ArticleSettlement reached in California suit over permitting fee fraud
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CN) — A large, corporate residential landlord operating in Southern California has agreed to an almost $20 million settlement over unpaid permitting fees. Dallas-based Invitation...
View ArticlePew study examines changes in US immigrant population
(CN) — The Pew Research Center released new data Monday that examines the population of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. and how immigration patterns have changed over time, finding the first...
View ArticleIllinois woman sentenced for illegally shipping military gear to Russia
LOS ANGELES (CN) — An Illinois woman was sentenced to two years in federal prison Monday following her conviction in 2022 for illegally shipping military equipment, including night-vision goggles and...
View ArticlePolice release footage of Illinois deputy shooting unarmed Black woman in the...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CN) — The Illinois State Police Monday released body cam footage of a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy shooting an unarmed Black woman in the head while she was in her home. Law...
View ArticleSan Diego residents ask city council member to find way to move wildlife from...
SAN DIEGO (CN) — San Diego’s La Jolla neighborhood is known for its wealth, its ocean views, and wildlife that congregate on its beaches. But some of the area’s residents say it’s time to take control...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn ‘egregious’...
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to...
View ArticleSports bar sexual harassment
DALLAS — A federal court in Texas denied a former sports bar boss’s motion for summary judgment after he was accused of forcing an employee into a sexual relationship and firing her for refusing to...
View ArticleSpaceX ruling could gut US labor oversight
(CN) — A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday cast new doubt on the National Labor Relations Board’s ability to oversee labor disputes, agreeing with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that the agency’s board members...
View ArticleFormer LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa throws hat in for 2026 California...
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Antonio Villaraigosa, who served as mayor of Los Angeles between 2005 and 2013, launched his bid for California Governor on Tuesday for an election that will take place two years...
View ArticleNorth Carolina lawmakers grill elections board over ballot denial for Cornel...
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — North Carolina lawmakers questioned the State Board of Elections’ decisions Tuesday, after Dr. Cornel West’s political party was denied ballot access. The Justice for All party...
View ArticleSparks fly in court as judge considers bail bid for man charged in Tupac...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sparks flew in court Tuesday as a Nevada judge rebuked a defense attorney and an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader lashed out against prosecutors during his renewed effort to...
View ArticleAs doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill the gaps
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — On a recent morning in an Afro-Caribbean community in northeast Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedro Juan Vázquez went door-to-door as part of his medical rounds. He greeted the elderly...
View ArticleChicago renews state lawsuit against Glock over full-auto handgun modifications
CHICAGO (CN) — The Windy City filed a new complaint against Glock in Cook County on Monday, calling again for the gun manufacturer to stop selling semiautomatic handguns that can be easily modified to...
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California jury convicts man in fatal shooting of deputy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A Sacramento County, California, jury Tuesday convicted a man of murder for the 2018 shooting death of a deputy. Anton Lemon Paris, 44, now faces life in prison with no...
View ArticleTrial begins in dispute accusing trooper of excessive use of force at game...
BECKLEY, W. Va. (CN) — A jury will decide whether a West Virginia State trooper acted properly or recklessly with a basketball coach attempting to bring some civility during a rivalry game four years...
View ArticleWildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate,...
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its...
View ArticleNo prison time for man who broke into LA mayor’s house
LOS ANGELES (CN) — The man who broke into LA Mayor Karen Bass’s home in April pleaded guilty to one felony count of vandalism on Wednesday. Ephraim Hunter’s three-year state prison sentence will be...
View ArticleNinth Circuit revives challenge to surprise inspections for California falconers
(CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel found Wednesday that falconers in California have standing to challenge conditions imposed on licenses to practice that they say force them to give up their Fourth...
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