Georgia property owners battle railroad company in ongoing eminent domain case
ATLANTA (AP) — A hearing on Tuesday raised questions about a railroad company’s use of eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest areas. After three days of hearings in November, an officer for the...
View ArticleHarris and Walz storm Philly in first event as Democratic ticket
PHILADELPHIA (CN) — With the veepstakes concluded and 91 days left before Election Day, the Kamala Harris presidential campaign is in full swing. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris took...
View ArticleMeta wins bid to toss several privacy violation claims in H&R Block breach...
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Meta successfully convinced a federal judge to toss some privacy claims in a class action accusing the social media company of collecting people’s banking information through an...
View ArticleTrial kicks off in LA for attorney accused of stealing $15 million from clients
LOS ANGELES (CN) — The trial of disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, who is accused of stealing more than $15 million from clients, began on Tuesday in Downtown LA’s federal courthouse. Assistant U.S....
View ArticleBoston city council can keep the devil at bay, First Circuit rules
BOSTON (CN) — The Boston city council can refuse to allow a group of Satanists to join the ministers and other religious leaders who offer invocations at its meetings, a three-judge panel of the First...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit: Salvation Army ‘work therapy’ program doesn’t violate forced...
CHICAGO (CN) — A Seventh Circuit appellate panel ruled 2 to 1 against a class of participants in the Salvation Army’s “Adult Rehabilitation Center” program on Tuesday, concluding the program’s “work...
View ArticleFederal court orders Fish and Wildlife to rethink protections for Montana fish
(CN) — The Arctic grayling fish will have another chance to be protected, a federal court in Montana ruled Tuesday. The U.S. District Court in Montana ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service to...
View ArticleFamiliar names advance in Michigan primary
DETROIT (CN) — Michigan voters headed to the primary polls on a damp, rainy Tuesday where they selected some experienced politicians to appear on the November ballot. The primary is precursor to a...
View ArticleBell defeats ‘Squad’ member Bush in tightly contested US House race
ST. LOUIS (CN) — In Missouri, another member of “The Squad” on Tuesday suffered a defeat a primary ballot. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell defeated U.S. Representative Cori Bush for...
View ArticleFBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol...
(AP) — A California woman is charged with taking a cache of weapons, including a sword, a steel whip and a knife into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump...
View ArticleDelta passengers stranded in CrowdStrike outage seek refunds
ATLANTA (CN) — Delta Airlines passengers want reimbursement from the airline after thousands of flights worldwide were disrupted during a massive computer outage that crippled the global airline...
View ArticleHollister Ranch public beach access project making steady progress, Coastal...
SAN DIEGO (CN) — Work on improving public access to a stretch of spectacular coastline in Santa Barbara County jealously guarded by wealthy residents is making steady progress, an official with the...
View ArticleOklahoma asks Supreme Court to restore funds blocked by abortion info...
WASHINGTON (CN) — Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday for emergency relief to restore millions in federal funds pulled by the Biden administration over state restrictions on abortion....
View ArticleColorado elections manager felt ‘leery’ as apparent new hire copied voting...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CN) — A Mesa County elections manager on Wednesday testified to feeling leery as she watched a supposed new hire copy data from the Colorado county’s voting equipment in May...
View ArticleProperty seizure in Berkeley homeless sweeps ruled unconstitutional
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge advanced civil rights claims against the city of Berkeley by a class of disabled homeless people who say the city violated the Americans with Disabilities Act...
View ArticleCalifornia closes criminal investigation of former LA County Supervisor...
LOS ANGELES (CN) — California closed a criminal investigation of now-former Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl that the LA County Sheriff’s Department launched three years ago during a period...
View ArticleLate evidence prompts possible delay in trial for murdered Vegas reporter
LAS VEGAS (CN) — Though former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles’ trial for the murder of a Las Vegas journalist is scheduled to begin Monday, a delay in submitting evidence from the...
View ArticleOceanGate hit with $50M wrongful death lawsuit over submersible implosion
SEATTLE (CN) — The family of a French diver who died when the Titan submersible depressurized during a voyage to the Titanic wreckage last year filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing the company...
View ArticleFormer clients of former LA attorney detail how he hid settlement money from...
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Joseph Ruigiomez was sitting on the couch with his girlfriend, watching the first game of the 2010 NFL season, when his world exploded. An underground gas line had ruptured, leaving...
View ArticleCould 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here’s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station, after repeatedly delaying their return aboard Boeing’s troubled...
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