Georgia judge blocks federal rule allowing migrant farmworkers to join unions...
ATLANTA (CN) — A federal judge in Georgia on Monday blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing a new rule in 17 states that would have prevented agricultural employers from retaliating...
View ArticleArizona ‘fake electors’ use anti-SLAPP defense, claim First Amendment privilege
PHOENIX (CN) — Donald Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Republican leaders argued Monday that an indictment accusing them of conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election should...
View ArticleSix new rogue worlds hint at how stars are born
(CN) — Six rogue worlds — planetlike objects not bound to any star — detected by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest to researchers that these free-floating bodies, which are only slightly larger...
View ArticleUnion pride
I worked in the woods during college summers as a member of the union that descended from the radical Wobblies of the early 1900s. We were hauling giant trees out of the forest, cedar and Douglas fir,...
View ArticleEx-militia leader denies Central African Republic war crimes charges at ICC
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — Former Christian militia leader Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona denied involvement in atrocities in the Central African Republic on Tuesday and accused the International...
View ArticleOasis announces 2025 worldwide reunion tour kicking off in UK
LONDON (AFP) — British rock legends Oasis announced Tuesday they will reunite for a worldwide tour, as brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher ended an infamous 15-year feud. The band behind hit songs...
View ArticleDeadly Russian strikes pound Ukraine for 2nd day
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia fired a wave of attack drones and missiles at Ukraine that killed at least five people, authorities said Tuesday, after a second night of heavy strikes across the...
View ArticleArmy says Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza after 10 months
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (AFP) — The Israeli military said it rescued an Israeli hostage in Gaza on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was seized during the Hamas attacks that sparked a devastating...
View ArticleEU faces legal challenge over ‘grossly inadequate’ climate goals
BRUSSELS (AFP) — Green activists on Tuesday said they were taking the European Union to court over “insufficient” climate targets, accusing Brussels of violating a key global agreement. Climate Action...
View ArticleMore than tight handcuffs
NEW ORLEANS — A federal court in Louisiana denied six Orleans Parish prison deputies’ effort to dismiss excessive force claims brought against them on the argument that the detainee is only alleging...
View ArticleWrongful death claims from family of inmate killed by ‘vampire slasher’ advanced
(CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday again advanced claims against California prison officials brought by the family of a state prison inmate who was killed in the showers by a convicted murderer who...
View ArticleK9 found MJ
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a trial court should not have dismissed a criminal defendant’s charges related to possession of marijuana, a firearm and drug paraphernalia. Though...
View ArticleMissouri must enforce the law
ATLANTA — The Eighth Circuit struck down Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, which bans police officers from enforcing certain federal gun laws, as unconstitutional. Though the state “may...
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses anti-abortion group’s challenge to South Dakota donor...
(CN) — A federal judge in South Dakota Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from an anti-abortion group, which claimed that a state law that requires nonprofits to disclose their top donors when disseminating...
View ArticleTikTok can’t duck Iowa suit claiming it promotes mature content to minors
DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) — An Iowa trial judge Tuesday denied TikTok’s motion to dismiss the state’s suit claiming the social media company fails to screen objectionable content from young teens, finding...
View ArticleFoster children sue over abuse and endangerment in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — Children in foster care filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, claiming severe understaffing and a failure to monitor...
View ArticleSingulair warnings OK’d
OAKLAND, Calif. — Merck & Co., the pharmacology giant that manufactures the anti-inflammatory treatment montelukast aka Singulair, defeated product liability claims in a California federal court....
View ArticleMale fruit flies choose mating over safety, study shows
(CN) — The next time you see a fruit fly buzzing around, remember that there’s a lot more going on in its tiny brain than meets the eye — especially when love, or at least mating, is on the line. Male...
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Macron meets with right-wing representatives as France’s political drama...
MARSEILLE, France (CN) — French President Emmanuel Macron met right-wing politicians during a new round of talks Wednesday amid a political stalemate that has paralyzed the government. Macron started...
View ArticleMichigan city mayor awarded immunity in contaminated water lawsuit
(CN) — A Sixth Circuit panel found Wednesday that the mayor of a Michigan city has immunity against a toxic water lawsuit brought by city residents claiming the city’s “deliberate indifference” led to...
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