Biden administration announces $4.7 billion student debt relief for public...
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Biden administration Thursday announced its approval of nearly $5 billion in student debt cancellation for public service workers, the latest step by the White House to take full...
View ArticleAlaska’s top court swats challenge to ‘sustained yield’ law
(CN) — The Alaska Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state on Thursday, rejecting a constitutional challenge to a 30-year-old wildlife statute’s definition of “sustained yield.” That the Legislature...
View ArticleAccused Davis stabber enters insanity plea in murder case
WOODLAND, Calif. (CN) — A former UC Davis student accused of fatally stabbing two people and injuring a third pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Thursday. The plea by Carlos Dominguez, 22, led...
View ArticleFederal judge nixes Army Corps dredge-and-fill permit for Denver dam project
DENVER (CN) — A federal judge on Thursday found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act in issuing a dredge-and-fill permit to Denver in...
View ArticleFederal judge rejects Trump attempt to block release of immunity dossier
WASHINGTON (CN) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected Donald Trump’s last-minute request to block the release of a new dossier in his election subversion case Thursday night. The Barack Obama...
View ArticleNew study investigates Americans’ perception of masculinity
(CN) — The Pew Research Center released a study Thursday that surveyed how Americans perceive national opinions on gender, especially masculinity. Kim Parker, Pew’s director of social trends research,...
View ArticleGoogle surveys an uncertain future for itself — and its competitors
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) — Even after a second antitrust trial, the justice system isn’t done with Google. In a matter of weeks, a federal judge could decide whether to carve up the firm’s advertising...
View ArticleTrump assassination suspect asks for Aileen Cannon’s recusal from case
(CN) — The man accused of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last month asked the federal judge assigned to his case on Thursday to recuse herself because...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a...
View ArticleChinese national pleads guilty in plot to illegally export US tech to China
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Chinese national pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally exporting U.S. technology to a prohibited user in China in violation of U.S. federal law. As part of his plea agreement,...
View ArticleArizona election workers watch for potential AI attacks
PHOENIX (CN) — Arizona state leaders say they’re standing guard against potential election threats fueled by AI, but just weeks away from the general election, they haven’t seen much. In a two-hour...
View ArticleMissouri gives on-receipt access to new court filings
CLAYTON, Mo. (CN) — In a big step forward for public access, St. Louis County Court on Friday installed new software that automatically makes court filings public as soon they are received. The new...
View ArticleAppellate panel rules against BP oil spill workers
(CN) — A panel of judges on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals took just three weeks to issue an order affirming a lower court’s ruling in favor of BP as part of a 2019 lawsuit filed by former oil...
View ArticlePreschool, not school
PHOENIX — An appeals court in Arizona ruled that the state did not improperly register a medical marijuana dispensary that sits within 500 feet of a preschool. A state law says such dispensaries may...
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Wisconsin pins hopes on renewable energy to drop consumer bills
MILWAUKEE (CN) — Maria Beltran and her husband own a house on Milwaukee’s north side where they live with their two grandchildren. They live on a fixed income and have struggled to keep up with their...
View ArticleDow Jones, S&P hit fresh highs in wake of good retail data
MANHATTAN (CN) — Markets continued their upward climb, as retail sales surprise and despite negative manufacturing data. By the closing bell on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a new...
View ArticleCourt strikes down Italy’s plan to send migrants to Albania
(CN) — A court in Rome on Friday struck down Italy’s contentious plan to use Albania for processing asylum seekers picked up in the Mediterranean Sea, a major blow to far-right Italian Prime Minister...
View ArticleLaw reporting not defamatory
CHICAGO — The former general counsel for real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield lost his defamation claims against Hugo Guzman, a legal reporter for Law.com. Guzman reported in April 2023 that the...
View ArticleFederal judge throws out GOP lawsuit over Nevada voter rolls
(CN) — A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee claiming several counties in Nevada have outdated or inaccurate voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Cristina...
View ArticleMexican newspaper offices attacked on violent night in Sinaloa
MEXICO CITY (CN) — President Claudia Sheinbaum and press advocates on Friday denounced an attack on Mexico’s El Debate newspaper late Thursday night in Culiacán, Sinaloa. “I obviously condemn the act...
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