Jury clears former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury on Friday cleared a former Kentucky police detective of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor’s neighbors by using excessive force during a botched 2020...
View ArticleEx-officer found guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill
(AP) — A former police officer was convicted of murder Monday in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed. Officer Adam Coy, who served nearly 20...
View ArticleMichael Jordan’s racing team asks court for injunction against NASCAR in...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CN) — Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team was in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday afternoon, as two racing teams argued they should be allowed to compete in February...
View ArticleRNC sues Milwaukee Election Commission over ‘arbitrary’ poll watcher limits...
MILWAUKEE (CN) — The Republican National Convention asked for an emergency injunction against the Milwaukee Election Commission on Monday, claiming it set unreasonable limits on poll observers at five...
View ArticleLibertarian Party urges Denver judge to fire Colorado secretary of state and...
DENVER (CN) — Twenty-three hours before polls close and a week after election equipment passwords were discovered online, the Libertarian Party of Colorado asked a Denver judge on Monday to oust the...
View ArticleNew California water permit seeks to balance water delivery with...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A new operating permit issued Monday for California’s state water project is expected to help protect fish and ensure almost 30 million people can access a reliable water...
View ArticleTexas sues DOJ to block federal agents from monitoring polling locations
AMARILLO, Texas (CN) — On the eve of the Election Day, Texas announced that it filed suit against the U.S. Department of Justice over its plans to monitor polling sites in the state. The state, in its...
View ArticleBoeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike
SEATTLE (AP) — Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of...
View ArticleMicrowaved fish and ham mousse: Bennett Rea of ‘Cookin’ with Congress’ dishes...
WASHINGTON (CN) — George Santos likes snow peas in his spaghetti alla carbonara. At least, that’s what the disgraced former New York congressman told food blogger Bennett Rea after Rea made the...
View ArticleMAGA II or something (somewhat) new? Presidential candidates promise very...
(CN) — When the polls close Tuesday, America will have a new president — even if the nation is not yet certain who. The result will be close and contested. Some will weep with joy. Others will look...
View ArticleMacron’s hardening stance on Israel could lack lasting impact
MARSEILLE, France (CN) — In a recent private meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron told his cabinet that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “mustn’t forget his country was created by a U.N....
View ArticleRollback of criminal justice reforms front and center among California ballot...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — When the election returns started to roll in Tuesday, David McCuan looked for the margins separating California’s statewide ballot measures. If the margin is between 2% and...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit judges skeptical of environmental case objecting to...
CHICAGO (CN) — Wisconsin utility companies appealed a lower court’s orders to the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday, the latest development in a legal challenge by Wisconsin environmentalists who oppose a...
View ArticleBitcoin laundering forfeiture
WASHINGTON — A criminal defendant convicted of laundering millions in illicit drug money via Bitcoin Fog, a cryptocurrency “mixer,” has been ordered to forfeit $395 million and six specific properties...
View ArticleFederal judge rejects RNC challenge to absentee ballots in Georgia
(CN) — A federal judge in Georgia Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by state Republicans that challenged absentee ballots submitted over the weekend in seven Democratic-leaning counties. U.S. District...
View ArticleGoogle not required to refund victims of gift card scams, judge rules
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal Judge Monday dismissed a class action against Google brought by consumers who claim the tech company is not protecting victims of Google Play gift card scams or...
View ArticleRepublicans flip US Senate
(CN) — After three years of a Democratic majority in the Senate, the Republican Party regained control hours into election night. Democrats headed into Election Day with a narrow majority control of...
View ArticleTrump stuns Harris to become 47th president of the United States
(CN) — Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House as the 47th President of the United States. After a grueling election season that included two assassination attempts and a...
View ArticleTrump win casts gloom and confusion over Europe
MARSEILLES, France (CN) — Gati Gleo, a 75-year-old retiree, was blunt in his assessment about the return of Donald Trump to the White House. “The U.S. is going to shit, that’s how it is,” he said as...
View ArticleElection 2024: Down-ballot results will shape policy wins in second Trump...
WASHINGTON (CN) — A nail-biting election night Tuesday ended with a resounding victory for former President Donald Trump, who narrowly edged out Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House after...
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