Trump picks South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to lead Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (CN) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to appoint South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to lead his administration’s Department of Homeland Security, putting the firebrand state leader at...
View ArticleTech lobbyists sue Calif. attorney general over law protecting kids from...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — Could a California law protecting kids from social media addiction really be about regulating free speech? NetChoice, a powerful tech lobbying group argues in a lawsuit filed...
View ArticleSlow cannabis law rollout
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Small cannabis farmers say that New York's failed rollout of its legal marijuana law caused them severe financial devastation, while also disrupting the market and endangering consumers.
View ArticleJudge tosses abortion reversal treatment provider’s claims against California...
SAN DIEGO (CN) — A religious health clinic in San Diego County lacks standing to pursue its claims that California Attorney General Rob Bonta is trying to stifle the constitutional rights of abortion...
View ArticleSudden Shari’s shutdown
PORTLAND, Ore. — A class of former Shari's Cafe and Pies employees are suing the restaurant's management, claiming they weren't given proper prior notice before the long-running Oregon diner chain...
View ArticleEU court nixes trademark for ‘RUSSIAN WARSHIP, GO F**K YOURSELF’
(CN) — The European Union’s second-highest court has rejected a request from the Ukrainian border service to grant trademark protection to the phrase “RUSSIAN WARSHIP, GO F**K YOURSELF,” ruling it...
View ArticleRussia launches drone, missile barrage on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv early Wednesday, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days, authorities...
View ArticleSpain evacuates thousands in fresh flood alarm
MALAGA, Spain (AFP) — Spain evacuated thousands of residents and closed schools on Wednesday as torrential rains lashed the country two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than...
View ArticleUK’s The Guardian stops posting on ‘toxic media platform’ X
LONDON (AFP) — Britain’s The Guardian newspaper announced Wednesday it would no longer post content from its official accounts on Elon Musk’s X, branding it a “toxic media platform” home to “often...
View ArticleHeated debate on ‘antisemitic’ Amsterdam violence in Dutch parliament
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch parliamentarians clashed Wednesday in a heated debate to discuss the attacks on Israeli fans after a soccer match last week, with some lawmakers pointing fingers...
View ArticleSenate GOP elects John Thune to lead new majority
WASHINGTON (CN) — South Dakota Senator John Thune will succeed Senator Mitch McConnell as Senate Republicans’ top lawmaker, the caucus decided Wednesday in a vote that set the tone for the upper...
View ArticleSplit 7th Circuit OKs Indiana law banning youth transgender treatment
(CN) — A split three-judge panel in the Seventh Circuit Wednesday greenlit Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The measure prohibits youth hormone therapy, puberty blockers and gender...
View ArticleWonder Bread delivery drivers ask Second Circuit to affirm exemption from...
MANHATTAN (CN) — On remand back from the United States Supreme Court, two Wonder Bread truck drivers asked a federal appeals panel on Wednesday afternoon to find that their civil claims for unpaid...
View ArticlePhoenix OKs 27,000 new trees to increase shade, reduce heat
PHOENIX (CN) — Amid record-breaking heat waves and a historic drought, the Phoenix City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to mitigate heat effects by planting 27,000 native trees and erecting 550...
View ArticleNational Labor Relations Board rules ‘captive audience’ meetings unlawful
(CN) — The National Labor Relations Board issued a landmark ruling Wednesday, declaring mandatory attendance, “captive audience” meetings for employees unlawful. Employers often compel employees to...
View ArticleExplosions kill 1 man outside Brazil’s Supreme Court and force justices to...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Two explosions outside Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday killed a man and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the building in the capital of Brasilia. The court said in a...
View ArticleAlex Jones’ InfoWars IP, online store assets sold at auction
HOUSTON (CN) — InfoWars, the long-running show of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, was sold to satirical publication The Onion in a court-ordered, closed-door auction Wednesday. Facing more than $1.5...
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Germany’s take on antisemitism stokes controversy in a nation grappling with...
BERLIN (CN) — As the German government collapses, one issue has invoked rare political unity: fighting antisemitism. But despite the ongoing debate on how to interpret Germany’s historic...
View ArticlePolitical hostage-taking delays European leadership approval
BRUSSELS (CN) — A political showdown between warring factions in the European Parliament has put the approval of the next leaders of the bloc’s executive branch in jeopardy, with the outcome unclear....
View ArticleApple faces $3.8 billion claim on behalf of UK consumers
LONDON (AFP) — U.K. consumer rights group Which? launched a near £3-billion ($3.8-billion) legal claim against Apple on Thursday, saying the U.S. tech giant locked millions of customers into its cloud...
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