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Malibu wildfire prompts evacuations, school closures
MALIBU, Calif. (CN) — A wildfire that broke out late Monday has prompted evacuations and school closures in Malibu, as strong Santa Ana winds were fanning the flames in the coastal, Southern...
View ArticleNorth Carolina horse owner says USDA investigation tramples right to trial
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A horse owner who was investigated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for bringing a sored horse to a show argued in front of a panel of Fourth Circuit judges Tuesday that the...
View ArticleUnitedHealthcare CEO slaying suspect opposes extradition to NYC on murder...
MANHATTAN (CN) — Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel last week, told a Pennsylvania...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks Kroger-Albertsons merger
(CN) — A federal judge blocked Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion takeover of rival supermarket chain Albertsons with a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, preventing the stores from proceeding with the...
View ArticleJustices see need for guardrails against environmental review roadblocks
WASHINGTON (CN) — A Utah oil railway appeared back on track Tuesday as the Supreme Court questioned the breadth of environmental review capable of tanking the project. “It’s not the carrying that...
View Article‘Abortion reversal’ provider pushes back on donor subpoena at Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA (CN) — A Third Circuit panel appeared hesitant Tuesday toward the arguments made by an anti-abortion group’s attorney, who sought to block New Jersey’s demand for donor information in a...
View ArticleAdult film actresses win labor case against convicted LA talent agent
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Five adult film actresses scored a civil victory on Tuesday over their former talent agent Derek Hay, whom their lawyer has called the “Harvey Weinstein of the porn industry.” Hay,...
View ArticleOrganized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon,...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, according to a report published Wednesday by a prominent...
View ArticleSupreme Court won’t toss EPA coal cleanup rule
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block an Environmental Protection Agency rule forcing old power plants to implement new measures to clean up toxic coal ash. Over a month...
View ArticleLuxury real estate brokers charged in federal indictment with sex trafficking...
NEW YORK (AP) — Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with sex trafficking, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Manhattan on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors...
View ArticleEx-prosecutor charged with meddling in Ahmaud Arbery case appears in court...
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia district attorney charged with illegally interfering with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery made her first court appearance Wednesday, more...
View ArticleKava bars ask Second Circuit to block NYC ban on signature sedative plant drinks
MANHATTAN (CN) — The owners of the New York City outposts of a tiki-themed kava café chain, Kavasutra, urged a Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit panel on Wednesday to weigh in on whether or not...
View ArticleAttorneys for man accused in Trump assassination attempt seek lengthy trial...
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in September asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay his trial until next December as...
View ArticleSyrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad’s prisons
DAMASCUS (AP) — Mohammad Chaeeb spoke softly into his phone, telling a relative the grim news: He found his brother at the morgue. “I saw him and said my goodbyes,” he said. His gaze lingered on the...
View ArticleFIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns
ZURICH (AP) — Saudi Arabia was officially confirmed Wednesday by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global...
View ArticleCommercial fishing groups ask Fourth Circuit to block bass limits in...
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Maryland commercial fishing groups argued to a Fourth Circuit panel Wednesday that an interstate commission’s regulations on striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay violates the...
View ArticleThe burial site of the people Andrew Jackson enslaved was lost. The Hermitage...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At least 26 enslaved people died on the Tennessee plantation of President Andrew Jackson between 1804 and the end of the Civil War in 1865. Where they were laid to rest is...
View ArticleJustice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and Louisville have reached an agreement to reform the city’s police force after an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna...
View ArticleMinnesota AG demands design change for Glocks after rise in automatic shootings
MINNEAPOLIS — The state of Minnesota sued firearms giant Glock on Thursday, seeking to change how it makes its popular handgun. The problem, according to state Attorney General Keith Ellison, is the...
View ArticleDescendants of ‘Que Sera, Sera’ composer refuse to let it be in royalty battle
CINCINNATI (CN) — Copyright termination notices filed by the daughter of “Que Sera, Sera” composer Jay Livingston are invalid and do not prevent his granddaughter from collecting royalty payments, the...
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