Biden’s final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling...
(AP) — President Joe Biden began his term in the White House with a broad promise to protect transgender Americans against Republican policies that painted them as a threat to children and sought to...
View ArticleFeds order AI company to stop artificially inflating product ratings and reviews
WASHINGTON (CN) —The Federal Trade Commission on Friday approved a final consent order against an artificial intelligence-enabled consumer review platform accused of deceiving consumers. The FTC...
View ArticleDavid Fincher gives ‘Seven’ a final, 4K UHD glow up for its 30th anniversary
(AP) — For David Fincher, seeing “Seven” in 4K was an experience he can only describe as harrowing. That or a high school reunion. “There are definitely moments that you go, ‘What was I thinking?’ Or...
View ArticleRestitution claims foggy in Backpage case
PHOENIX (CN) — A federal judge says she doesn’t have enough facts to grant restitution to 12 women who were sex trafficked as minors on the classified advertising website Backpage.com between 2014 and...
View ArticleNew York ethics commission pushes for overturning Cuomo’s challenge...
ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) — Appealing a civil lawsuit brought by former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government asked the state Court of Appeals to reverse...
View ArticleMan charged with faking death to escape Utah rape charge faces trial
(CN) — A man accused of changing his name, faking his own death and fleeing to Europe to avoid rape charges in the U.S. is heading to trial in Utah after plea deal discussions failed. Nicholas Rossi...
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Wildfire in LA’s Pacific Palisades prompts evacuations
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A wildfire in Los Angeles’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood, driven by extreme winds, rapidly grew to 1,262 acres on Tuesday afternoon, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate...
View ArticleCalifornia DOJ steps away from SFPD oversight role, citing reforms progress
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The California Department of Justice announced Tuesday it is stepping away from its monitoring role over the San Francisco Police Department because the department has achieved...
View ArticleBiden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the...
View ArticleRobbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’
NEW YORK (AP) — It was after one particularly emotional premiere of the new biopic about his life that Robbie Williams resolved he couldn’t be “the crying guy” at every screening. “Better Man,” which...
View ArticleChallenge to California ban on school outing of trans kids survives dismissal...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a class action over new anti-discrimination policies that stop teachers from revealing students’ gender identities without their permission...
View ArticleUS Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing...
View ArticleSchools around the US are weighing responses to possible immigration raids
(AP) — Schools around the country are reviewing what to do if immigration agents come knocking as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office after campaigning on a pledge to deport millions...
View ArticleTwo teenagers will face trial for the murder of actor Johnny Wactor
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Two 18-year-olds will stand trial for the murder of workaday actor Johnny Wactor, after a Superior Court judge found Tuesday there is sufficient evidence that the two committed the...
View ArticleNew research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the...
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