Body of an Israeli hostage is found in Gaza, possibly alongside his son’s...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said Wednesday, and the army was determining if another set of...
View ArticleCracks appear between Mike Madigan and co-defendant Mike McClain in federal...
CHICAGO (CN) — Ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan continued testifying in his own federal corruption trial on bribery and racketeering charges on Wednesday, making a few remarks that seemed to pin...
View ArticleCollege tuition has fallen significantly at many schools
BOSTON (AP) — The cost of college keeps spiraling ever higher, right? Not necessarily. New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in...
View Article‘Wicked’ tops SAG Awards nominations as many big names are snubbed
(AP) — “Wicked” topped nominations to the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, landing a leading five nominations including best ensemble, and individual nods for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande...
View ArticleMatch sanctioned in FTC action
DALLAS — A federal judge in Texas sanctioned dating website operator Match Group for failing to timely produce relevant emails to the Federal Trade Commission in litigation accusing the company of...
View ArticleA second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has...
View ArticleMan contests arrest by Phoenix police in First Amendment trial
PHOENIX (CN) — A man accusing the Phoenix Police Department of First Amendment retaliation testified in federal court Wednesday in the second day of trial, insisting he broke no laws before he was...
View ArticleTrans student prevails
INDIANAPOLIS — A school district in Indiana must continue to allow a transgender student to use the boys’ restroom as part of a permanent injunction issued by a federal judge in the student’s case...
View ArticleExperts: Trump’s unconventional nominees spell major shift for regulatory...
WASHINGTON (CN) — During the 2024 election, then-candidate Donald Trump campaigned on radically reshaping the federal government, changes he has already set in motion with his unconventional nominees...
View ArticleNYPD union asks state appeals court to exempt police officers’ old...
MANHATTAN (CN) — New York City’s largest police union urged the state’s highest court on Thursday to not apply George Floyd-era reforms requiring that police departments disclose open and...
View ArticleJimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring...
View ArticleWisconsin woman who claimed Slenderman told her to kill best friend granted...
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CN) — A young woman who was institutionalized at 12 years old for a bloody and headline-grabbing attack on her friend was granted conditional release on Thursday. Morgan Geyser, 22,...
View ArticleSupreme Court won’t block Trump sentencing in New York hush money case
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump can’t use the presidency to derail a sentencing hearing for felony counts related to a hush-money scheme. The...
View ArticleBiden administration Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students struck down
COVINGTON, Ky. (CN) — The Biden administration exceeded its authority when it expanded the scope of Title IX to include protections for LGBTQ+ students, a federal judge in Kentucky ruled Thursday. The...
View ArticleElectric vehicles and AI automation the stars at massive tech showcase CES
LAS VEGAS (CN) — While flying cars aren’t yet the reality at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, celebrating the future of technology means that electric vehicles and artificial intelligence are the...
View Article11th Circuit rejects Trump effort to block special counsel report on federal...
WASHINGTON (CN) — An 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday against an effort by President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in his classified documents case cannot block Attorney...
View ArticleReward or trick?
SEATTLE — Amazon and Audible can’t dodge a putative class action brought by a Prime member who says that, unbeknownst to her, she was auto-enrolled in a free-trial – which converted into a paid...
View ArticleHospice call center eavesdropping
SACRAMENTO — A federal judge in California refused to dismiss a putative class action accusing hospice provider Vitas Healthcare of allowing a third-party software developer to record calls between...
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Closing Arguments is a weekly roundup of stories from courthouses across the U.S. and the world. Get the latest trial updates, find out which cases we’re tracking and listen to new episodes of our...
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