Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
(AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. joins a growing list of companies that are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Like others before it, the...
View ArticleNew Orleans attacker fired at police before they shot and killed him, bodycam...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage on New Year’s Day in New Orleans fired at police from inside his vehicle before officers fatally...
View ArticleSchool restraint docs exempt
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A school district in Vermont is not required to release documents pertaining to the use of student restraint and seclusion in its schools, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled, overturning...
View ArticleLA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earlier this week, as hurricane-strength winds blew through bone-dry hillside subdivisions, Los Angeles saw its worst nightmare realized as long-predicted firestorms engulfed wide...
View ArticleFor Elton John, ‘Never Too Late’ isn’t just a documentary and song — it is a...
NEW YORK (AP) — Capturing Sir Elton John’s 50-year career is a herculean task. Good thing his husband, David Furnish, and filmmaker R.J. Cutler were up for the challenge. “Elton John: Never Too Late,”...
View ArticleNavy veteran cleared of conspiracy charges in high-profile Jan. 6 case is...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired Navy intelligence officer who was cleared of the most serious charges in his U.S. Capitol attack trial alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes avoided additional time...
View ArticleCity retaliated against council member
EUGENE, Ore. — The city of Corvallis retaliated against one of its city council members after she spoke out at a public meeting about the lack of support for the city’s climate action board, over which...
View ArticlePhoenix officers in First Amendment trial try to show wrongfully arrested...
PHOENIX (CN) — Two men suing the city of Phoenix for wrongful arrest were questioned Friday in their First Amendment retaliation trial on police officers’ narrative that they behaved aggressively when...
View ArticleProtections for PrEP get Supreme Court review
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether health insurance companies must cover preexposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, under the Affordable Care Act. Under the law, private...
View ArticleExpert witnesses back up security consultant’s claims in CNN defamation case
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (CN) — At the end of the first week of trial, attorneys for security consultant Zachary Young called upon a retired major general, accountant and clinical psychologist to bolster his...
View ArticleJudge rejects environmental groups’ claims challenging lithium extraction in...
EL CENTRO, Calif. (CN) — Imperial County’s plans to allow companies to mine lithium from the drying Salton Sea do not violate California’s environmental quality rules despite the concerns of local...
View ArticleJury takes over in Phoenix PD First Amendment trial
PHOENIX (CN) — A jury of eight will soon decide whether Phoenix police officers violated the First Amendment rights of two people they arrested at a 2019 protest. In his closing argument, the...
View ArticleSan Francisco may not escape emissions suit challenging generators provided...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A panel of Ninth Circuit judges heard oral arguments on Tuesday over emissions-related claims that the city of San Francisco unlawfully installed generators for homeless people in...
View ArticleLA holds its breath, waiting for the winds to pass, while officials prep for...
LOS ANGELES (CN) — LA appears to finally be catching a break. Thus far, the fabled Santa Ana winds have not been as strong as dire warnings had suggested. No new major wildfires have broken out so...
View ArticleFourth Circuit dismisses security broker’s challenge to FINRA’s authority
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Fourth Circuit judges on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s power to punish security brokers. U.S. Circuit Court Judge Robert King, a...
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