Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin’s actions before Floyd
JR – April 13, 2023
The city of Minneapolis will pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police...
Read MoreAs Earth warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil, plants dry
JR – April 13, 2023
A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind...
Read MoreMontana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
JR – April 13, 2023
Montana moved one step closer to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state.
Read MoreNavy veteran who stormed Capitol gets 3 years on gun charges
JR – April 13, 2023
A former Navy reservist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler has...
Read MoreTech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee
JR – April 13, 2023
Authorities say a tech consultant has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder...
Read MoreEPA awards $177 million to environmental justice groups
JR – April 13, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce Thursday that it’s investing $177 million to create 17 technical assistance centers...
Read MoreBlack chiefs to meet amid debate on benefit of cop diversity
JR – April 13, 2023
Black police chiefs, commissioners, sheriffs and commanders from across the country are set to meet this weekend in Detroit for...
Read MoreFlorida mops up after floods close Fort Lauderdale airport
JR – April 13, 2023
South Florida is keeping a wary eye on a forecast that calls for rain a day after nearly a foot...
Read MoreAsk a real estate pro: Do we owe subcontractor if we already paid contractor in full?
JR – April 13, 2023
A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: We paid our home renovation contractor in full, but now a subcontractor...
Read MoreCourt preserves access to abortion drug, tightens rules
JR – April 13, 2023
A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow...
Read MoreNew India-born World Bank chief: Real change or rebranding?
JR – April 13, 2023
The incoming president of the World Bank was born in India and had his early success in business there.
Read MoreDeath penalty looms over Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial
JR – April 13, 2023
The Pennsylvania man charged with killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue tried for years to avoid a federal jury...
Read MoreStates confront medical debt that’s bankrupting millions
JR – April 12, 2023
Lawmakers in over a dozen states and the U.S. Congress are tackling medical debt, which has become a leading cause...
Read MoreWoman tied to Arizona polygamous leader accused of threats
JR – April 12, 2023
A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of a polygamous sect leader jailed in Arizona faces charges...
Read MoreSeoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea
JR – April 12, 2023
South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast.
Read MoreScientists challenge US wildlife director’s qualifications
JR – April 12, 2023
Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups are pushing for the removal of the head of the U.S. Fish...
Read MoreMilitary hospital chided for shift in Catholic pastoral care
JR – April 12, 2023
The management of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has drawn criticism from a prominent archbishop -- and some members...
Read MoreLawsuit: Guards beat, taunt inmate with, ‘You can’t breathe’
JR – April 12, 2023
An advocacy group for prisoners’ rights has filed a civil rights lawsuit against corrections officers who allegedly ignored requirements that...
Read MoreMichigan researchers find 1914 shipwrecks in Lake Superior
JR – April 12, 2023
Michigan researchers say they have found the wreckage of two ships that disappeared into Lake Superior in 1914 and hope...
Read MoreJudge considers probe of whether Fox News withheld evidence
JR – April 12, 2023
The judge presiding over a defamation case against Fox News says he'll likely order an independent review to determine whether...
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