Pastry artwork pits bakery against town in free speech suit

Where is the line between art, and advertising.
Rail CEO to testify in Ohio Senate about fiery derailment

Norfolk Southern’s CEO is set to testify before an Ohio Senate rail safety panel on Tuesday, more than two months after a fiery train derailment rocked the village of East Palestine.
LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis, hotels for housing

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is recommending the city spend what she called a record $1.3 billion next year to get homeless people into housing.
Judge says Alec Baldwin settlement in fatal shooting sealed

A New Mexico judge is sealing from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in a wrongful death lawsuit involving actor Alec Baldwin.
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.
Investigation continues into man arrested for leaking top secret documents

Attorney General Merrick Garland discussed holding those responsible for war crimes in the wake of Russia’s war on Monday.
No charges for officers in Jayland Walker police shooting

A grand jury has voted not to indict eight Ohio police officers who fired 94 rounds at Jayland Walker after a car and foot chase that ended in the 25-year-old Black man being shot to death last summer.
Why are volunteerism rates uneven? Florida, Wyoming explain

The share of Americans who volunteer their time to help charities build houses, serve food, do environmental cleanup, and much else has been on the decline nationwide but nowhere as sharply as in Florida, where only 16% of residents donate their free hours to local organizations, according to the latest available statistics.
Families displaced from California neighborhood seek $2B

Black and Latino Californians who were displaced from a neighborhood in Palm Springs in the 1960s are seeking $2.3 billion in compensation from the city.
Secret Chinese police station in New York leads to arrests

Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government.
