'A circus': Mississippi Supreme Court Justice decries efforts to keep him in lawsuit
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph says efforts to attach him to a lawsuit challenging a new state law are a “circus” with “no legal precedent in U_S_ history.”
2023-06-15 09:16
Oakland Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Vegas
The Oakland Athletics have cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof
2023-06-15 09:16
Ex-US congressman seeks no prison time at July sentencing for insider trading conviction
Lawyers for former a former Indiana congressman say he should be spared from prison after his insider trading conviction
2023-06-15 08:46
Energy secretary Granholm says she failed to reveal stock holdings; GOP calls for investigation
A senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel is calling for an investigation of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, after she told the committee she mistakenly provided false information about her family’s stock holdings in testimony earlier this year
2023-06-15 07:54
US appeals court rejects bail for Chinese businessman awaiting fraud trial
A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected a bid for bail by a self-exiled Chinese businessman awaiting trial in a $1 billion fraud case
2023-06-15 07:27
Milwaukee bankruptcy avoidance plan clears Wisconsin Senate
The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill designed to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt
2023-06-15 06:50
EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS The European Union should commit to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions by as
2023-06-15 06:21
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92
One of the greatest literary editors in modern times, Robert Gottlieb, has died
2023-06-15 05:53
Oregon jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for fires, plus award that could reach billions
A jury in Oregon says the electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in 2020
2023-06-15 05:27
Alex Jones could face two more defamation trials over school shooting lies
By Dietrich Knauth Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could face two more defamation trials in 2023, under an
2023-06-15 05:24
Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in suit over firing after 2018 arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile arrests of two Black men in 2018 at a Philadelphia location
2023-06-15 05:15
Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern city of Odesa and shelling has destroyed homes in the eastern Donetsk region
2023-06-15 04:57