Today: September 21, 2024
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Ohio man charged with lying about role in Rwandan genocide

A Rwandan-born Ohio man was arrested on Thursday on charges he engaged in a three-decade scheme to conceal his involvement in the African nation's 1994 genocide to

Ohio man charged with lying about role in Rwandan genocide
World

US judge allows lawsuit challenging aid to West Bank and Gaza to proceed

A federal judge in Texas has rejected the Biden administration's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a Republican congressman and three others seeking to block U.S. aid to the West

US judge allows lawsuit challenging aid to West Bank and Gaza to proceed
Business|Technology

Massachusetts takes Uber, Lyft to trial over whether drivers are employees

Massachusetts' attorney general took Uber Technologies and Lyft to trial on Monday over allegations that the ride-share companies are misclassifying thousands of

Massachusetts takes Uber, Lyft to trial over whether drivers are employees
Business|Economy|Technology

Massachusetts top court hears challenges to gig worker ballot measures

Massachusetts's highest court on Monday weighed whether ballot proposals that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber Technologies and

Massachusetts top court hears challenges to gig worker ballot measures
Business|Technology

Status of Uber, Lyft gig workers hinges on Massachusetts court fight

Massachusetts has become the latest front in a years-long battle in the United States over whether ride-share drivers for Uber and Lyft should be treated as

Status of Uber, Lyft gig workers hinges on Massachusetts court fight
News|Opinion|Political

Supreme Court's Thomas questions ability of groups to challenge US laws

Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas called on the U.S.

Supreme Court's Thomas questions ability of groups to challenge US laws
Education|Opinion

Massachusetts school allowed to ban student's 'two genders' shirt, court rules

A Massachusetts public middle school did not violate a student's free speech rights under the U.S.

Massachusetts school allowed to ban student's 'two genders' shirt, court rules
Education|News|Political

US judge blocks Biden protections for LGBT students in four states

A federal judge in Louisiana on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing in four states a new rule that protects LGBT students from

US judge blocks Biden protections for LGBT students in four states
News|Opinion|Political

Oklahoma top court rejects case by 'Black Wall Street' race massacre survivors

Oklahoma's highest court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by the last two known living survivors of the Tulsa race massacre in 1921 seeking reparations for the violence and

Oklahoma top court rejects case by 'Black Wall Street' race massacre survivors
News|Political

Texas judge again transfers lawsuit over card late fee rule to Washington

The U.S.

Texas judge again transfers lawsuit over card late fee rule to Washington
News|Political

Biden passes 200th judicial confirmation milestone as election looms

President Joe Biden surpassed a milestone 200th appointment to the federal judiciary on Wednesday as the U.S.

Biden passes 200th judicial confirmation milestone as election looms
Business|Education|News

US lawsuit challenges Southwest Air's free ticket program for Hispanic students

A group founded by a prominent anti-affirmative action activist on Monday sued Southwest Airlines, alleging that a two-decade-old program that awards free round-trip

US lawsuit challenges Southwest Air's free ticket program for Hispanic students
News|Political

US Supreme Court won't hear Maryland school district gender identity case

The U.S.

US Supreme Court won't hear Maryland school district gender identity case
News|Political

US judge blocks Biden-backed rule expanding gun background checks

A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Biden administration from fully implementing a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background

US judge blocks Biden-backed rule expanding gun background checks
Education|News|Technology

US charges two brothers with novel $25 million cryptocurrency heist

Two brothers who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were arrested on Wednesday on U.S. charges that they carried out a cutting-edge scheme to

US charges two brothers with novel $25 million cryptocurrency heist
News

Ex-correctional official sent to US prison for payments from Galleon's Rajaratnam

A former correctional counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison for corruptly accepting tens of thousands of

Ex-correctional official sent to US prison for payments from Galleon's Rajaratnam
Health|News

Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement

Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to resolve claims it helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, becoming the

Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
News|Economy|Political

Exiled Chinese businessman's chief-of-staff pleads guilty in US to fraud

The chief of staff to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring with him to carry out a massive scheme that defrauded thousands of

Exiled Chinese businessman's chief-of-staff pleads guilty in US to fraud
Economy|News

'Bitcoin Jesus' arrested in Spain on US tax evasion charges

An early investor in bitcoins dubbed the "Bitcoin Jesus" has been arrested in Spain on U.S. charges that he evaded paying at least $48 million in taxes, the U.S.

'Bitcoin Jesus' arrested in Spain on US tax evasion charges
Education|News|Political

Republican-led states sue to block Biden protections for transgender students

Nine Republican-led states and several conservative groups on Monday filed lawsuits challenging new Biden administration regulations that bar schools and colleges that

Republican-led states sue to block Biden protections for transgender students
Business|News

Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'

A former McKinsey & Co partner sued the global consulting firm on Friday and accused it of defaming him and making him a "scapegoat" to distract attention from its work

Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'
Education|News|World

Chinese student gets US prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist

A Chinese music student was sentenced on Wednesday to nine months in a U.S. prison for harassing an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in

Chinese student gets US prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist
Business|News|Political

Gun makers urge US Supreme Court to hear appeal in Mexico's lawsuit

U.S. gun manufacturers on Thursday asked the U.S.

Gun makers urge US Supreme Court to hear appeal in Mexico's lawsuit
News

Texas federal court will not adopt policy against 'judge shopping'

A federal court in Texas that has become a favored destination for conservatives suing to block President Joe Biden's agenda has decided not to follow a policy adopted by

Texas federal court will not adopt policy against 'judge shopping'
News

Pennsylvania can discard undated mail-in ballots, US appeals court rules

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to a Pennsylvania rule that allowed the state to discard mail-in ballots that arrive on time but in envelopes with

Pennsylvania can discard undated mail-in ballots, US appeals court rules

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