Randell Heath isn’t sure how hackers got into his company’s website — all he knows is a supplier called, saying the site had become an online store selling Viagra and Cialis. The problem might have been at the company that ...
Read More »Jury rules in favor of St. Louis archdiocese, priest
An eastern Missouri jury has sided with a Roman Catholic priest and the Archdiocese of St. Louis in a lawsuit over alleged molestation. The Lincoln County jury ruled Thursday in favor of the Rev. Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang and rejected ...
Read More »Judge blocks execution of 1 of 8 Arkansas inmates
A judge on Thursday blocked the execution of one of the eight inmates Arkansas was planning to put to death this month, but said at least five of them could go forward even though he found that the state broke ...
Read More »Senate GOP ‘goes nuclear,’ clearing way for Trump court pick
Republicans invoked the “nuclear option” in the Senate Thursday, unilaterally rewriting the chamber’s rules to allow President Donald Trump’s nominee to ascend to the Supreme Court. Furious Democrats objected until the end, but their efforts to block Judge Neil Gorsuch ...
Read More »We the pupils: More states teach founding US documents
Should U.S. high school students know at least as much about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Federalist papers as immigrants passing an American citizenship test? In a growing number of school systems, having such a basic knowledge ...
Read More »Dems in Trump states pressured from both sides on court pick
It’s a rare and momentous decision — one by one, seated at desks centuries old, senators will stand and cast their votes for a Supreme Court nominee. It’s a difficult political call in the modern era, especially for the 10 ...
Read More »Average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.10 percent
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for a third straight week, approaching their low points for the year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year fixed-rate home loans declined to 4.10 percent from 4.14 percent last ...
Read More »Agreement bars ad firm from targeting women entering clinics
A settlement with a digital advertising company bars the firm from using a technology called geofencing to direct anti-abortion messages toward women entering reproductive health facilities in Massachusetts, the state attorney general said Tuesday. The agreement was reached after Attorney ...
Read More »Federal overhauls of police departments bring mixed results
Seattle police, considered by some to use force too fast and too often, reached an agreement with the federal government that gave all officers training on how to better handle people suffering from mental illness and substance abuse. Residents’ attitudes ...
Read More »Gay rights organizations hail court ruling as ‘game changer’
Companies cannot discriminate against LGBT employees in the workplace because of their sexual orientation, a federal appeals court said, in a ruling that a gay rights group called a “game changer.” The 8-to-3 decision Tuesday by the full 7th U.S. ...
Read More »Report: Car insurance rates much higher in minority areas
A new report suggests that people living in urban minority neighborhoods could be paying as much as 30 percent more for car insurance, but an industry group says the report’s findings are flawed. Nonprofit investigative news organization ProPublica and Consumer ...
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