A former teen-actress who accuses Bill Cosby of molesting her asked a federal appeals court Friday in Philadelphia to revive her defamation lawsuit against the comedian. Renita Hill, of Pittsburgh, said she was defamed when Cosby, his wife and his ...
Read More »Appeals court reverses ruling for DuPont in overtime lawsuit
A federal appeals court panel has overturned a ruling in favor of the DuPont Co. in a lawsuit filed by employees claiming they were denied overtime pay. The panel ruled late last week that a Pennsylvania judge erred in granting ...
Read More »Lawyer: Families reach deal with timber company in landslide
An attorney says survivors and family members of people who died in a massive 2014 landslide north of Seattle have reached a settlement with a timber company that logged an area above the site of the collapse. The tentative deal ...
Read More »Court: Construction can resume on small stretch of pipeline
A federal appeals court on Sunday opened the door for construction to resume on a small stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline while it considers an appeal by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The ruling removed a temporary injunction ...
Read More »Missouri gubernatorial candidates on workforce issues
Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster and Republican former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens will face off Nov. 8 in Missouri’s gubernatorial election. The Associated Press asked the candidates by phone about several workforce issues. Here’s how they responded: Should Missouri ...
Read More »Amid breach talk, some Yahoo users finding it hard to exit
As Yahoo’s embattled email service suffers through a slew of bad news, some users are finding it hard to leave. Automatic email forwarding was disabled at the beginning of the month, several users told The Associated Press. While those who’ve ...
Read More »As US adds 156K jobs, more seek work and lift unemployment
U.S. employers added a decent 156,000 jobs in September, even while an influx of job seekers lifted the unemployment rate slightly to 5 percent. The rise in people seeking work is an encouraging sign that Americans are more optimistic about ...
Read More »Transgender students sue over Pennsylvania restroom rule
Three transgender seniors at a Pennsylvania high school, including the oldest sibling of teen singing star Jackie Evancho, have sued their school district for making them use restrooms corresponding to their biological sex. The Pine-Richland School District in suburban Pittsburgh ...
Read More »Kagan praises Scalia at law school renaming ceremony
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that the newly renamed Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University celebrates a “remarkable judge and teacher” who will be remembered as one of the greatest justices in history. Speaking at a ...
Read More »Illinois joins state bans on judges routinely shackling kids
The Illinois Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has adopted rule changes banning the automatic shackling of child suspects in state courtrooms, a move that comes in the wake of criticism nationwide that the use of handcuffs, leg irons, belly ...
Read More »USDA: Egg group inappropriately targeted vegan spread
An egg industry group’s discussions about thwarting the sale of an eggless vegan spread were inappropriate, a year-long investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found. The investigation also determined that the American Egg Board, which is responsible for ...
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