A White House pledge to veto proposed changes to federal fishing laws has divided fishermen over whether the rule changes should be saved or scrapped. U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) has proposed a bill to change the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation ...
Read More »Justices rule for Muslim denied job over headscarf
The Supreme Court ruled Monday for a Muslim woman who did not get hired after she showed up to a job interview with clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch wearing a black headscarf. The justices said that employers generally have to accommodate ...
Read More »Kansas City pursuing grants to whittle down rape kit backlog
The Kansas City Police Department is trying to obtain grant money in order to reduce a backlog of 1,324 untested rape kits, but say nearly half belong to victims who aren’t ready to pursue charges. The cost of DNA analysis ...
Read More »Economy shrank in winter but springing back
The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.7 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, depressed by a severe winter and a widening trade deficit. The government’s revision for last quarter was weaker than its initial estimate ...
Read More »Hastert indictment offers few clues about ‘misconduct’
A newly unveiled indictment against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert accuses the Republican of agreeing to pay $3.5 million in hush money to keep a person from the town where he was a longtime schoolteacher silent about “prior misconduct.” ...
Read More »Protesters occupying church for 11 years get court relief
Parishioners occupying a Roman Catholic church south of Boston for nearly 11 years have gotten a reprieve from a court-ordered deadline to leave by Friday. A state judge earlier this month ordered the defiant members of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini ...
Read More »Will new focus on rape kit tests put thousands behind bars?
The evidence piled up for years, abandoned in police property rooms, warehouses and crime labs. Now, thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who’ve long remained free may finally face justice. A dramatic shift ...
Read More »Uber, Lyft push back against proposed NYC regulations
Representatives of Uber and Lyft warned Thursday that a New York City effort to regulate app-based ride-hailing services will stall innovation and threaten competition. The regulations “will be crushing to our thousands of drivers,” Michael Allegretti, New York head of ...
Read More »Missouri group to examine human trafficking policies
Advocates for human trafficking survivors, law enforcement, state officials and lawmakers will be meeting over the next 18 months to evaluate Missouri’s policies to combat human trafficking. Deborah Hume is a founding member of the Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking ...
Read More »FIFA probe shines light on sports marketing firms
The U.S. Justice Department’s targeting of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, has put a spotlight on the powerful role that marketing firms play in the global sports arena. Such firms act like talent agencies: They work with athletes, teams and ...
Read More »Courts give Florida company sovereign immunity
A private corporation that runs the University of Central Florida’s athletic program won’t have to pay $10 million to the family of a football player who died during practice, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court ruled the University ...
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