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Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:55:44 +0000

The former New York City mayor listed nearly $153 million in existing or potential debts.

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The Constitution’s insurrection clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here is how that is playing out.

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:19:04 +0000

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written to keep former confederates from returning to government office.

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Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:07:29 +0000

The FTC said in a federal court complaint that technology used by Rite Aid for several years led to thousands of incorrect matches, including an incident where Rite Aid store employees stopped and searched an 11-year-old girl.

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Philadelphia news helicopter crashes in New Jersey forest, killing pilot and photographer

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:22:06 +0000

Investigators are examining the wreckage of a TV news helicopter from Philadelphia that crashed in the New Jersey Pinelands, killing the pilot and a photographer on board

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States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:45:27 +0000

At least 15 states, from Alaska to Vermont, have tossed some of their trove of PPE because of expiration, surpluses and a lack of willing takers.

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Judge orders release of over 150 names of people mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 04:29:25 +0000

A federal judge has ordered the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150 people mentioned in a mountain of court documents related to the late-financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying that most of the names were already public and that many had not objected to the release

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NASA streams cat video from deep, deep space

New York Times Service — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:34:42 +0000

Using laser communication, NASA streamed a cat video from almost 20 million miles away, or 40 round trip flights to the moon.

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Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:49:39 +0000

Civil rights organization have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants suspectedly of crossing the border illegally and permit judges to order them to leave the U.S. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Austin

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YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, Ruby Franke, pleads guilty in child abuse case

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:06:40 +0000

Winward Law said in a statement Friday that the abuse occurred while Franke was influenced by a relationship counselor who led her to “a distorted sense of morality.”

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The newest union members are undergrads

New York Times Service — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:09:15 +0000

RAs at Tufts and at other schools said they have helped crime victims go to the police, enforced coronavirus protocols and contended with mental health crises. Their work, they said, did not fit neatly into a shift.

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