Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on power plant pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical Wednesday as a government lawyer argued that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 11 states while separate
Tennessee company accused of using child labor to clean slaughterhouses
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – A Tennessee company that provides cleaning services for animal slaughterhouses has employed people as young as 13 years old to clean dangerous equipment on overnight shifts in violation of federal law, according
UAW commits $40 million to organizing US auto, battery workers
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Wednesday it was committing $40 million to organizing non-union auto and battery workers in the United States over the next two years. The UAW International Executive Board voted
US man gets prison for Tokyo Olympics doping charge
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Texas man who pleaded guilty to involvement in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs to athletes before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was sentenced on Wednesday to three months in
US Supreme Court may dump Warner Music dispute over copyright damages
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Wednesday they may dismiss a legal fight between a Miami music producer and Warner Music over a song by rapper Flo Rida. Some of the
Georgia drivers could refuse to sign traffic tickets and not be arrested under bill
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are seeking to change state law to say that officers don’t have to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets after a church deacon died in August after initially refusing to
Ghost gun manufacturer agrees to stop sales to Maryland residents
BALTIMORE (AP) — A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore. City leaders sued the company,
Biden is showcasing student loan relief efforts as he campaigns in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting the spotlight on his efforts to cancel billions of dollars in student debt as he ramps up his reelection campaign. Biden, who is in the midst of a
At trial’s start, ex-Honduran president cast as corrupt politician by US but a hero by his lawyer
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was described by a prosecutor Wednesday at the start of his drug trial as a corrupt politician who let his country’s biggest drug traffickers fuel his rise
Alabama lawmakers would define man and woman based on sperm and ova
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are advancing legislation that would strictly define who is considered female and male based on their reproductive systems. Opponents said the move could erode the rights of transgender and intersex people
