Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over disposal of hazardous waste
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California officials that alleged the retail giant illegally dumped batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste,
Dozens of US lawmakers call for release of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Over 60 Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, urging him to use Washington’s leverage with Pakistan to secure the release of jailed
Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has vacated a 14-year sentence for suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against former President Donald Trump and was later convicted of
Apple and Goldman Sachs must pay $89 million for mishandling Apple Card transactions, CFPB orders
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal regulator on Wednesday ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving consumers and mishandled transaction disputes of Apple Card customers. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau orders
Michael Avenatti may spend less time in prison after appeals court decision
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti, the disgraced celebrity lawyer who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels, will have his 14-year prison term for defrauding four other clients recalculated, following a federal appeals court decision on Wednesday
What to know about E. coli and the McDonald’s outbreak
A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, older people or those with weakened
Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed in a Wyoming vehicle strike
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been killed in a vehicle strike, authorities said Wednesday. Officials said the female grizzly known as No. 399
More than 1,600 voters have registration revoked under Virginia program targeting noncitizens
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — More than 1,600 Virginians have had their voter registrations canceled since August under a state program that the Justice Department and advocacy groups contend is illegal. The scope of the removals was revealed
Flyaway metal from Missouri Democratic Senate candidate’s rifle grazes reporter at campaign event
A Missouri reporter was injured slightly Tuesday when a rifle fired by a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate during a campaign event caused metal fragments to hit the journalist in the arm. The KSHB-TV reporter was hit in
Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
ATLANTA (AP) — Voting machines reversing votes. More voters registered than people eligible. Large numbers of noncitizens voting. With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence in conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting is forcing
