A lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by a state trooper has been dismissed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop last year, ruling that the trooper’s actions did
Fed governor divesting stock bought by spouse in violation of trading rules
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler, the newest of the U.S. central bank’s seven board members, has run afoul of new ethics rules governing how officials and their families can trade and
Kamala Harris says Trump’s comments on women ‘are offensive to everybody’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women “whether the women like it or not” showed that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s “agency, their authority,
A national campaign to lessen polarization pushes states to ditch partisan primaries
DENVER (AP) — A national campaign is backing ballot measures in six states to end partisan primaries, seeking to turn down the temperature in a polarized country by removing a process that gives the most active members
Trump won’t vote early, though he said he would
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Donald Trump is planning to cast his vote on Election Day despite having previously said he would vote early. In a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade that aired
Iowa election officials sued by 4 naturalized citizens who say their right to vote was harmed
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four voters and a Hispanic civil rights group sued Iowa’s top election official after he directed election workers to challenge the ballots of people who may be naturalized citizens, alleging the state
US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on senior members of the armed wing of a Mexican drug cartel that operates on border territories in and around Chihuahua, Mexico. Five Mexican citizens and two companies
Los Angeles County sues PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over plastic pollution
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Los Angeles County has sued beverage makers PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, accusing them of polluting the most populous U.S. county with plastic bottles and misleading the public about the environmental impact and recyclability
Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its
Prosecutors reject Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ leak claim, demand for accusers’ names
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusation that government agents leaked evidence to undermine his defense against criminal sex trafficking charges and said the music mogul doesn’t deserve a list
