Outside report calls on UCLA to develop clear plans and policies for major protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies, communication lines and decision-making authority in advance of major protests such as the large student protests against the Israel-Hamas war that
US judge strikes down Biden overtime pay rule
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million more salaried U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay. U.S. District Judge Sean
Trump builds White House staff with Cheung as communications director and Gor as personnel director
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that Steven Cheung will serve as his White House communications director and Sergio Gor will run the personnel office. Both have been advisers to the president-elect since his 2016
Rudy Giuliani has turned over his luxury watches in defamation case, rep says
NEW YORK (AP) — A representative for Rudy Giuliani says the former New York City mayor is relinquishing his cherished watches ahead of a Friday deadline to turn over his assets to two former Georgia election workers
Company announces nearly $712 million project in Kentucky to make batteries used to store energy
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as increasingly important to help secure a reliable
Missouri officers accused of pulling over women, searching phones for nude pictures
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over women and searching their phones to find nude photos. The indictments of former Missouri State Highway
The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader’s assassination
NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil
Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers who stopped execution with last-minute subpoena
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers used the novel maneuver to pause Robert Roberson’s lethal injection at the last minute.
Exclusive-Democratic senators ask Pentagon, US attorney general to probe Musk’s alleged Russia calls
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reports that billionaire Elon Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national-security grounds, two senior Democratic
Amazon, SpaceX will test US labor board’s powers at conservative appeals court
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. labor board whose enforcement powers are being challenged in a series of lawsuits is set to defend itself from attacks by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Amazon.com in a conservative U.S.
