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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal judge blocked the Biden administration from expelling migrant families with children apprehended at the US-Mexico border under a public health order, according to a Thursday ruling, marking a major defeat for the administration. In a long-awaited ruling, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the District of Columbia District Court acknowledged that
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By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. government must stop using a Trump-era public health order to quickly expel migrants with children who are apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan gave the government two weeks to halt a practice that opponents say
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest county announces $2.6 million in free legal help to tenants who were unable to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Maricopa County said this week it will draw on its fiscal recovery fund to pay nonprofit Community Legal Services for 12 attorneys and six paralegals to help renters in the
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dean and Nicolo Ruotolo, CNN The Italian government has approved a decree making it mandatory for all public and private sector workers to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza told a news conference on Thursday. The rule was decided at a cabinet
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN, KGO By Sarah Dean and Nicolo Ruotolo, CNN The Italian government has approved a decree making it mandatory for all public and private sector workers to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza told a news conference on Thursday. The rule was decided
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The United States should not accept Afghan refugees, including translators and others who helped the American military during the 20-year war, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Lamon said, staking out a hardline stance against a group of immigrants that has had widespread support from both parties.
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The United States should not accept Afghan refugees, including translators and others who helped the American military during the 20-year war, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Lamon said, staking out a hardline stance against a group of immigrants that has had widespread support from both parties.
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California Supreme Court justice is leaving after next month to head an international think tank. The announcement Thursday gives Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom his second appointment to the high court. Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar will become the new president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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The Associated Press Stocks couldn’t hold on to a brief afternoon gain and wound up ending mostly lower Thursday. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each fell. The tech-heavy Nasdaq managed to eke out a small gain. More stocks fell than rose in the S&P 500, and most of the index’s sectors
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Timken, Newmont fall, Gap, Lennar rise.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The feds have seized two shipments of dozens of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Pittsburgh. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized the second of two shipments on Sept. 7. The two international mail parcels from China contained a combined 70 cards.
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — In his short time in the NFL, Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones says Damien Harris has been one of the first guys to pick him up when he senses his former Alabama teammate has struggled. This week, the roles have been reversed after Harris’ costly
Continue Reading MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — The father of a 7-year-old Michigan girl whose hair was cut by a teacher without her parents’ permission has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school district, a librarian and a teacher’s assistant. MLive.com reports that the lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Grand Rapids against Mount
Continue ReadingBy CBS 2 Chicago Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO IL (WBBM) — Lawyers for a Chicago woman who was restrained by a police officer last month while walking her dog on North Avenue beach say they still haven’t received the name of the officer, a copy of the police report, or
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts regulators are fining MassMutual $4 million and ordering it to overhaul its social-media policies after accusing the company of failing to supervise an employee whose online cheerleading of GameStop’s stock helped launch the frenzy that shook Wall Street earlier this year. The settlement announced Thursday by Secretary
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts regulators are fining MassMutual $4 million and ordering it to overhaul its social-media policies after accusing the company of failing to supervise an employee whose online cheerleading of GameStop’s stock helped launch the frenzy that shook Wall Street earlier this year. The settlement announced Thursday by Secretary
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Parra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — It happened in the blink of an eye. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reported, diners dove for cover when they were targeted by someone with a paintball gun in Wicker Park this week. The victims thought they were being shot with
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The White House has informed governors about the number of Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled in their states in coming weeks, an administration official told CNN Thursday. Former Delaware governor Jack Markell and former FEMA acting head Bob Fenton, who are overseeing the resettlement efforts, Homeland Security Secretary
Continue ReadingCNN, TARANOM SEYEDI, SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO, OBTAINED BY CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The White House has informed governors about the number of Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled in their states in coming weeks, an administration official told CNN Thursday. Former Delaware governor Jack Markell and former FEMA acting head Bob Fenton,
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian workers in both the public and private sectors must display a health pass to access their workplaces from Oct. 15 under a decree adopted Thursday by Premier Mario Draghi’s broad-based coalition government. The measures are the first by a major European economy requiring proof of vaccination,
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