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PG&E fined $4 million in deaths of 84 people in 2018 fire

Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday was fined $4 million for the deaths of 84 people killed in a nightmarish Northern ...

Who they are: Six DACA recipients rejoice over court ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court has kept alive, for now, the Obama-era program that allows immigrants brought here as children to work ...

The Latest: Oregon deputies accused of pinning child by neck

TOP OF THE HOUR: — Lawsuit: Oregon boy, 12, pinned to ground by deputies with knee to his neck. — Denver officer won't be ...

Judge OKs housing for 7,000 LA homeless living near freeways

A federal judge has approved an agreement in which the city and county of Los Angeles will provide housing for almost 7,000 ...

Billie Eilish gets 3-year restraining order for trespasser

A judge has extended to three years a restraining order taken out by Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at ...

Court: Chicago can preserve old records of police complaints

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Chicago can keep all records of complaints against police officers that are ...

For now, Virginia still can't remove massive Lee statue

A judge on Thursday extended a court order preventing Virginia’s governor from removing a historic statue of Gen. Robert E.

Ex-politician pleads guilty to fraud in adoption scheme

A former elected official in metro Phoenix accused of running an illegal adoption scheme in three states involving women from ...

Rulings help moderate image of conservative Supreme Court

In two major decisions this week on LGBT rights and immigration, the conservative-leaning Supreme Court handed President ...

Ex-governor from northern Mexico pleads guilty in US court

A former northern Mexico governor has pleaded guilty to money laundering in a United States federal court. Former Coahuila ...

Even with ruling, workplace still unequal for LGBTQ workers

Even with this week’s Supreme Court ruling, the workplace will be far from equal for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ...

Plaintiffs drop 1 lawsuit, file another over Lee statue

A group of property owners along Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue dropped one lawsuit and immediately replaced it with ...

Administration seeking to roll back tech company protections

The Justice Department proposed Wednesday that Congress roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms such as ...

Court strikes down Trump rule that drugmakers disclose price

In a major legal setback for President Donald Trump on a high-profile consumer issue, a federal appeals court has ruled that ...

Missouri officer accused of striking man with SUV is charged

A white suburban St. Louis police detective who was captured on video apparently hitting a black suspect with a police SUV ...

France sentences Syrian leader's uncle for money laundering

An uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad was sentenced to four years in prison in France on Wednesday for illegally using ...

Former Bumble Bee CEO gets jail in price fixing conspiracy

A former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods has been sentenced to more than three years in jail for his role in a canned tuna ...

Ex-Audi manager sought by US in diesel case held in Croatia

A former Audi engineering manager sought by the United States in a diesel emissions cheating scandal has been arrested in ...

CIA unit that crafts hacking tools didn't protect itself

A specialized CIA unit that developed sophisticated hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own ...

Trump administration sues to delay release of Bolton book

The Trump administration sued former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday to delay the publication of a book that ...