Texas lawmakers talk screwworm fight during stakeholder meeting
AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — Federal officials leading the charge against the spread of New World screwworms in Texas met with state lawmakers at the state Capitol Thursday to talk strategies on stopping the parasite’s spread. The meeting before the state’s House...
Berkeley professor seeks expedited release of ICE data
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge questioned Thursday why a law professor needs expedited access to years of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement data as he builds a project tracking immigration and detention trends. University of California, Berkeley law...
Starbucks claims union violates coffeemaker’s trademarks
DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) — Starbucks filed suit in Iowa federal court Thursday claiming its union infringes the global coffee merchant’s trademarks by using them for promotional materials, social media and merchandise bearing the company name and logo imitating the...
Can a far-right outsider win Colombia’s presidency?
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (CN) — Colombia, a country that elected its first leftist president in history four years ago, is likely to turn rightward again Sunday, when voters head to the polls for a critical presidential runoff. But this time, the candidate is far from the...
Washington Supreme Court upholds $35 million penalty against Meta
OLYMPIA, Wash. (CN) — Washington state’s high court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling against Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, leaving the social media giant with a $35 million judgment. Meta Platforms took the case to the state Supreme Court from its...
DOJ sues Philadelphia over ban on masked federal officials, unmarked vehicles
PHILADELPHIA (CN) — The Department of Justice sued the city of Philadelphia and multiple city officials Thursday over a municipal ordinance banning law enforcement at all levels from using face coverings and unmarked vehicles to conceal their identities. Describing...
Palisades Fire suspect insisted there were no fireworks in interview
LOS ANGELES (CN) — The man accused of starting a brush fire in the earlier hours of Jan. 1, 2025, which prosecutors say ended up burning down the Pacific Palisades a week later, repeatedly told investigators there were no fireworks that New Year’s Eve when he...
Wall Street rises, falls, rises again as Fed keeps rates steady
MANHATTAN (CN) — Wall Street posted modest gains as the Iran peace deal came into focus, as the odds of an interest rate hike increased with this week’s Federal Reserve decision. A ceasefire deal announced early in the week resulted in more than a dozen ships passing...
Ahead of midterms, judge allows states to challenge Trump mail voting order
(CN) — A federal judge on Thursday greenlit a lawsuit from Democratic-led states challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order overhauling mail-in voting, which they say is a “completely unlawful” attempt to suppress voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterm...