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Judge orders mental health assessment for man accused of killing 11 at Vancouver festival
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian judge on Friday ordered a man accused of ramming his sport utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, to receive a mental health assessment to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. A publicity ban prevents the publication of why Judge Reginal
Biden-appointed judge blocks deportation of Boulder attack suspect’s family despite visa violations
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In an emergency ruling, a Biden administration-appointed federal judge in Colorado halted the deportation of the wife and five children of Mohamed Soliman, the Egyptian national under federal investigation for the Boulder firebombing attack. The temporary restraining order (TRO), issued by U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher
Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial
Meta has filed a motion for judgment on the antitrust case it’s currently fighting in court. The motion argues that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has failed to produce any evidence that Meta unlawfully monopolized part of the social networking market, something the government argues it did through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp...
How a bankruptcy judge can stop a genetic privacy disaster
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A tech company accumulates a ton of user data, hoping to figure out a business model later. That business model never arrives, the company goes under, and the data is in the wind. The latest version of that story emerged on March 24, when the onetime genetic
Judge starts contempt of court process over US immigration moves
A federal judge in Washington found Wednesday there was probable cause the Trump administration engaged in criminal contempt of court for refusing to comply with his order stopping the deportation of migrants under a centuries-old wartime law. Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an opinion criticizes
US judge limits Muskâs DOGE access to social security data
A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday, April 18, to limit access to Americans' Social Security data for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) following concerns raised by unions about the billionaire's broad powers. The ruling by District Judge Ellen Hollander prohibits DOGE staff from accessing personal data, such as Social Security numbers, medical histories
Judge won’t block Musk, DOGE from federal data, layoffs
WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk's authority but said there isn't evidence of the kind of grave legal harm that
B.C. judge orders WestJet to stop telling unhappy passengers the sky’s not the limit on delay claims
British Columbia A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered WestJet to stop telling passengers there's a limit to how much they can claim for expenses incurred by flight delays and cancellations. The injunction was issued Friday ahead of a trial next year over allegations of deceptive business practices. Judge says airline already changed website language
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Thousands are still without power in Gary, Ind., nearly two weeks after storms
Thousands are still without power in Gary, Ind., nearly two weeks after storms NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kaitlin Washburn, reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times, about the ongoing power outages in northwest Indiana and how they're affecting residents' lives. National August 24, 2026 6:16 PM ET Indiana Power Outages Download Embed NPR's Ailsa Chang talks
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For many homeowners, fall is packed with a near-endless to-do list. To start with, there are routine maintenance tasks, such as clearing leaves from your roof, gutters, and yard. Next, you'll need to decide whether to throw them out or turn them into mulch. Apart
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3 nostalgic Paramount+ movies to check out this week (August 24-30)
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Darline Graham Goes All In on Election Denialism
Darline Graham’s latest bid to solidify Donald Trump’s support involves a fraught empty gesture. The 62-year-old younger sister and current occupant of the late Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate seat dodged questions on Monday as to whether she would have certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, as her brother had six years prior.
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Trump’s super PAC drops over $800K on Graham in South Carolina
President Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. spent over $827,000 to support Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) ahead of the state’s Republican Senate primary runoff on Tuesday, marking the group’s most significant spending in months. The filing with the Federal Election Commission, which was made public on Monday...