Florida House votes to loosen child labor laws a year after tougher immigrant employment law enacted
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A year after Florida enacted a new law to making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants in the country illegally, the House passed a bill Thursday to let 16- and 17-year-olds
Keller Williams agrees to pay $70 million to settle real estate agent commission lawsuits nationwide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages has agreed to pay $70 million as part of a proposed settlement to resolve more than a dozen lawsuits across the country over agent commissions.
KEYWORD NOTICE – US founder of Haiti orphanage who is accused of sexual abuse will remain behind bars for now
DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of forcing four boys who lived in the institution to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago will remain behind bars for
Georgia could require cash bail for 30 more crimes, including many misdemeanors
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia, once a self-proclaimed leader in criminal justice reform, is sliding a little further toward its old lock-’em-up ways. State senators voted 30-17 on Thursday to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes, including
Michigan school shooter’s mom says she was not responsible for guns
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The mother of a Michigan boy who shot and killed four high-school classmates in 2021 testified in her own defense on Thursday, saying she was not responsible for buying or storing the
The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will hold a crucial test vote next week on legislation that would pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, leaders pressing ahead despite
Federal investigators examining collapsed Boise airplane hangar that killed 3
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal investigators were working Thursday to try to determine what caused a steel airplane hangar that was under construction in Idaho to collapse the previous evening, killing three people and leaving several others
After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills
SEATTLE (AP) — Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it’s erasing $137 million more in outstanding debt for tens of thousands of others
She hoped to sing for a rap icon. Instead, she was there the night Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay died
NEW YORK (AP) — She was a teenaged aspiring R&B singer and rapper who had gotten an appointment at Jam Master Jay’s recording studio. But just minutes after Yarrah Concepcion met the Run-DMC star, he was shot
What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Republicans cheer on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Florida Gov. Ron
