A service dog named Alfred sparked a Lyft settlement in Minnesota with nationwide reach
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The ride-sharing company Lyft will ensure the rights of blind and other disabled passengers across the country to travel with their service animals under a settlement announced in Minnesota on Wednesday. College
Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world’s wealthiest men. Richard Kahn,
States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data
BOSTON (AP) — A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren’t considering race in admissions. President Donald
Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The head priest and dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh is facing charges after being accused of stealing more than $1,000 in baseball cards from a Walmart. The Very Rev. Aidan Smith
Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to rollback its civil rights code last year. The
Photos show tornado damage after powerful storms hit Illinois and Indiana
Powerful storms swept across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, spawning multiple tornadoes and causing widespread damage. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador will launch a major offensive against criminal organizations in three western provinces this weekend with logistical support from the United States, the interior minister said Wednesday. Speaking to a local radio station,
US court rejects Trump bid to reverse New York tunnel funding ruling
March 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration bid to reverse an order that requires it to make payments to the authority overseeing the $16 billion New York Hudson Tunnel. A
Leavenworth, Kansas, relents and will allow a private prison to reopen and house immigrants
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a
South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa has been summoned to explain his criticism, the country’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues over foreign policy that the Trump administration describes as