Watchdog group sues USDA over food safety records related to Ohio train disaster
By Renee Hickman April 17 (Reuters) – A whistleblower organization filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, alleging that the government agency improperly withheld records about food supply contamination by toxic chemicals
Former Wisconsin man sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for illegal campaign contributions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former Wisconsin man to 20 months in prison for funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into domestic political campaigns after moving to another country and renouncing his
1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Travelers on an East Tennessee interstate were forced to brake for workers — and drones, perhaps even a queen — when a truck carrying about 1 million bees crashed Friday. The swarm shut
Judge declines to dismiss case in 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, setting up 3rd trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz is on track for a third trial, after a judge declined Friday to dismiss charges against the onetime New York shop clerk
Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting
PHOENIX (AP) — The top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will get more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the local board that shares
White House chief of staff to meet with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to sound out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the artificial intelligence company’s new Mythos model, which has attracted attention from the federal government for how it
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking detailed information about Rhode Island voters
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit demanding detailed voter data from Rhode Island, a decision that follows similar rulings in a handful of other states. U.S. District Court Judge
Trump’s lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president’s $10B lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax information
Ex-NYPD sergeant freed from jail while he appeals his conviction for deadly cooler throw
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police sergeant can stay out of jail while he appeals his manslaughter conviction for tossing a picnic cooler at a fleeing suspect who then crashed his motorized scooter
Prosecutors say makeup, wigs helped former Alabama tackle impersonate NFL players in $20M fraud
ATLANTA (AP) — In early 2024, a former defensive tackle at the University of Alabama put on makeup and a wig and got on a video call from a swanky suburban Atlanta hotel to finalize a $4