More landowners reach settlement in Solano County planned community lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The organization planning a sustainable community in Northern California has reached a settlement with a large group of people in its ongoing lawsuit over land sales. The federal judge overseeing the litigation determined Monday that Flannery...
The Titan’s former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
(AP) — The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic testified Monday that he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier. “’I’m not...
Control of the Murdoch media empire could be at stake in a closed-door hearing in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A probate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death. Murdoch, 93, arrived at court Monday for the hearing. Last year, he moved...
Ninth Circuit won’t bring back antitrust suit against oil companies accused of international price-fixing
(CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday shot down an effort to revive claims that oil companies, with the help of former President Donald Trump, engineered an antitrust conspiracy among Russia, Saudi Arabia and private gas companies to fix gas prices. The three-judge...
A pipeline explosion sends a towering pillar of flame over Houston’s suburbs
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — A massive pipeline fire sent a pillar of flame towering over some Houston suburbs on Monday as first responders evacuated a surrounding neighborhood and tried to keep more nearby homes from catching on fire. The blaze involving a 20-inch...
California special session gears up with focus on oil and gas prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A handful of California Republicans have filed bills in anticipation of a special legislative session set for October, though they have an uphill battle to pass them in a Legislature dominated by Democrats. Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 31...
Springfield, Ohio, cancels cultural festival after furor over Haitians
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity on Monday in response to days of violent threats that have closed schools and government offices. The governor,...
Oregon tribe challenges offshore wind facility
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DC Circuit skeptical of TikTok’s First Amendment effort to stave off looming ban
WASHINGTON (CN) — Social media giant TikTok argued before a D.C. appeals panel on Monday that the federal government’s effort to ban the app — or force its divestiture from its Chinese parent company — would amount to an “unprecedented” attack on the First...