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Pharmacy rep challenges conviction in $60M kickback scheme

by Christina van Waasbergen | Apr 29, 2025 | Appeals, Business, Criminal, Health

(CN) — A pharmaceutical marketer who was convicted of participating in a $60 million health care fraud scheme told a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel Tuesday that he had done nothing illegal, arguing that he was merely paid to advertise pharmacies to doctors....

Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor

by Associated Press | Apr 29, 2025 | Defense/War, History

WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” were honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. The 6888th Central...

Giant croc-like predators once ruled the Caribbean

by Chloe Baul | Apr 29, 2025 | Science

(CN) — Millions of years ago, the Caribbean wasn’t the peaceful island chain we think of today. It was a hunting ground for giant, land-roaming predators built more like sprinting greyhounds than the crocodiles we know. The discovery, described in a new study...

Mimi Haley denies flirting with Harvey Weinstein in NY rape trial redux

by Erik Uebelacker | Apr 29, 2025 | Criminal, Entertainment, Trials

MANHATTAN (CN) — Miriam “Mimi” Haley on Tuesday bucked claims by defense attorneys that she was “flirty” with Harvey Weinstein throughout their working relationship in 2006, when Haley claims that Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her. Haley, a former TV...

Judge rules Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case belongs in federal, not immigration court

by Nina Pullano | Apr 29, 2025 | Civil Rights, Immigration

(CN) — A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday shored up his determination that he has jurisdiction to decide the fate of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia University graduate facing deportation for advocating against Israel’s ongoing bombing campaign in the Gaza...

Black Mississippi voters score win in battle against redistricting plan

by Gabriel Tynes | Apr 29, 2025 | Civil Rights, Courts, Elections, Law

(CN) — A federal judge in Mississippi largely upheld a Voting Rights Act challenge to DeSoto County’s 2022 redistricting plan Tuesday, finding plaintiffs in the case easily demonstrated key elements of the Gingles test. Rooted in the 1986 Supreme Court case...

As Newsom champions generative AI, California watchdog warns against rushing new tech approval process

by Michael Gennaro | Apr 29, 2025 | Government, Technology

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) —The California Legislative Analyst’s Office released a preliminary assessment Tuesday raising concerns over the Golden State’s proposed overhaul of its technology project approval process, particularly for initiatives involving generative...

Mifepristone challenge

by Brief | Apr 29, 2025 | Briefs, Health, Technology

Read the ruling here.

Judge advances transparency suit against Mississippi River Commission

by Cameron Thompson | Apr 29, 2025 | Government, Media, Regional

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge issued an order on Monday allowing a government transparency lawsuit by a multistate newspaper company against the Mississippi River Commission to continue. Congress created the Mississippi River Commission in 1879 to survey the river...

Noncitizen voting glitch

by Brief | Apr 29, 2025 | Appeals, Briefs, Government

Read the ruling here. Read our coverage of the oral arguments here.

After years of controversy and opposition, Atlanta public safety training center opens

by Megan Butler | Apr 29, 2025 | Civil Rights

ATLANTA (CN) — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for the long-awaited opening of Atlanta’s new public safety training center — a costly project that provoked widespread controversy since its inception on the heels of nationwide calls for police reform....