Ex-Twitter exec gets go-ahead for $20 million severance suit against Elon Musk
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge advanced claims from a former chief marketing officer of what was then Twitter that she is owed $20 million in back pay. Leslie Berland, who served as the social media platform’s chief marketing officer for seven years when...
Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend
(AP) — Jurors in the second murder trial of Karen Read heard conflicting evidence Thursday about her relationship with her boyfriend, the Boston police officer she’s accused of killing. Prosecutors say Read backed her SUV into John O’Keefe, 46, in 2022 after...
A carnivorous ‘bone collector’ caterpillar dresses in the remains of its prey
NEW YORK (AP) — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along spiderwebs, feeding on trapped insects and...
Judge blocks Trump from cutting funds to schools with DEI programs
(CN) — A federal judge on Thursday kneecapped the Trump administration’s efforts to pull government funding from K-12 public schools with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by ruling that those efforts amount to “textbook viewpoint discrimination,”...
Trump proof-of-citizenship rule for voters blocked
WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily iced an executive order from the Donald Trump administration to require people registering to vote in U.S. elections to provide proof of citizenship. But while the judge cast doubt on the White House’s ability...
Fight over developer damage to Georgia wetlands returns to 11th Circuit
ATLANTA (CN) — Attorneys for two Georgia environmental groups asked the 11th Circuit on Thursday to once again overturn a federal judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit pursuing Clean Water Act violations against a real estate developer they say landscaped over a wetland...
Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotation
JIUQUAN, China (AP) — A spaceship carrying three astronauts docked Thursday with China’s space station in the latest crew rotation, marking a further step in the country’s ambitions for a crewed mission to the moon and explore Mars. The Shenzhou 20 spaceship...
India PM vows to pursue Kashmir attackers to ‘ends of the Earth’
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures on Thursday after New Delhi blamed its regional rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to pursue...
Election officials from across the US meet to consider Trump’s order overhauling election operations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks major changes to how elections are run, the first time those in charge of the...