Venue debate sends Title IX dispute over transgender restroom policies to Fourth Circuit
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) —The Fourth Circuit heard from two northern Virginia school divisions on Thursday that dispute the U.S. Department of Education’s attempts to force the divisions to adopt noninclusive restroom policies. Under Title IX, the federal government...
Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court
GENEVA (AP) — A gymnastics medal disputed by the United States and Romania at the 2024 Paris Olympics is heading for a fresh legal review in a Swiss court. Switzerland’s supreme court said on Thursday its judges sent the “highly exceptional circumstances” of the...
Jury finds ex-Google engineer guilty of stealing AI trade secrets for Chinese companies
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding stole proprietary information on Google’s artificial intelligence technology and secretly transferred it to tech companies in China, a 12-person jury found Thursday. Ding was accused of stealing trade...
Spain court rejects father’s bid to stop daughter’s euthanasia
BARCELONA (AFP) — An unprecedented legal saga in Spain pitting a father against his young paraplegic daughter’s euthanasia bid moved closer to a resolution on Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected his latest appeal. Spain is one of few countries to legalize...
A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in...
EU eyes migration clampdown with push on deportations, visas
BRUSSELS (AFP) — The European Union on Thursday laid out plans to overhaul its visa system and step up deportations as part of a five-year migration strategy that cements a hardening line on the hot-button issue. Irregular arrivals in the 27-nation bloc were down by...
EU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization, aligning with US
BRUSSELS (CN) — The European Union on Thursday designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, joining the United States in blacklisting the powerful military force alongside al-Qaida and Hamas, following the violent suppression...
Denmark hails ‘very constructive’ meeting with US over Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Thursday he was “more optimistic” after technical talks kicked off with the United States over Greenland. “We have had the very first meeting at senior official level in Washington...
After marathon hearings, world court faces genocide question over Myanmar
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — The courtroom in The Hague fell quiet Thursday as judges at the International Court of Justice concluded months of arguments over Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya, sending the case out of the spotlight and into a long period of...