Mackinac Island ferries face headwinds at Sixth Circuit
CINCINNATI (CN) — The Sixth Circuit must determine whether two Michigan ferry operators owned by the same parent company satisfy the definition of “competition” under their franchise agreements with the city, following arguments Thursday at the appeals...
Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on attempted kidnapping and battery charges
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis remained in a Miami jail on Thursday following his arrest on charges of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery, court records showed. A fugitive task force took Davis into custody on...
EU judges refuse to sing swan song for Italy’s short-term opera contracts
(CN) — Short-term contracts can stay at iconic institutions like Milan’s La Scala opera house, Europe’s top judges said Thursday, but only if the system does not leave workers exposed when it is abused. In its ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union...
Why can’t Alzheimer’s patients remember? Scientists may have found the answer
(CN) — When we rest after exploring a new place, our brains are hard at work. Neurons fire in rapid sequences, replaying our journey like a mental recording. Scientists believe this process is essential for turning experiences into lasting memories. But in Alzheimer’s...
Border czar signals federal surge could ease if Minnesota grants ICE jail access
MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — White House border czar Tom Homan indicated on Thursday there are plans to potentially draw down the scale of the ongoing federal enforcement surge in the Twin Cities. Homan suggested in a news conference that gaining federal access to state jails...
State AGs back Minnesota, facing ‘ransom’ demands by Bondi
MANHATTAN (CN) — A coalition of Democratic attorneys general on Thursday penned a scathing letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, whom they accused of trying to strong-arm Minnesota leaders amid rising tensions with federal immigration agents in “Operation Metro...
ICE raids spark French debate, outrage — and some calls to copy US tactics
PARIS (CN) — ICE has forcefully broken into the French political discourse. The recent killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis have sparked widespread debate across the spectrum. The left is using tactics by the U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Yasiel Puig lost over $1.5 million in bets with unlicensed bookie, IRS agent testifies
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Former MLB slugger Yasiel Puig lost more than $1.5 million in sports bets he placed with an illegal bookmaker in Southern California over no more than five months in 2019, a criminal investigator with the Internal Revenue Service testified...
Colorado lays out case against public defender fired after dropping clients
DENVER (CN) — A public defender’s former colleague testified Wednesday before a Denver judge that she thought he dropped cases in hopes of initiating litigation to challenge a law he didn’t like. “He indicated to me he planned to do it and would do it,” recalled Megan...