EU transparency advocate wins backing to shine light on government secrecy
(CN) — A push for more transparency in EU lawmaking got fresh momentum on Wednesday, when Europe’s second-highest court struck down the Council of the European Union’s attempt to keep key asylum-reform papers secret. The EU’s General Court sided with Emilio De...
San Francisco court clerks call off strike after reaching tentative deal
(CN) — San Francisco Superior Court clerks announced Tuesday evening they were calling off planned strike after reaching a tentative agreement with court management, averting a work stoppage that threatened to halt trials and delay hearings across the city’s...
Cameo files trademark lawsuit against OpenAI
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Cameo, a platform that lets users pay for personalized videos from celebrities, sued OpenAI Tuesday, claiming that OpenAI’s new video creation app Sora infringes on its copyright. Cameo claims OpenAI’s new “cameo” service offered on the Sora video...
Deadly Rio raids reignite clash over Brazil’s security powers
RIO DE JANEIRO (CN) — At least 119 people were killed Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police operation on record, targeting members of the state’s most powerful criminal group, the Comando Vermelho. The raids, carried out jointly by civil and military police,...
Ninth Circuit to rehear challenge to National Guard deployment in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — An en banc Ninth Circuit will rehear an appeal over an order blocking National Guard deployment in Portland, according to a late Tuesday order. The decision comes just over a week after a split panel overturned a lower court block of the Trump...
Fourth Circuit says opioid distributors can face public nuisance claims
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday held that drug distributors could be held accountable for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic. The opinion, penned by Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Barbara Keenan, reversed a West Virginia-based federal...
Detective says in trial San Antonio woman was not a threat when shot by officers
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CN) — A San Antonio police detective testified Tuesday that a woman in the midst of a mental health episode wouldn’t have been a danger to three police officers who later fatally shot her — remarks that drew scoffs and laughter from...
NPR argues White House pressured CPB to defund national radio system
WASHINGTON (CN) — A top NPR executive took the stand Tuesday to detail how the Trump administration has sought to punish the media outlet for its coverage by redirecting $36 million intended for the operation of a national radio satellite system to an ill-equipped...
Social media giants ask judge to scroll past youth mental health crisis
LOS ANGELES (CN) — An army of lawyers for Facebook, Google, TikTok and Snapchat crammed into a downtown LA courtroom on Tuesday to ask a judge to dismiss a sprawling legal action accusing the social media giants of generating “an unprecedented mental health crisis”...