Colorado judge tours prison at heart of inmate slavery claims
DENVER (CN) — A Denver judge will decide whether the Colorado Department of Correction’s inmate work requirements violate the state constitution’s ban on slavery and involuntary servitude following a two-week bench trial that ended Thursday. “Slavery and involuntary...
Lufthansa Covid aid faces rough landing after EU adviser opinion
(CN) — Lufthansa’s multibillion-euro Covid bailout is back under fire after an adviser to Europe’s top court said Thursday that Brussels broke its own rulebook when signing off the deal. Advocate General Andrea Biondi called on the judges to stick with last year’s...
Trump EPA faces more lawsuits over axed $7 billion solar program
PHOENIX (CN) — Leading a coalition of states and clean energy grant recipients, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes lodged her second lawsuit against the federal government in just two days, accusing the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally ending a $7 billion...
NYC judge stops Trump cuts to anti-terrorism funding
MANHATTAN (CN) — Thwarting the Trump administration’s attempt to slash nearly $34 million in anti-terrorism funds for New York City, a federal judge on Thursday ordered the federal government to “promptly disburse” the grant aimed at the city’s Metropolitan...
Colleges are fighting to prove their return on investment
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college — or whether to go at all — has become a complex calculation of costs and benefits that often revolves around a single question: Is the degree worth its price? Public...
Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire following days of fighting that killed dozens in both...
MI5 chief says China is a security threat to UK as officials trade blame over spy case collapse
LONDON (AP) — China poses a daily threat to Britain’s security, the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency said Thursday, remarks that step up pressure on authorities to explain why the prosecution of two men charged with spying for...
Greece lawmakers back plan to allow 13-hour workday
ATHENS (AFP) — Greece’s Parliament on Thursday approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections from trade unions and opposition parties. Unions have staged two general strikes against the reform this month — the...
EU lawmakers propose social media ban for under-16s
BRUSSELS (AFP) — European lawmakers on Thursday called for stricter rules to protect minors online, including a bloc-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media and AI companions without parental consent. In a report adopted by the European Parliament’s...