Feds charge 15 in Minnesota over $90 million in social services fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — The Justice Department announced charges against 15 people in Minnesota Thursday in connection with healthcare fraud schemes reportedly targeting over $90 million in taxpayer dollars. In a press conference full of Trump administration officials,...
New York high court clears kids to appeal custody rulings without parents
MANHATTAN (CN) — The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday found children have the authority to appeal a custody determination in family court even without the support of their parents, resolving a contentious debate that has divided mid-level appellate courts around...
Judge lets California cardrooms keep dealing blackjack
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — California cardrooms facing dire changes to blackjack rules got dealt a good hand Thursday by a San Francisco judge. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Darwin issued a preliminary injunction stopping Golden State officials from enforcing...
World court says workers cannot be denied power to strike
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — From dockworkers to delivery drivers, workers around the world just got a major boost from judges in The Hague, who said international law protects the right to strike. The International Court of Justice said Thursday a landmark postwar...
Chicago judge shoots down special prosecutor to investigate ICE
CHICAGO (CN) — A Chicago judge on Thursday thwarted the initiative to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate possible criminal conduct by federal immigration officers throughout the course of Operation Midway Blitz. Judge Erica Reddick, the presiding judge of the...
New York top appeals court finds alternative short-term foster care program ‘impermissible’
ALBANY, N.Y. (CN) — New York’s highest state court on Thursday reversed a lower appellate court, ruling that the state’s Office of Children and Family Services was not permitted to administratively create the “Host Family Home” program to function as a parallel...
Meta settles bellwether suit over harms of social media to school districts
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta on Thursday became the final social media giant to settle a bellwether case brought by a Kentucky school district seeking to recoup the costs of handling the harms social media causes young people. Breathitt...
Poll puts Lander ahead in congressional race after Mamdani, Sanders nods
(CN) — Polling numbers published Thursday show Brad Lander, a former New York City comptroller who has the endorsement of progressive politicians including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, heartily beating incumbent U.S. Representative Dan...
Spirited Iowa midterm primaries energize both parties
DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) — Iowa has been a reliably red state for the better part of a decade, but competitive primary races have captured the attention of Iowa voters and the nation ahead of the fall general election. A well-financed group of candidates are vying to...