New York City Defends ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy After Report Calls It Unconstitutional June 9, 2023 By Larry Neumeister New York City’s reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk” as part of a new initiative to combat...
Philadelphia Home Care Agency Ordered to Pay $7M in Back Wages, Damages June 9, 2023 A federal court has ordered a Philadelphia home care agency and its owner to pay more than $7 million in...
Insify Raises €10 million Series A Extension Led By Munich Re June 9, 2023 Insify, an insurtech for SMEs, has raised an additional €10 million, bringing its total Series A funding to €25 million....
Connecticut Lawmakers Pass Wrong-Way Driver Bill June 9, 2023 Connecticut lawmakers, still grieving the death of a fellow legislator killed in a wrong-way crash in January, have given final...
Most Nations Aiming for Net-Zero Fail to Meet Targets, Study Shows June 9, 2023 By Akshat Rathi and Laura Millan A new scientific assessment of government commitments to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions found most lack credibility and would put the...
Hawaii’s Active Kilauea Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause June 8, 2023 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular...
Black Workers at California Tesla Factory Allege Rampant Racism, Seek Class-Action Status June 8, 2023 By Janie Har Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the...
How Excess Emissions Ballooned in Texas June 8, 2023 By Naveena Sadasivam, Chad Small, Jessie Blaeser and Clayton Aldern In the early hours of Aug. 22, 2020, Hurricane Laura was still just a tropical storm off the coast of...
Texas Children’s Hospital Faces $15K in Fine for Failing to Protect Employees After Assault by Patient June 8, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas exposed employees...
Michigan Wildfire Fully Contained June 8, 2023 GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles (7.7 square kilometers) amid hot,...