Sued earlier this year by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for alleged copyright and trademark infringement, the creator of the long-running “Mormon Stories” podcast that helped expose child sex abuse and cover-ups in a Chicago-area congregation is …
Podcaster in legal battle with Latter-day Saints says church has no legitimate claim over the word ‘Mormon’ Read MoreBy Keith Naughton | Bloomberg Ford Motor Co. is bringing back what it calls “gray beard” engineers to help train younger staff and to reprogram the artificial intelligence tools that weren’t getting the job done. Over the last three years, …
Ford AI hiccups push it to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors Read MoreBy ERIC TUCKER Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was gifted concert tickets in Puerto Rico last year as members of the high court continued to accept international teaching gigs and receive royalties for books they have written, according to financial …
Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme Court Read MoreA judge rejected a defense request Monday to lower the bail for a woman charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot involving her ex-husband‘s killing outside his Woodland Hills clinic. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter — who …
No bail for ex-wife charged in Woodland Hills doctor’s murder Read MoreThe Clippers might be involved in a franchise-altering move in the days ahead, but they tended to some pre-free agency bookkeeping on Monday as teams get ready for the opening bell of free agency on Tuesday at 3 p.m. PT. …
Kawhi Leonard trade rumors swirl as Clippers prepare for free agency Read MoreBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics. But the court didn’t define to what extent. …
What the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Cook case means for Federal Reserve independence Read MoreBy JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters including Keanu Reeves had …
Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show Read MoreBy SARAH RANKIN RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users. State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up …
Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027 Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade …
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, who fostered ties to American right, gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud Read MoreLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during a press conference regarding the Lineage cold storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights in Los Angeles on Monday, June 29, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Los Angeles Mayor Karen …
Mayor Bass secures resources to fuel action plan for mammoth Boyle Heights fire cleanup Read MoreBy GISELA SALOMON MIAMI (AP) — More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according …
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing Read MoreNigel Farage posted the threat on Facebook Nigel Farage is worried about a threat to his life as he claimed he would accept more donations from billionaires despite the controversy threatening to engulf him. In a message to his followers …
Nigel Farage fears graffiti calling for his ‘assassination’ amid £5m questions Read MoreAn explosion has rocked Monaco, injuring three people walking out of a building. The victims are reportedly a Ukrainian couple and their 13-year-old son. The two adults are in critical condition in a Monaco hospital. CCTV allegedly shows a suspect …
Booby trapped backpack explodes injuring Ukrainian family walking in Monaco Read MoreThe move comes after a years-long campaign from mothers of murdered women (Picture: Getty Images) A legal loophole that has meant murderers who kill their partner or ex at home face less time in prison is to be closed in …
Murderers who kill their partner or ex at home could face extra decade in prison Read MoreAfter the Supreme Court ruled Monday against President Trump’s efforts to regulate elections and allowed states to count ballots that arrive after Election Day, Trump complained on social media about “the tremendous loss.” In addition to wanting to stop mail-in …
Bill Cassidy Says Trump “Misled” by Staffer, “Irresponsible” Read MoreRicardo Jiménez, director of public health initiatives for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, has every reason to be quiet. His activism for Puerto Rican independence landed him a 90-year sentence on allegations of seditious conspiracy. He was granted clemency in …
55th annual Chicago Pride Parade marches on despite attacks on community: ‘We might have to Act Up again’ Read MoreMILWAUKEE — ‘‘Tell them you got in a Lyft and the driver said the Mets suck!’’ That’s what greeted me when I touched down last Monday in New York. During the course of the next four days, it turned out …
Cubs win series but have bigger fish to fry than Brewers right now, even as ‘the Central runs through them’ Read MoreMILWAUKEE — Oh, sure. Why shouldn’t the Cubs have loved their chances in the 10th inning Sunday just because the Brewers trailed 4-3 and had the bases loaded with nobody out against emergency call-up Jordan Wicks, he of the 15.63 …
Cubs got the better of the Brewers this time, but over the long haul? It’s a huge task Read MoreMILWAUKEE — The Cubs’ quest for healthy arms has only just begun. The team’s pitching situation is sort of a nightmare at the moment, with an entire rotation and late-inning relief mix on the injured list at the same time. …
Newly added fill-ins impress as Cubs’ pitching hunt figures to extend to all corners of baseball universe Read MoreIt is surely wise to be on guard when preparing for an interview with an organization that perfected fake news decades before fake news was a thing. It is not crazy — is it? — to be suspicious when you …
The Onion relaunches InfoWars, Alex Jones’ right-wing conspiracy website, this week Read More