SAN ANTONIO — A Texas judge has received a public warning after asking a jury to keep deliberating over a defendant they convicted because God ...
Read More »Holder spending $350,000 to help Wisconsin’s Neubauer
MADISON, Wis. — A group founded by former Democratic U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that it is spending $350,000 to help liberal-backed candidate ...
Read More »Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman’s cake
DENVER — A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stance partially upheld by ...
Read More »Ginsburg’s recovery Rx: plenty of opinions
WASHINGTON — Now we know what Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was doing as she recuperated from lung cancer surgery: churning out opinions for the court ...
Read More »Appeals court upholds $15 Minneapolis minimum wage
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld a $15 an hour Minneapolis minimum wage ordinance. The court affirmed the ordinance in a divided opinion Monday. ...
Read More »WTO panel rules in favor of U.S. in Chinese farm subsidy case
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization panel has ruled in favor of the United States in a dispute with China over agricultural subsidies, saying Beijing ...
Read More »Study: U.S. pedestrian deaths hit highest number since 1990
DETROIT — The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads last year was the highest in 28 years, according to a report from a safety ...
Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate attended climate rally
MADISON, Wis. — Liberal-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer is drawing criticism from her opponent for attending a climate change march protesting the environmental ...
Read More »Bill to allow guns in S.D. Capitol moves forward
PIERRE, S.D. — A South Dakota bill to allow people with enhanced concealed carry permits to bring guns into the state Capitol is headed to ...
Read More »Justices seem inclined to retain cross on public land
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to rule that a 40-foot-tall cross that stands on public land in Maryland is constitutional, but shy ...
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