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Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden's student loan repayment plan

Mar. 28, 2024 15:29 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 11 states led by...

High court rules Maine's ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional

Mar. 28, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's highest court has ruled that the state's longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional. The court considered a lawsuit that asked whether the ban on hunting game animals such as deer, turkey and moose on Sundays was still necessary. Maine is...

4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education

Mar. 28, 2024 13:27 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday they launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim platforms like Facebook and Instagram...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

Mar. 28, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 26, 2024. Editorial: Will everything ‘work out’ as Justice claims? Cataloguing the list of serious problems confronting the state of West Virginia is an arduous and gloomy task. The same goes for compiling and examining Gov. Jim...

Families of 5 men killed by Minnesota police reach settlement with state crime bureau

Mar. 27, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Families of five men killed by police have reached a settlement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in their lawsuit seeking the investigative files on the fatal shootings. The $165,000 settlement was reached Monday. The families' attorney,...

Kari Lake declines to defend defamation lawsuit filed by Arizona election official

Mar. 27, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a defamation lawsuit filed by a top election official. Lake this week asked a judge to jump directly to the damages phase...

Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies

Mar. 27, 2024 16:11 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort's government by the Florida governor. In a meeting, the...

Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs' Super Bowl rally shooting sues congressman over online post

Mar. 27, 2024 15:01 PM EDT

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A man who was briefly handcuffed in the chaos that followed a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally is suing a Tennessee congressman who falsely accused him in social media posts of being one of the shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally. ...

Being HIV-positive will no longer automatically disqualify police candidates in Tennessee city

Mar. 27, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Having HIV will no longer automatically disqualify someone from serving as a Metropolitan Nashville Police Officer, the Tennessee city agreed in a legal settlement on Friday. The agreement settles a federal discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a former...

TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

Mar. 27, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The investigation is the latest battle in Washington...