Federal judge blocks police buffer zone law in media lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge James Sweeney II, of the southern district, ruled in favor of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of other journalism groups…
‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls
Law enforcement personnel in New York examine a license plate during a multi-agency operation at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in March 2024. The operation marked the launch of a…
Pollsters are turning to AI this election season
Signage at an early voting center on September 23, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Days after President Joe Biden announced he would not be seeking re-election, and endorsed…
Mark Robinson visits hospital to treat burns after Mount Airy campaign stop
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks to supporters at a campaign event at Brantley’s Village Restaurant in Oriental, North Carolina on Aug. 29, 2024. (Photo: Galen Bacharier) Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson…
NC’s governor seeks expedited federal aid following Tropical Storm Helene
Tropical Storm Helene brought flooding and mudslides to western North Carolina. This NCDOT photo taken on September 27, 2024 shows I-40 near Old Fort in McDowell County. (Photo: NCDOT) Governor…
Alaska Supreme Court says most business insurance doesn’t cover COVID-19 damages
Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jude Pate, right, asks a question during oral arguments in a case concerning correspondence education allotments, on June 27, 2024, in the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage.…
Data, pilot projects showing food service robots may not threaten jobs
Fast-casual restaurant Chipotle is experimenting with a work station that has automation assembling salads and bowls underneath the counter while a human worker assembles more complex dishes such as burritos…
Mass. begins eminent domain taking of St. Elizabeth’s
Massachusetts has officially exercised its eminent domain powers to seize St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, Gov. Maura Healey’s office said Friday, days before Steward Health Care’s hospitals are poised…
Cyberattacks plague the health industry. Critics call feds’ response feeble and fractured.
Health care is the most frequent target for ransomware attacks, according to the FBI. (Getty Images) Central Oregon Pathology Consultants has been in business for nearly 60 years, offering molecular…
Overshadowed by A and D, what about Utah’s other 2024 constitutional amendments?
A voter drops off his ballot at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City as votes are cast in Utah’s primary election on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.…