WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base, coordinating a cash dead-drop and by participating in efforts to recruit members of the military who they thought might be open to working for Chinese intelligence. The case, [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS’s “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October. Paramount, which owns CBS, said the money will go to Trump’s future presidential library, not to the president himself. It said [...]
TOKYO (AP) — Plans to demolish an historic baseball stadium at which Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a disputed park redevelopment in Tokyo that critics say trades history and greenery for commercial space. The plan to remake the Jingu Gaien park area was approved 2 1/2 years [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a Columbus man indicted on aggravated robbery and related charges had no reasonable expectation of privacy while using a third-party online-marketplace app in the lead up to committing the offense. Justices affirmed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ reversal of the trial court ruling that allowed 25-year-old Mamadou [...]
The NCAA’s House settlement era opened last week, with athletic programs across the country free to start paying millions to their athletes in what has been called the biggest change in the history of college athletics. The end of the NCAA’s longstanding amateur model is expected to cause headaches and disputes among powerhouse schools and [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio has denied a Lancaster prison inmate’s motion to compel the Ashtabula County prosecutor to provide records to the inmate that have since been provided to the prosecutor. The state’s high court also denied 35-year-old Alphonso Mobley Jr.’s request for statutory damages and court costs in the recent decision. According to [...]
ATLANTA (AP) — Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year’s presidential election, according to a new report from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. The report also found increases in early in-person voting and the use of ballot-drop boxes. Analysts say the findings, based on data collected at the local level and submitted [...]
A federal judge earlier this week rebuffed Apple’s request to throw out a federal government lawsuit alleging the technology company has built a maze of illegal barriers to protect the iPhone from competition and fatten its profit margins. The 33-page opinion from U.S. District Judge Xavier Neals in New Jersey will enable an antitrust lawsuit [...]
The number of IV therapy clinics around the country has been increasing since the COVID-19 pandemic, touting quick ways to recover from a hangover or a hard workout, but doctors and regulators preach caution. The clinics offer drips that promise to boost energy, gird immune systems or relieve joint pain by using bags of intravenous [...]