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The federal government last week ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in six states — [...]
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the United States said they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training of Cypriot law enforcement authorities to identify, investigate and prosecute financial crimes. An “ambitious” plan for the next year will involve 21 weeks of training for different Cypriot law [...]
TikTok asked a federal appeals court to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge to the statute. The legal filing was made after a panel of three judges on the same court sided with the government last [...]
A Tenth District Court of Appeals panel upheld a ruling by the Ohio Court of Claims that the state court lacked jurisdiction to hear the claim brought by a Grafton Correctional Institution inmate. The 3-0 Franklin County appellate panel affirmed the trial court’s determination that Lonnie Prather’s negligence complaint against the prison amounted to a [...]
A federal appeals court panel last week upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few months, handing a defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the [...]
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge last week rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading federal regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. The ruling creates uncertainty around criminal prosecution of the aerospace [...]
A Portage County lawmaker has proposed a bill that would authorize county sheriffs to enforce community-control sanctions imposed on criminal offenders — an authority currently reserved for probation officers. Rep. Gail Pavliga of Randolph Township said the idea for House Bill 603 sprang from discussions she had with a detective from the Portage County Sheriff’s [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said it will take steps toward requiring airlines to pay cash compensation and cover lodging and meals for passengers who are stranded when an airline causes flights to be canceled or changed. Such a rule would go beyond the current requirement for airlines to pay ticket refunds. It would [...]
A Franklin County appellate panel reversed a trial court’s determination that church property partially owned by a Columbus-area couple was marital property and subject to sale, with the proceeds to be distributed between the parties in a divorce proceeding. The Tenth District Court of Appeals judges found that the Franklin County Common Pleas Court failed [...]
The federal government said it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The outbreak, which was first reported Oct. 22, sickened at least 104 people in 14 states, including 34 who were hospitalized, according to the U.S. Food [...]