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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration was handed a win by a federal appeals court earlier this week in its effort to freeze billions of dollars and terminate contracts for nonprofits to run a “green bank” aimed at financing climate-friendly projects. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency had blasted the Biden-era program as a [...]
Online age checks are on the rise in the United States, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are older than 18 or 21 or even 13. To proponents, they’re a tool to keep children away from adult websites and other material that might be harmful to them. Opponents, however, see a [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court in a recent ruling ended a Sylvania Township trustee’s effort to compel the local probate judge to appoint a new trustee to the board to replace a previously appointed trustee. Sylvania Township Trustee John Jennewine filed a complaint Aug. 30, 2024, seeking writs of quo warranto, procedendo and mandamus to contest [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department wants American financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities. An advisory last week to banks, brokers and others highlights how such operations are working with Mexican drug cartels. The Trump administration is [...]
On any given Sunday, the massive American Dream mall in New Jersey allows visitors to hit an indoor ski slope, surf an artificial wave, ride roller coasters or shop for a new outfit at dozens of big-name retail stores. One of those things is a problem, argues a new lawsuit against the massive entertainment and [...]
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel affirmed the conviction of a man on telecommunications fraud and theft charges after he transferred more than $36,000 to his own bank account from the Newark business employing him. The three-judge panel overruled John Abraham’s assertion that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of the charges, stemming [...]
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force command says nearly all of its Sig Sauer M18 pistols can be safely carried at nuclear weapons sites after the death of an airman sparked a monthlong pause and safety inspection of the handguns. Sig Sauer is currently facing lawsuits over unintentional discharge claims [...]
A central Ohio appellate panel overruled a Toledo man’s assertion that his felonious assault and robbery convictions stemming from an attack of a Polaris-area hotel housekeeper in 2023 were contrary to the evidence presented at trial. The three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals determined there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of the nation’s leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems this week announced it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern about the purpose of their investigations. Flock Safety, the cameras of which are mounted in more than 4,000 communities, put a hold last week [...]
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel vacated the guilty pleas, reversing the conviction, of a Marion man indicted on 51 counts of theft-related offenses for collecting deposits from prospective customers for home-improvement projects that he never completed. The panel determined that 34-year-old Ryan Needels could not have entered his guilty plea knowingly, intelligently and [...]