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New York City Agrees to $6M Settlement Over Police Response to George Floyd Protests
About 320 people arrested during a George Floyd protest in the Bronx on June 4, 2020, and who claim the police used excessive force and violated their civil rights, will each receive about $21,500 ...
Justice Dept Wants Execs to Foot Bill for Corporate Misconduct
The U.S. Justice Department is rolling out a new policy aimed at pushing the cost of corporate crime into the pockets of executives, the latest in a series of changes at the agency under President ...
States Look to Remove Legal Protections for Gun Industry
Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police's delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney's failure to prosecute the alleged Club ...
U.S. Supreme Court Torn Over Challenge to Internet Firms’ Legal Shield
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed uncertainty over whether to narrow a legal shield protecting Internet companies from a wide array of lawsuits in a major case involving YouTube and ...
Buttigieg Urges U.S. Railroads to Boost Safety, Not Oppose Reforms
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he would call on major railroads to improve safety after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a train operated by Norfolk ...
Fiery Ohio Derailment Raises Railroad Safety Questions
The fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals — sending a huge plume of smoke in the air and forcing residents of a small Ohio town to evacuate — has highlighted the potentially ...
The Infrastructure Crisis: As Business Losses Mount, New Demand for Utility Coverage?
When aging water pumps in Jackson, Miss., were shut down by floodwaters last August, knocking out water service to most of the city, companies that depend on clean water saw many of their customers ...
PG&E to Face Manslaughter Trial Over Deadly California Fire
Pacific Gas & Electric will face trial for manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people, a judge ruled Wednesday. The judge in Shasta County ruled ...