Three Black men who were removed from a Jan. 5 American Airlines flight from Phoenix to New York City are suing the airline for race discrimination. After the flight was boarded, a representative for the airline removed the three men − Alvin Jackson, Emmanuel Jean Joseph and Xavier Veal − and five other Black men […]
A petition drive aimed at rescinding Kansas City Manager Brian Platt’s recent pay raise and contract extension has failed. Urban League of Greater Kansas City President Gwendolyn Grant and four other petitioners attempted to force the city council to either cancel Platt’s 16% pay raise and contract extension, or put it up for a public […]
North Salem High School teacher Trever Ball has resigned, effective June 14. Ball was put on administrative leave on June 1, 2023, in response to a student complaint alleging sexual assault and harassment. He remains on leave, Salem-Keizer Public Schools spokesman Aaron Harada said. On June 2, hundreds of students from North Salem and South […]
A $5 million whistleblower lawsuit accuses Oregon State Police of ignoring reports of misconduct and retaliating against the sergeant who made them. The lawsuit alleges the incident is part of a larger pattern of misconduct involving OSP leadership. Longtime Oregon State Police employee Sgt. Ian McKay is suing the State of Oregon alleging retaliation for […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Armenia asked the top United Nations court on Monday to throw out a case filed by Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region that accuses Armenia of ethnic cleansing. Azerbaijan launched proceedings at the International Court of Justice in 2021 in the case, less than a week after Armenia brought […]
LONDON (AP) — Hugh Grant accepted “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him, the actor said Wednesday after the agreement was announced in court. Grant said he reluctantly settled because of a […]
LONDON (AP) — Hugh Grant received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him, the actor said Wednesday after the agreement was announced in court. Grant, who along with Prince Harry had sued […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Azerbaijan on Monday urged the top United Nations court to throw out a case filed by Armenia linked to the long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, arguing that judges do not have jurisdiction. Armenia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2021, accusing Azerbaijan of […]
Less than two months after The Goat Marketplace and Bistro, a restaurant inside the Lansing Mall, closed its doors one of the restaurant’s partners is suing another. DELTA TWP. — Less than two months after The Goat Marketplace and Bistro, a restaurant inside the Lansing Mall, closed its doors one of the business’s partners has […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two former Kentucky swim team members have sued the school, former coach Lars Jorgensen and athletic director Mitch Barnhart, alleging sexual assaults including rape by the former coach and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships. The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court by former […]
CHICAGO — A lawsuit was filed against Chicago Public Schools Wednesday where a former student alleged she was groomed and sexually abused by the dean of students at her high school, and the school did nothing to stop it. According to the lawsuit, former Little Village Lawndale High School (LVLHS) Dean of Students Brian Crowder […]
Last month, Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences sued Virgin Galactic, accusing Richard Branson’s space venture of skipping on bills and holding onto trade secrets. Now, Virgin has returned fire. The company last week countersued Boeing and Aurora, accusing the struggling aerospace company of “shoddy and incomplete work.” According to Reuters, Virgin Galactic said […]