Dec. 21—KINGWOOD — A motion to compel filed by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Megan Fields to get records from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) was not ruled on during a Wednesday hearing. Instead, Circuit Judge Stephen Shaffer ordered the attorneys involved to file proposed findings of facts and conclusions of law […]
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California sues Kroger unit for rejecting job seekers with criminal records
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – California filed a lawsuit against Kroger Co subsidiary Ralph’s Grocery Co on Thursday, accusing it of violating state law by screening out hundreds of job applicants based on their criminal history. The lawsuit, filed in state court by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), accuses Ralph’s of flouting a 2018 […]
California sues Kroger unit for rejecting job seekers with criminal records
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – California filed a lawsuit against Kroger Co subsidiary Ralph’s Grocery Co on Thursday, accusing it of violating state law by screening out hundreds of job applicants based on their criminal history. The lawsuit, filed in state court by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), accuses Ralph’s of flouting a 2018 […]
Records released by House Republicans show that Joe Biden repeatedly emailed Hunter Biden’s business associate in 2014
Joe Biden exchanged emails with his son Hunter’s business associate 54 times while he was serving as vice president, and some of the messages were sent around the time the elder Biden was traveling to Ukraine and his son was working for a Ukrainian gas company, according to records released by House Republicans. A White […]
Buffalo’s deadly blizzard happened a year ago. NY still hasn’t released response records
Key aspects of New York’s emergency response to Buffalo’s deadly 2022 blizzard remain shrouded in secrecy as upstate communities brace for another winter storm season. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration has withheld public records related to the whereabouts of hundreds of state emergency response vehicles and workers before, during and after the historic blizzard that hit […]
Scott Perry Needs To Hand In Thousands Of Phone Records To Special Counsel, Judge Rules
A judge on Tuesday ordered Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) to turn over close to 1,700 records from his personal cell phone to special counsel Jack Smith as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In a 12-page ruling, Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said only 396 […]
UN records 142 cases of Russia’s summary executions of Ukrainian civilians
Russia’s suspected violations in Ukraine include 142 summary executions of Ukrainian civilians in occupied territories by Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Dec. 19. The numbers that the UN regularly provides on casualties of Russia’s war against Ukraine include only cases that could be […]
Judge orders Rep. Scott Perry to turn over nearly 1,700 cellphone records in Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON — Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., must disclose 1,659 documents to government investigators, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding that the communication records were not protected by the speech or debate clause of the Constitution. The court order is the latest twist in a Jan. 6-related investigation that has made its way through courts for […]
Lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice dismissed after she turns over records
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An open records lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was dismissed Tuesday after Roggensack turned over all records she had related to her work investigating possible impeachment of a sitting justice. None of the records Roggensack produced earlier this month shed any light on the impeachment advice […]
2023’s extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters
The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters. In the U.S., an unprecedented heat wave gripped much of Texas and the Southwest with highs well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) for the entire month of July. Historic rainfall in April flooded Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with 25 inches of rain in […]
Michael Healy-Rae’s service station and shop records losses of €100,000 for 2022
The firm which operates a fuel station and grocery shop in the Kerry village of Kilgarvan co-owned by Independent TD, Michael Healy-Rae last year recorded losses of just under €100,000. The new accounts for Black Cap & Company Ltd show that the firm recorded the post tax losses of €99,867 in the 12 months to […]
Justice Department creates database to track records of misconduct by federal law enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department has created a database to track records of misconduct by federal law enforcement officers that is aimed at preventing agencies from unknowingly hiring problem officers, officials said on Monday. The federal move is a step toward accountability amid growing calls to close loopholes that allow law enforcement officers to be rehired […]