Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
Pennsylvania鈥檚 highest court overturned Bill Cosby鈥檚 sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.
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Judge tosses suit over “race-norming” in NFL dementia tests
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to...
Critics: Andrew Cuomo apology “tone-deaf,” ignores power imbalance
When Yuh-Line Niou first arrived in Albany to work as a legislative aide in 2013, lawmakers grabbed her buttocks, suggested she and her boss were 鈥渁 hot duo鈥� who should...
U.S. Postal Service argues against accusations that cuts threaten election
Lawyers for the U.S. Postal Service argued in court Thursday against accusations that service cuts are slowing down the mail and threatening the integrity of the presidential election.
Jobless claims up slightly to 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels...
“Men鈥檚 rights” lawyer eyed in shooting of New Jersey judge鈥檚 family
A self-described "anti-feminist" lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is considered the prime suspect in the shooting of a federal judge's family in New...
Son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas killed, husband shot at New Jersey home
A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge and wounded her husband at their New Jersey home before fleeing, according to...
Post offices, beloved community hubs, fight coronavirus-era threat
For some of the 2,000 or so year-round residents of Deer Isle, Maine, the fraying American flag outside the post office this spring was a reminder of the nation’s mood.
Harvey Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar
Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial has unfolded this month in a 15th-floor courtroom in New York, but its reverberations are being felt far beyond, as his many accusers anxiously await...
Congresswoman Katie Hill’s exit prompts question of equity amid scandal
The resignation of a female Democratic congresswoman over a consensual, sexual relationship with a campaign aide has sparked questions about whether women are held to higher standards in public life.