Companies can no longer silence laid-off employees in exchange for severance
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN If your company lays you off, your employer might offer you severance pay — but only if you agree to adhere to a number of…
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Family of unarmed man killed by Colorado deputies in crowded middle school parking lot file lawsuit against sheriff’s office
By Rick Sallinger Click here for updates on this story PUEBLO COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A wrongful death lawsuit has…
Continue ReadingSpace telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within…
Continue ReadingWoman gets 4+ years in jail for harming college schoolmates
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York woman who admitted her role in an ex-convict’s decade-long plot to extort and…
Continue ReadingFiscalÃa de Ecuador pide formular cargos contra el expresidente LenÃn Moreno, 6 de sus familiares y otras 30 personas en el caso Sinohydro
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La fiscal general de Ecuador, Diana Salazar, anunció este miércoles que solicitó a la Corte Nacional de…
Continue ReadingEx-cop faces felony murder and kidnapping charges in death of 16-year-old girl in Georgia
By Melissa Alonso, CNN An Atlanta-area police officer who was arrested for concealing the death of a 16-year-old girl has now been charged in her…
Continue ReadingMissouri lawmakers try to strengthen abortion ban
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Legislation by a Missouri Republican would strengthen the state’s abortion ban. A…
Continue ReadingEast Palestine derailment spurs rare signs of bipartisan agreement on rail safety. Will Washington act?
By Maegan Vazquez, Pete Muntean and Aileen Graef, CNN A fiery train wreck that released toxic materials in an Ohio town is raising new questions in…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh law partner talks crime scene problems, thefts
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A former law partner of Alex Murdaugh testified at his double murder trial Wednesday that more than a dozen…
Continue ReadingCyberattack on food giant Dole temporarily shuts down North America production, company memo says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A cyberattack earlier this month forced produce giant Dole to temporarily shut down production plants in North America and halt…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bill penalizing oil profits makes little progress
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are having their first public hearing on a proposal to penalize some…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bill penalizing oil profits makes little progress
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are having their first public hearing on a proposal to penalize some…
Continue ReadingSunrun: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SAN FRANCISCO — Sunrun: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingLa-Z-Boy, Wingstop rise; CoStar Group, ZipRecruiter fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Palo Alto Networks Inc., up $20.86 to $187.75. The security…
Continue ReadingFDA fines e-cigarette makers for selling products illegally in ‘wakeup call’ to tobacco manufacturers
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has filed complaints against four makers of e-cigarette…
Continue ReadingPentagon releases selfie taken by US pilot showing the Chinese spy balloon in air
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Defense Department has released a selfie taken in the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane, as an airman flew above the Chinese…
Continue ReadingNetApp: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
SAN JOSE, Calif. — NetApp: Fiscal Q3 Earnings…
Continue Reading5 die in small airplane crash in Little Rock
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Five employees of an environmental consulting firm died when a small airplane they were…
Continue ReadingSleep Number: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MINNEAPOLIS — Sleep Number: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingCDC advisers vote in favor of using mpox vaccine in future outbreaks
By Jen Christensen, CNN The independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of…
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