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Month: November 2024

Regional court blames Guatemala for the disappearance of 4 human rights activists in 1989

Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Guatemalan government was responsible for human rights violations in the disappearances of four Indigenous human rights defenders in 1989. The Costa Rica-based regional court said Thursday the men were “victims of forced disappearance by members of the Guatemalan army.”

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Judge weighs the merits of a lawsuit alleging ‘Real Housewives’ creators abused a cast member

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for a former cast member of the “Real Housewives of New York” told a federal judge Thursday that the First Amendment cannot shield the show’s creators from a lawsuit alleging that the show’s participants were subjected to a “rotted workplace culture.” Attorney Sarah Matz said the lawsuit

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Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal reservation. About 12 miles (19 kilometers) of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline runs through the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. The tribe sued the

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What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary

Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted claims about vaccines that contradict the overwhelming consensus of scientists. Even before Trump was elected, Kennedy said he would recommend water agencies stop adding fluoride to drinking water. Fluoride strengthens

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