California judge rules gig worker initiative utilized by Uber and Lyft is unconstitutional
By Sara O’Brien and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A California judge ruled Friday that the costly and controversial 2020 ballot measure exempting firms…
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BLM protesters were targeted by federal government with stiffer punishments, an analysis shows
By Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department targeted more than 300 protesters by charging them with federal crimes for their roles during the…
Continue ReadingFact check: Biden claims al Qaeda is ‘gone’ from Afghanistan. Then the Pentagon confirms it’s still there
By Daniel Dale, CNN Defending the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said at the White House on Friday: “Look,…
Continue ReadingInside the scramble to help Americans and Afghans escape Afghanistan
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Priscilla Alvarez, Jennifer Hansler and Geneva Sands, CNN On Capitol Hill, congressional offices have transformed their…
Continue ReadingUS military helicopters evacuated Americans from hotel near Kabul airport
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military used helicopters to evacuate a group of Americans from a hotel near Kabul’s airport, according to a…
Continue ReadingFact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats…
Continue ReadingThe week in 16 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, President Joe Biden defended his handling of the situation in Afghanistan as conditions deteriorated rapidly amid…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue ReadingDOJ wants three months in jail for Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag
By Marshall Cohen The Justice Department told a judge on Friday that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio should get three months in jail for burning a…
Continue ReadingBiden picks Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as top envoy to China
By Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intention to nominate Rahm Emanuel as ambassador…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
CNN By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue ReadingLandlords again ask Supreme Court to block Biden administration’s eviction moratorium
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The landlords who are challenging the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium asked the Supreme Court on Friday to…
Continue ReadingA Tennessee sheriff’s deputy allegedly assaulted police on January 6. Now he’s behind bars and off the force
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen A Tennessee man who was a deputy sheriff on January 6 and wore his sheriff’s vest to the US Capitol is…
Continue ReadingMilitary evacuation flight shown in photo packed with Afghans carried a record number of people
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military cargo plane whose hold was filled with Afghans evacuating their country captured in a now famous photo flew…
Continue ReadingMilitary evacuation flight shown in photo packed with Afghans carried a record number of people
CNN By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military cargo plane whose hold was filled with Afghans evacuating their country captured in a now famous photo flew…
Continue ReadingUS announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN Chaotic scenes played out at Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
By Gregory Krieg, CNN As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign…
Continue ReadingCapitol bomb threat suspect charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction
By Christina Carrega, Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department has charged Capitol bomb threat suspect Floyd Ray Roseberry with…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
CNN By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
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