Deval Patrick gets into Democratic presidential nomination race

Deval Patrick jumps into Democratic presidential nomination race

Former two-term Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is jumping into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Patrick announced his candidacy for the White House at a movie on social networking and in an email sent to fans early Thursday. “I respect and admire the candidates from the Democratic field that bring a richness of ideas … Read more

NYPD holds database of juveniles’ fingerprints, violating rule

NYPD kept database of juveniles’ fingerprints, violating law

NEW YORK – Until recently, New York City police confidentially maintained fingerprints of kids detained as juveniles on record indefinitely at a division database — an illegal practice which has raised alarms about the spans that the country’s biggest police force has chosen to keep tabs on town’s youth. The defender organization that found the … Read more

Texas education board set to allow African American studies course in 2024

Texas education board likely to approve African American studies course in 2024

Following years of argument over whether studies classes are racially divisive, the Texas State Board of Education seems poised to approve its African American studies course. The board, that is responsible for embracing textbooks for Texas colleges and establishing program standards, heard in a public hearing from dozens of advocates, teachers and students many who … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to support gun maker from Sandy Hook lawsuit

U.S. Supreme Court declines to shield gun maker from Sandy Hook lawsuit

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a setback to the firearms business, rejecting Remington Arms Co’s bid to escape a lawsuit by families of sufferers aiming to maintain the gun manufacturer liable for its own marketing of their assault-style rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook college massacre that killed 20 children … Read more

New gig economy rule would kill 70,000 jobs, say Truckers California,

Truckers sue California, say new gig economy law would kill 70,000 jobs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Trucking Association on Tuesday filed what seems to be the first lawsuit demanding a sweeping new labour law that strives to provide benefit and wage protections to employees in the so-called gig market, such as rideshare drivers in companies including Uber and Lyft. The laws could deprive more than truckers … Read more

Trump in Deep South cheers at college football match

Trump soaks in Deep South cheers at college football matchup

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — President Donald Trump knew where to go Saturday for home field advantage, finding comfort in the Deep South with college football fans cheering the nation’s top two teams — and him. His reception at the showdown between Louisiana State and Alabama contrasted with the scene at Game 5 of the World Series in Washington, … Read more