The DOJ will appeal the recent mask ruling by a federal judge
This decision to appeal comes just two days after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled against the federal mask mandate.
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A Connecticut trooper who shot a Black driver to death is charged with manslaughter
Trooper Brian North fired seven gunshots into a car, killing 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane in 2020 after a high-speed chase. North said he feared Soulemane would attack other officers with a knife.
A$AP Rocky is arrested in Los Angeles in connection with a 2021 shooting
Police said they arrested the rapper at Los Angeles International Airport on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Alex Jones' trial to determine payments to Sandy Hook families is delayed
A Texas judge pushed back the first jury trial over how much the conspiracy theorist should pay the families of Sandy Hook victims. Jones' Infowars company sought bankruptcy protection this week.
Conflicting mask policies in Philadelphia are leaving many confusion and concerned
The day after Philadelphia became the first U.S. city to reinstate an indoor mask mandate, its transit agency announced it would drop its mandate in accordance with TSA guidelines.
South Carolina's planned execution by firing squad is on hold for now
The state Supreme Court is temporarily blocking what was set to be South Carolina's first-ever firing squad execution. The planned April 29 execution of Richard Bernard Moore is now on hold.
A New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to pay $87.5M to settle sex abuse lawsuits
The Diocese of Camden agreed to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic Church in the United States.
News brief: mask mandate ruling, student loan help, French presidential runoff
The Justice Department might appeal the mask ruling if the CDC says they're still needed. Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report. France's presidential campaign is in its final days.
DOJ may appeal mandate ruling, if the CDC says masks are still needed
Commuters and travelers react to a judge tossing a mask mandate. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Lindsay Wiley, professor of public health law at UCLA, about how the ruling could affect future emergencies.
A university pays $400K to professor who refused to use a student's pronouns
Nick Meriwether, a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University, sued the college in 2018 after he was disciplined for not using she/her pronouns to refer to a transgender student.