New York police have cleared Hamilton Hall and the encampment at Columbia UniversityMay 1, 2024 5:50 AMBy Ayana Archie New York police arrested dozens of people on two campuses Tuesday night after officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.
Sharp growth raised ‘red flags’ about meal program fraud, state official testifiesApril 30, 2024 6:30 PMBy Matt SepicA state regulator testified in the first Feeding Our Future trial Tuesday that she was concerned after seeing massive growth in reimbursement requests through child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hennepin County Board OKs Moriarty hiring outside attorneys in state trooper prosecutionApril 30, 2024 6:19 PMBy Jon CollinsHennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at the board meeting that her office’s adult prosecution division is about ten attorneys short. She said putting experienced staff attorneys on this case would have hurt their ability to prosecute other violent crimes in the county.
Eight newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement April 30, 2024 2:59 PMBy Bobby Allyn The New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune and others contend that the tech companies illegally copied their work without seeking permission or ever paying the publishers.
Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trialApril 30, 2024 2:04 PMBy Ximena Bustillo Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.
U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources sayApril 30, 2024 12:43 PMBy The Associated PressReclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug is the agency’s biggest policy change in more than 50 years. The proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Play3min 57secAttorneys outline cases as first Feeding Our Future trial startsApril 29, 2024 5:42 PMBy Matt SepicProsecutors say seven defendants schemed to steal $47 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs by falsifying attendance rosters and food invoices. Defense attorneys said their clients were following the rules and feeding children.
Child abuse charges dismissed against Red Lake womanApril 29, 2024 4:05 PMBy Dan GundersonCharges have been dismissed against a Red Lake woman for alleged torture and malicious punishment of a child. Jennifer Stately was arrested last month after an Amber Alert was issued.
Play5min 09secNew prosecutors will handle case against trooper charged in killing of motoristApril 29, 2024 2:52 PMBy Jon CollinsA few hundred people rallied in support of Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan at the Hennepin County Government Center Monday while prosecutors asked for a short delay in order to add four new attorneys from an outside firm to join the case.
Play5min 04secSen. Mitchell returns to Capitol as her arrest looms over session’s final weeksApril 29, 2024 11:20 AMBy Dana FergusonDemocrats suspended Sen. Nicole Mitchell from caucus and committee work following her burglary arrest last week but let her keep her floor vote, which maintains the DFL’s one-vote majority. That’s angered Senate Republicans.