Exxon Mobil Corp. violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangman’s nooses were displayed at its facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the U.S. government said in a lawsuit. A...
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‘A complete nut’: Fox News hosts didn’t believe 2020 election fraud claims
WILMINGTON, Del. — Hosts at Fox News had serious concerns about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election being made by guests who were allies of former President Donald Trump, acco...
Chinese Tech Billionaire Richard Liu Settles Sexual-Assault Case in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS—A legal battle that Chinese feminists had seen as pivotal for the country’s embattled #MeToo movement ended abruptly just before a jury was set to hear the case in a Minnesota courtroom. R...
Alex Jones Puts Infowars’ Parent Company Into Bankruptcy During Texas Defamation Trial
Alex Jones put the company behind his Infowars conspiracy site into bankruptcy on Friday as the broadcast host stands trial in Texas to determine how much he owes the families of Sandy Hook victims fo...
Is the Stock Market Closed on Juneteenth?
U.S. stock markets will be closed to observe Juneteenth for the first time in history. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will shut down on Monday, June 20, in observation of the newest federal h...
‘I can no longer be an executive at a high level’: Workers with disabilities, including long COVID, are finding their place as companies become more flexible
Dana Pollard started a new job at the end of 2022, after spending three years recovering from a 2019 stroke. Pollard, 56, lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife. After the stroke, he could not reco...