California lawmakers approve changes to law allowing workers to sue employers over labor violations
The California Legislature has approved bills that would amend a 20-year-old law allowing workers to sue their bosses over labor violations
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Judge sentences man to life in prison for killing St. Louis police officer
A man convicted of killing a St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Jackie Clarkson, longtime New Orleans politician and mother of actor Patricia Clarkson, dead at 88
Public officials in New Orleans are praising the memory of Jaquelyn Brechtel “Jackie” Clarkson — a former Louisiana legislator and three-term New Orleans City Council member who died this week at age 88
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Alleged cash courier pleads not guilty to jury bribery charges
A woman accused of trying to bribe a juror at the recent Feeding Our Future trial entered not guilty pleas to multiple felony charges. Ladan Mohamed Ali made her first appearance before Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko in St. Paul on Thursday.
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Feds investigating violence during pro-Palestinian protest outside Los Angeles synagogue
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says federal officials are investigating a weekend demonstration against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that spiraled into violence outside a Los Angeles synagogue
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Survivor of Parkland school massacre wins ownership of shooter's name in lawsuit settlement
The most severely wounded survivor of the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz’s name
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Waite Park's Ledge Amphitheater Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs for Youth Mentorship Drive
(KNSI) - A local youth group will look for mentors at Friday's concert at The Ledge Amphitheater. The Waite Park entertainment venue is partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota as their feature nonprofit during the Dark Star Or...
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump first 2024 presidential debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump meet for their first presidential debate of the 2024 general election tonight in Atlanta. Live coverage begins on MPR News at 8 p.m.
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Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza
Two task forces charged with proposing ways to combat anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and antisemitism at Harvard University have delivered their preliminary recommendations to the school’s interim president
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Alaska court weighing arguments in case challenging the use of public money for private schools
The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that challenges as unconstitutional laws that have allowed families with children in home-study programs to use public money for education-related expenses at private schools
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