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US appeals court revives drug lawsuit by players against NFL
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit filed against the NFL by former players who claim the league illegally plied them with powerful prescription painkillers to keep them on the field. The lawsuit is not...
Court strikes down Trump push to cut 'sanctuary city' funds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday struck down a key part of President Donald Trump's contentious effort to crack down on cities and states that limit cooperation with immigration officials, saying an executive order...
States: Workaround succeeding after cut in health subsidies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A workaround by states to counter Trump administration cuts to Affordable Care Act subsidies has largely succeeded in protecting consumers from higher costs, California and 17 other states said. The assessment came late Monday...
Lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer can move forward
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of lawsuits alleging Roundup weed killer caused cancer cleared a big hurdle Tuesday when a U.S. judge ruled that cancer victims and their families could present expert testimony linking the herbicide to non-Hodgkin's...
Lawsuit over temporary immigration status moves forward
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday lost its attempt to throw out a lawsuit challenging its decision to stop extending temporary legal status to immigrants from four countries. U.S. Judge Edward Chen ruled that courts have the...
Police plan lengthy investigation of YouTube shooter's past
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities on Thursday promised a deeper investigation into the YouTube shooter's past and her anger with the online video website, identified as her motive for attacking the company's headquarters in California. "This will...
Police: YouTube shooter was calm in interview before attack
MENIFEE, Calif. (AP) — Just hours before she shot and wounded three people at YouTube headquarters, Nasim Aghdam calmly told police who found her sleeping in her car that she was having family problems and had left her home. During the 20-minute...
Woman shoots and wounds 4 at YouTube before killing herself
SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — A woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters Tuesday, setting off a panic among employees and wounding at least four people before fatally shooting herself, police and witnesses said. Officers and federal agents swarmed the...
Second federal judge blocks Trump contraception rules
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California faces potentially "dire" public health and financial consequences from new rules by the Trump administration allowing more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, a federal judge said Thur...
Judge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women's access to free birth control. Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued the injunction, temporarily...
Birth-control coverage fight faces key hearing in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The state of California and the Trump administration will square off Tuesday before a U.S. judge who will decide whether to block new rules allowing more employers to opt out of birth control coverage for women. U.S. District...
Judge: Suspensions OK for students who 'liked' racist posts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California school district acted properly when it suspended five students who "liked" or commented on racist images on another student's Instagram account that included nooses drawn around the necks of a black student and...
IRS seeks names of virtual currency users in tax probe
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The IRS obtained a court order Wednesday allowing it to seek the names of people who may have failed to pay taxes on virtual currency exchanged through a San Francisco company. The order allows the agency to issue a summons on...