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A group of lawmakers from six states have worked on the first major proposals to reign in AI discrimination. But those bills face blistering headwinds from every direction. Lawmakers in Colorado, Texas and Connecticut, among others, have come together Thursday to argue the case for their pro…
Wayfair is launching its first brick-and-mortar store, clocking in at 150,000 square feet with an onsite restaurant that borrows from Ikea’s setup. Here’s when and where it’s opening.
Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky will use a lottery to award licenses to businesses competing to participate in the state’s startup medical cannabis program. The says it is a fair way to give applicants a chance to land a license for the program, which launches at the start of 2025. The lotte…
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse has approved a $52.8 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that includes an eye-popping $1.95 billion tax break and refund for businesses. But it provides little new tax relief for most Tennessee families. Lawmakers remain largely divid…
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions.
The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Sheetz Inc. discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by a…
The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Sheetz Inc. discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by automatically weeding out applicants whom the company deemed to have failed a criminal background check. President Joe Biden stopped by a Sheetz for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania. Sheetz is based in the state and also has stores in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and North Carolina. The privately run family-owned company says it “does not tolerate discrimination of any kind.”
Authorities say a Tennessee police officer has fatally shot a man who confronted him with a knife. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that the Knoxville Police responded Wednesday to a report of a man acting erratically and causing a disturbance at a business. The bureau said that when police arrived, the man came out of the business with at least one knife and confronted an officer who fired and struck the man, the bureau said. He was transported to a hospital, but later died. The officer wasn’t injured. The officer was placed on routine leave while the shooting is investigated.
A civilian interrogator who worked 20 years ago at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors in Virginia that he never abused detainees and was actually promoted for doing a good job. Steven Stefanowicz worked for military contractor CACI when he was assigned to Abu Ghraib in 2003 and 2004. He has been a key figure in the abuse scandal that emerged when photos became public showing U.S. soldiers smiling as detainees were forced into shocking poses of physical and sexual humiliation. Stefanowicz’s testimony Thursday comes as his former employer defends itself in a civil suit brought by three Abu Ghraib survivors.
Officials in Virginia say a school bus struck a Department of Motor Vehicles building after swerving to avoid hitting a car, injuring two students and the bus driver. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department says three people were taken to a hospital Thursday morning with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. County police say the car also swerved and went into a ditch. A Virginia DMV spokesperson said no employees were injured and that the office was closed while crews reviewed the damage.
Virginia State Police say that a woman has died after she rode on the hood of a moving car and fell off of it. The crash occurred at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Rockingham County. State police said that 34-year-old Dymond Thacker fell from the hood and went down a hill. The vehicle she was riding on then struck her. She died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence and possession of a narcotic. She was not injured. A second adult passenger also was not injured. The crash remains under investigation.
Virginia law allows the state’s colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals
Virginia’s governor has signed a law that allows state colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through name, image and likeness endorsement deals. The law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin bypasses NCAA rules. It takes effect on July 1. NIL rules, enacted in 2021, allow college athletes to agree to deals with brands and businesses that compensate them for advertising or personal appearances. The NCAA says rules against “pay for play” and schools directly paying their athletes remain in place.
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Convenience stores across Virginia stopped selling Virginia Lottery tickets for part of a second day Tuesday to protest Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to toughen a bill that would legalize skill games.