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Trump: Apple should get rid of DEI rules instead of making 'adjustments'

President Trump on Wednesday urged Apple to get rid of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) rules after the tech giant’s shareholders voted down a proposal to scrap its diversity commitments. ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case

Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden.

The New York Times - Feb. 26

Abortion pill maker enters legal battle over FDA rules

The country’s only manufacturer of generic abortion medication asked to be a part of the first legal fight over the procedure since President Trump returned to office. The company, GenBioPro, ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Woman who alleged gang rape in Cyprus was failed by police, judges rule

The woman took her case to the European Court of Human Rights over the way it was handled.

BBC News - 6d

NFL looking into potentially adjusting league's regular season overtimes rules

The change would lessen the advantage of a team winning the overtime coin toss

CBS Sports - 6d

EU to keep climate goals but loosen rules for companies, says green chief

Bloc has to balance protection of the planet and economic growth, Teresa Ribera argues

Financial Times - 6d

Man City reported to European Commission over rule breaches - Tebas

La Liga president Javier Tebas reports the Premier League champions to the European Commission over sponsorship deals and subsidiary companies

BBC News - 6d

Appeals court upholds ruling blocking Arizona’s proof of citizenship provisions

A federal appeals court upheld a previous ruling that blocked Arizona’s proof of citizenship provision for voter registration. The ruling came from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and upholds a ...

The Hill - 6d

Judge rules mass firings of federal probationary employees likely illegal

He ordered the Office of Personnel Management to tell certain federal agencies it couldn't order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Defense Department.

CBS News - 6d

Hegseth confirms report on Trump easing rules on military raids, airstrikes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Friday that he received President Trump’s approval to repeal restrictions on military raids and airstrikes, signaling a stark shift away from regulations ...

The Hill - 5d

RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on HHS rulemaking

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday released a policy prohibiting public comments during his department's rulemaking process, ending more than 50 years of the ...

The Hill - 5d

76ers star Joel Embiid ruled out for season with knee injury

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will miss the remainder of the NBA regular season with a left knee injury, the team announced Friday.

NBC News - 5d

Trump administration accused of sidestepping court rulings amid spree of legal losses

The Trump administration continued to face setbacks in court this week over its efforts to drastically downsize the size of the government, while plaintiffs in some of the cases accused the ...

NBC News - 4d

Wild swimming gave me the courage to write my own rules

Out of his depth and determined to defy stereotypes, one writer discovered his sense of self in a bracing cold dip. Growing up, I learned not to trust water. I was a poor swimmer and splashing in ...

The Guardian - 4d

Judge rules that Trump's firing of whistleblower office chief was unlawful

Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, sued President Trump last month after he was fired.

CBS News - 4d

Firing of whistleblower protection office head unlawful, judge rules

A federal judge on Saturday ruled that President Trump’s firing of the head of an office designed to protect government whistleblowers was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled in ...

The Hill - 4d

Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful', judge rules

President Donald Trump's effort to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency was "unlawful," a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said Saturday.

NBC News - 4d

NBA insiders after Embiid ruled out for the season: What's next for the 76ers?

Joel Embiid will continue to look for a solution to his left knee injury. What does it mean for the Philadelphia 76ers' draft and free agency plans?

ESPN - 3d

John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush talk horror in "The Rule of Jenny Pen"

Many actors have launched their careers in horror movies. But two of our most acclaimed stars are now headlining a low-budget horror film: "The Rule of Jenny Pen," about a psychopath terrorizing ...

CBS News - 3d

Johnson rules out entitlement cuts but ‘waste and abuse’ in Social Security will be targeted

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Meet the Press says cuts to federal entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are off the table but “we need to target” any “waste and abuse” ...

NBC News - 3d

Covid rules should have been same across UK - Hart

"Politics in the decision-making" led to different in rules in Wales and England, says Simon Hart.

BBC News - 3d

Why a Rare Women’s Hockey Fight Happened and Forced a Rule Change

The first real punches in the Professional Women’s Hockey League were thrown on Feb. 20. They likely won’t be the last.

The New York Times - 2d

Gay marriage SCOTUS ruling scrutinized by some Republican lawmakers

Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage equality.

ABC News - 2d

Supreme Court sides with San Francisco on EPA water discharge rules

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules for the city of San Francisco under the Clean Water Act are overly vague, siding with the city after it ...

The Hill - 1d

ISU confirms Pechstein settlement in 16-year doping rules saga

Yahoo News - 1d

Trump illegally removed member of board protecting government employees, judge rules

President Donald Trump unlawfully removed a member of a federal office that protects government employees from partisan interference, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

ABC News - 1d

US supreme court weakens rules on discharge of raw sewage into water supplies

Ruling by the court, which has a Republican super majority, undermines the 1972 Clean Water Act. The US supreme court has weakened rules on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a ...

The Guardian - 1d

Supreme Court Deals Blow to E.P.A. in Dispute Over Federal Water Rules

The 5-to-4 decision is the latest setback for the agency and could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution offshore.

The New York Times - 1d

Germany’s future coalition partners to relax debt rules to boost defence budget

Conservative alliance and Social Democrats to propose exempting spending of more than 1% of GDP on defence. The prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen ...

The Guardian - 1d

Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for EPA to police sewage discharges

The Supreme Court's decision is the latest in which conservative justices have reined in pollution control efforts.

CBS News - 1d

Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments

A divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups.

ABC News - 18h

England to show ‘nastiness’ as Itoje backs side to wrestle back Calcutta Cup

Captain calls on his team to ‘create our own history’ Assistant coach Tom Harrison: ‘there’s a nastiness to us’ England have vowed to show their nasty side against Scotland on Saturday with the ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Sources: Popovich not expected back this season

Spurs Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return this season, and his NBA future is uncertain as he recovers from a stroke suffered in November, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

ESPN - Feb. 23

Agencies push back on Musk ultimatum

Elon Musk and DOGE sent an email to federal employees demanding they list five things they worked on in the past week, saying failure to respond would be taken as resignation. But multiple agency ...

CBS News - Feb. 23

Encryption ‘back doors’ are a bad idea

UK pressure on Apple for data access could leave the majority less safe

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Paramount Pulls Back on D.E.I. Policies

The company has a merger with Skydance pending before the Federal Communications Commission, whose chief has criticized diversity, equity and inclusion hiring programs.

The New York Times - Feb. 26