New Jersey Transit train engineers initiated a strike on Friday after unsuccessful negotiations, impacting an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City. This marks the state's first transit strike in over 40 years, stemming from disagreements over wages, with the union seeking pay parity with other railroads.
Hadi Matar, convicted of the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, faces sentencing on Friday, with prosecutors seeking the maximum of 25 years. Rushdie, who was blinded in one eye during the attack at a New York lecture, will not attend the sentencing. Matar also faces a federal trial on terrorism-related charges, exploring his motive linked to a decades-old fatwa.
The family of Jenoah Donald, a Black motorist fatally shot by a Clark County deputy in 2021, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $3.5 million. Donald's death occurred after a traffic stop escalated, with deputies claiming he failed to comply with orders. While the county denies liability, the settlement aims to provide accountability.
Smokey Robinson, the Motown legend, is under criminal investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department following allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four former housekeepers. The women claim the assaults occurred repeatedly between 2007 and 2024, seeking $50 million in damages. Robinson's attorney denies the allegations, calling them baseless, while the women's lawyers welcome the investigation.
A British investigation revealed that tech magnate Mike Lynch's superyacht, Bayesian, capsized off Sicily due to extreme winds exceeding 80 mph. The vessel, carrying Lynch and his daughter, along with others, was vulnerable to such winds, a fact unknown to the crew. The incident, which claimed seven lives, occurred while the yacht was sheltering from a storm.
The US Supreme Court is reviewing a case concerning Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, challenging the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions against presidential policies. Trump's executive order, which seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the US to non-citizens, has been blocked by lower courts.
The Trump administration is attempting to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist who fled Russia fearing political persecution. Detained upon returning from France for allegedly failing to declare biological samples, her visa was revoked. Petrova claims she would be arrested in Russia for participating in political protests, and her lawyer is fighting her deportation.from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US news live on Times of India https://ift.tt/98In1cT via IFTTT
