• Associated Press

    Hawaii Supreme Court chides state's legal moves on water after deadly Maui wildfire

    The Hawaii attorney general's office must pay attorney fees for using last year's Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in “bad faith” that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water for firefighting, Hawaii's Supreme Court ruled. It seems the state “tried to leverage the most horrific event in state history to advance its interests,” the ruling issued Thursday said.

  • Reuters

    Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested from New York's Columbia campus

    More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday on the campus of Columbia University after its president authorized New York police to clear an encampment set up by students demonstrating against Israel's actions in Gaza. Columbia University President Nemat Minouche Shafik, who a day earlier came under fire from Republicans at a House of Representatives committee hearing on antisemitism on campus, said she had authorized police to clear an encampment of dozens of tents set up by protesters on Wednesday morning.

  • Crossville Chronicle, Tenn.

    County OKs resolutions for funding capital purchases, courthouse renovations

    Apr. 18—The Cumberland County Commission unanimously approved two resolutions Monday night that authorizes the county to use funds from debt service and a grant from the state for capital fund spending and courthouse repairs and renovations. The first resolution authorizes the issuance of interest-bearing general obligation capital outlay notes of Cumberland County. The resolution is required ...