Florida attorneys who criticized discrimination ruling should be suspended, judge says
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge recommended 30-day suspensions for in Florida who spoke out after another judge overturned a jury’s $2.7 million ruling in favor of a Black doctor in a racial discrimination case.
Judge Lisa Herndon also recommended that Orlando attorney Jerry Girley, who is Black, and his daughter, Brooke Girley, complete a workshop on professionalism, according to reports she issued last week, two weeks after the judge held a hearing on the lawyers’ discipline case brought by
Pulitzer winner Rick Atkinson has book deal that includes his next two volumes on Revolutionary War
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson has a multi-book deal that reunites him with his longtime editor and brings him to a new publisher.
Atkinson has signed with Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, to complete the final two volumes of his highly anticipated Revolutionary War trilogy. The second volume, “The Fate of the Day,” covers the years 1777-80 and will come out in May 2025. Atkinson’s previous works include
LA Opera scraps planned world premiere of Mason Bates’ ‘Kavalier and Clay’ adaptation over finances
NEW YORK (AP) — The has scrapped plans for the world premiere of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” this fall because of finances. The work will instead open with a student cast at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.
Bates’ composition, based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is a co-commission with the and was to have originated at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Oct. 26. Instead, it will have four performances from Nov. 15-22 at
Judge orders Oregon newspaper not to publish documents linked to Nike lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Oregon newspaper not to publish documents that it obtained regarding a sex discrimination lawsuit against sports behemoth Nike.
that an attorney who represents plaintiffs in the case sent the documents to one of its reporters on Jan. 19 and then asked for them back. When the news outlet declined, the attorney filed a court motion requesting they be returned.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie Russo approved the motion on Friday and ordered the news outlet to return the
MuchMusic doc pulled from Crave months after director says he clashed with labels
A MuchMusic documentary that once came under scrutiny for using a deep catalogue of popular music has been pulled from its premiere date on Crave.
Representatives for Bell Media said Monday that a “scheduling change” was behind their decision to quietly remove “299 Queen Street West” from a planned debut last Friday on the channel and its streaming service.
They did not offer details on the decision.
The two-hour film uses archival footage and voiceovers from MuchMusic personalities to trace the history of the national music channel from its
Iranian man and 2 Canadians are charged in a murder-for-hire plot on US soil
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian man who federal prosecutors say operates a criminal network that targets dissidents and activists abroad has been charged alongside a pair of Canadians with plotting to kill two people, including a defector from Iran, who had fled to the United States.
is part of what Justice Department officials have described as a troubling trend of transnational repression, in which operatives from countries including Iran and China single out dissidents and defectors for campaigns of harassment, intimidation and sometimes violence.
In this case, prosecutors say, Naji
Mississauga woman charged in medical supply fraud with losses of over $500,000
A woman from Mississauga was charged in a medical supply fraud scheme of more than $500,000 that involved her over-charging victims, Peel Regional Police said.
Authorities say the alleged fraudulent activity occurred over six years, from November 2015 to 2021.
The accused would over-charge patients and their insurance providers for medical supply items. Instead of the victims receiving custom-fitted products, police said many just received off-the-shelf items.
A medical device
15-year-old boy faces 11 charges in Oshawa shooting
A 15-year-old boy is facing close to a dozen charges in connection to a shooting in Oshawa over the weekend.
Durham Regional Police officers responded to the area of Wentworth Street West and Cedar Street near Highway 401 around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday for reports of an armed person in the area.
When police arrived, they found a 26-year-old man at the scene with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a Toronto hospital with serious but non
Maker of millions of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company behind a said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer nearly $400 million.
Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million due to risks that their internal foam can break down over time, leading users to inhale tiny particles and fumes while they sleep.
The company in mid-2021, but efforts to repair or replace the machines have dragged on for years,
Muslim council cancels meeting with Trudeau over Liberal stance on hate crimes, Gaza
OTTAWA — The National Council of Canadian Muslims abruptly cancelled a meeting Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accusing his government of failing to protect Palestinians or take “tangible action” against hate crimes.
“We no longer think it’s productive to speak with this prime minister,” chief executive Stephen Brown told a news conference.
“There’s nothing new that we could say. We’ve said it all before.”
Trudeau did not address the cancellation directly Monday before question period, confining his comments to the