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Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction against a Texas law that prohibits large social media companies from banning users or blocking posts based on their political viewpoints. HB 20, signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 9, targets companies with at least 50 million monthly users in the US, including Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube, and would ...

PHOENIX — The southbound lanes of Interstate 17 at Deer Valley Road in Phoenix reopened Wednesday night after a closure due to a law enforcement situation, the Arizona Department of Transportation said. The closure occurred just after 7:30 p.m. and there was no estimated time to reopen the highway. The lanes reopened just after 8:30 p.m. The northbound lanes of the highway were not affected. ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) – After a Fresno toddler was killed in a crash while waiting on the opening night of Christmas Tree Lane in 2020, officers and deputies are taking action this year to make sure tragedy doesn’t strike again. Fresno police said on Dec. 1, 2020, 5-year-old Anton Solorio died near the entrance to Christmas Tree Lane after an Amtrak train hit a van that was waiting in line. “...

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that aimed to limit large social platforms’ ability to moderate content on the grounds that it is likely to violate the First Amendment. The order, issued by a federal district court in Austin on Wednesday night, granted an injunction proposed by NetChoice and the CCIA that puts the HB 20 law on hold until the conclusion of the case. “HB 20’s prohibitio...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Texas law that seeks to restrict how social media companies moderate their content and was championed by Republicans who say the platforms are biased against conservatives. The law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 9, would ban platforms with m...

Three southeast Louisiana law enforcement agencies were recognized for their efforts to better their communities beyond their crime-fighting efforts. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office of Lafourche Parish and Louisiana State Police Toop C in Terrebonne Parish were honored Wednesday as the 2021 Leaders in Law Enforcement, which is hosted by the Co...

(Credit: Lee County Sheriff's Office) Threatening emails were sent to more than 100 law enforcement agencies. A man said he’d be forced to take matters into his own hands if they don’t investigate the Catholic church. FDLE said David Biasotti sent the first mass email on Monday. It talked about wanting to shoot officers. On Tuesday, investigators got a second graphic email telling officers to...

FILE – The Supreme Court is seen at dusk in Washington, Oct. 22, 2021. Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – As the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a cont...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of WeWork Inc. (“WeWork” or “the Company”) (NYSE: WE) for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent ...

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension The man shot by three law enforcement officers following a pursuit in Forest Lake this weekend died Wednesday. Bradley George Erickson, 47, of Forest Lake, who was shot Sunday, died at HCMC, according a news release from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). The BCA said the three officers are on administrative leave. Forest Lake po...