Lauren Canterberry

6 days ago | wng.org | Lauren Canterberry

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Thursday ruled the tech giant has illegally built a monopoly in digital advertising technology. The ruling is the second antitrust lawsuit Google has lost in a year. A group of 17 states and the U.S. Department of Justice in 2023 sued the company it was able to charge higher prices for online advertising because of its dominance in the market.

6 days ago | wng.org | Lauren Canterberry

The Trump administration may soon move onto other priorities as attempts to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine have stalled, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday. While U.S. officials recognize the importance of ending the war, it is not an American war, Rubio said. The administration is not willing to continue negotiating for weeks and months on end, he said.

1 week ago | wng.org | Lauren Canterberry

U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg on Wednesday said he found probable cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt of court. In his Wednesday ruling, Boasberg claimed the administration removed the deportees from the country under the Alien Enemies Act before they had a chance to challenge their removal in court. He gave federal officials one week to file court papers detailing how they would rectify the situation. Catch me up. What happened in the case?

1 week ago | wng.org | Lauren Canterberry

State Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday expanded his investigation into a proposed master-planned community connected to the East Plano Islamic Center. Paxton said the Community Capital Partners, an entity created by the center, is overseeing the large development, dubbed EPIC City. Paxton’s office this week requested records from city leaders in Plano, Richardson, Wylie, and Josephine for an investigation into whether the development may violate state law.

1 week ago | wng.org | Lauren Canterberry

The United Kingdom’s top court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that a 2010 British equality defines a woman as someone born female. Men who claim to be transgender cannot be considered women for equality purposes, even if they have a gender recognition certificate that legally identifies them as female.