Elizabeth Holmes loses her latest bid to avoid prison
In another ruling issued late Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ordered Elizabeth Holmes to pay $452 million in restitution to the victims of her crimes.
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In a historic step, strippers at an LA bar are poised to unionize
The owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar have agreed to recognize the union, organizers said. Once votes are certified, the dancers could become the only group of organized strippers in the U.S.
IRS chief says agency is 'deeply concerned' by higher audit rates for Black taxpayers
Findings from an internal investigation come after researchers said the IRS was at least three times more likely to audit Black taxpayers than other racial groups.
Former leaders of failed banks appear before a Senate committee
Former top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee after both lenders had to be rescued by the government earlier this year.
Paraclimbing athletes hope for inclusion in the Paralympic Games
The sport of paraclimbing may one day make it into the Paralympic Games. Two climbers from Kentucky will show off the sport at a World Cup event.
The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking
The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. That's according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute.
The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer
The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.
How inflation is hitting prison inmates
According to a Marshall Project report, inflation has hit America's incarcerated population harder than it has those on the outside. Alex Arriaga, who wrote the report, talks about what she found.
Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments
In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.
A leader in artificial intelligence is urging Congress to regulate it
The CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, went before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday and called for regulation of artificial intelligence.