The technology industry challenged the law, which was set to take effect Thursday, saying it would infringe on the First Amendment rights of online businesses.Florida lawmakers approved the law after Facebook, Twitter and YouTube suspended Trump’s accounts following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked a Florida law that would penalize social media companies for barring the speech of politicians, striking a blow to conservatives still fuming over the suspension of former President Donald Trump and allegations that Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube censor right-wing views.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of the Northern District of Florida said the law,

Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction.After being released from prison Wednesday, Cosby tweeted: “I have always maintained my innocence.”The “Cosby Show” actor has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence.

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby‘s sex assault conviction Wednesday, and Cosby was released from a state prison hours later.

Wearing a white T-shirt from his alma mater, Philadelphia’s Central High School, Cosby appeared outside his Cheltenham Township home, escorted by his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, and his appellate attorney, Jennifer Bonjean. He smiled and nodded at supporters but said nothing.  

“Today, on this hot day, this is a hot verdict for

Breaking with a long-held stance on athlete compensation, the NCAA Division I schools’ top rules-making group Wednesday approved policy changes that will greatly enhance athletes’ ability to make money from their name, image and likeness, beginning Thursday.

The decision announced by the NCAA came hours before laws or executive orders in more than a dozen states that will have the same impact were set to take effect.

The setup will remain in place until federal legislation or new NCAA rules are adopted.

“With the variety of state laws adopted across the country, we will continue to work with Congress to develop a solution that will provide clarity on a national level,” NCAA President Mark

Rep. Liz Cheney said Republican leaders’ courage “has faded.”Cheney said former President Donald Trump is accelerating his attacks on the Constitution.Cheney and Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger were the only GOP representative to vote in favor of the committee.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., one of only a handful of GOP lawmakers openly critical of former president Donald Trump, slammed leaders of her party Wednesday ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives to establish a bipartisan committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building. 

“The attack on January 6th was an unprecedented assault on Congress and the functioning of our Democratic process,” Cheney said in a

Authorities from Oregon to British Columbia are investigating hundreds of deaths in connection to the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest corridor.

Temperatures in Oregon topped 117 Monday, according to the National Weather Service, due to a heat dome trapping hot air over the state and its neighbors. 

At least 63 people have died since Friday, the State Medical Examiner’s office said, and “preliminary investigation suggests may be associated with the Pacific Northwest heatwave,” said Oregon State Police Captain Tim Fox. 

That number was based on reports from each county’s medical office and could fluctuate as more information becomes available. 

At least 45 of those deaths were in Multnomah County, which houses Portland,

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Nikole Hannah-Jones was granted tenure Wednesday by the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, ending a weeks-long controversy that had erupted on the North Carolina campus and online.

Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, is set to begin her position as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism on July 1.

Hannah-Jones responded to the news of her tenure appointment via her Twitter account, where she posted what appeared to be a glass of celebratory whiskey. 

Gene Davis, the board vice chair, said that in granting Hannah-Jones tenure, “this board reaffirms its highest values first” — which drew large boos from the crowd. 

In April, Hannah-Jones was offered the position on

The sun has set on the old era of college sports. Beginning Thursday, the last gasps of an antiquated model will be replaced by a landscape defined by the open marketplace for student-athletes to capitalize on their name, image and likeness.

The world of college sports will never be the same.

And it’ll be a brave new world, full of opportunity and promise for the athletes who for generations have supplied the product with none of the profit. Even as the steady flow of revenue via television contracts, apparel deals and ticket sales remains in the hands of colleges and conferences, the granting of basic NIL rights represents a pivotal change

The Police Merit Board in Louisville voted 4-0 to uphold the January firing of Joshua Jaynes, a former detective.Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison, the other officers fired in connection with Taylor’s death, also have appealed to the city’s merit board.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Police detective who was fired for his inaccurate search warrant for Breonna Taylor’s apartment will not be reinstated, the city’s Police Merit Board decided Wednesday.

The board voted 4-0 after hours of private deliberation following three days of hearings to uphold the termination of Joshua Jaynes, who was fired in early January for inserting what former interim Police Chief Yvette Gentry found to be an