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The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn a federal judge's decision that declared the government mask mandate on planes, trains and buses unlawful. Here, a sign stating that masks are required at San Francisco International Airport stands in a terminal after the federal mask mandate was overturned.

DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

FILE - This photo from Friday Jan. 8, 2021, provided by Ventura County Sheriff's Office in California shows a police booking photo of Miya Ponsetto.

Woman pleads guilty to hate crime for falsely accusing Black teen of taking her phone

The family of the teen has filed a lawsuit against a 23-year-old woman and the hotel, alleging racial profiling.

University of Illinois student Stanley Dayan (from left) and Chabad Jewish Center employees Mordy Kurtz and Yosef Peysin work at the center's kosher food stand in 2013 at the university's State Farm Center basketball arena in Champaign, Ill.

Millennial Jews Do An About-Face, Start Keeping Kosher

According to a 2013 Pew Research Center study, nearly a fourth of millennial Jews are keeping kosher. That's almost twice the rate of their baby-boomer parents.

The Boerne Race is 0.5k long, and begins and ends with a glass of beer.

Finally, A Race For The Rest Of Us: 0.5K In Texas Includes Beer, Smoke Break

The very short race includes unusual amenities like doughnuts and coffee. All proceeds go to charity.

Parkland, Fla., school shooting defendant Nikolas Cruz, at a court hearing in April.

State Releases Videos Made By Parkland, Fla., Shooting Defendant

Nikolas Cruz discusses his plans in cellphone videos made before the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He says he'll be the next school shooter of 2018.

With 'Dorothy' App, Clicks Of The Heel Command Your Phone

The new app Dorothy will allow you to control your smartphone with a click of your heels. A small device called Ruby slips into your shoe and communicates with your phone to make it do things like ring or text.

Artificial Intelligence At Home In Pittsburgh

Once the hub of steel production, Pittsburgh is now a hotspot for another burgeoning industry: artificial intelligence.

Holcomb Says No To Cash Incentives For COVID-19 Vaccinations

Gov. Eric Holcomb isn’t a fan of the state using monetary incentives to push more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.Holcomb’s comments came after Ohio…

IIHS says rear seat passengers are not as well protected from crash injuries as front seat passengers when it comes to the restraint systems

IIHS: Back seat passengers getting worse injuries than front seat passengers in crashes

A car safety group says passengers in the back seat need better seat belt systems. David Harkey is President of the Insurance Institute for Highway...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says platform workers may not realize that a company is treating them as independent contractors rather than employees, and as such, they have different tax requirements.

Mich. attorney general’s office working with national labor board to enforce worker protections

The Michigan attorney general’s office is joining a new partnership with federal regulators to catch labor violations.

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