Trump lawyers to ask appeals court to toss $489 million civil fraud ruling

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his company will argue to an appeals panel Thursday that it should throw out a judge’s February ruling that Trump must fork over hundreds of millions of dollars in profit obtained through fraud, plus millions more in interest. In his appeal in July, Trump’s lawyers called the judgment “draconian”

Harris’ emphasis on maternal health care is paying dividends with Black women voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeing a surge of support from Black women voters galvanized in part by her work on health care issues such as maternal mortality, reproductive rights and gun control. The enthusiasm may be key for Democratic turnout at the polls in critical battleground states. Black women have always been among the

Harris’ emphasis on maternal health care pays dividends with Black women voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeing a surge of support from Black women voters galvanized in part by her work on health care issues such as maternal mortality, reproductive rights and gun control. The enthusiasm may be key for Democratic turnout at the polls in critical battleground states. Black women have always been among the

Bill that would help protect California seniors from scammers waits for Gov. Newsom’s signature

Credit card companies are responsible for fraud loss, under federal law. But there’s no penalty for big banks when venerable victims wire thousands of dollars to scammers. California lawmakers just passed a bill that could change that.  Alice Lynn has been telling her story a lot lately. “I thought about ending my life,” Lynn said

What Harris, Trump say about helping families with child care costs

Both the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees are shining a light on burdensome child care costs as many families across the U.S. struggle to afford help.  Child care costs are among families’ biggest expenses, eating up more than a quarter of an average household’s total income in some states across the U.S. The typical family