A 7-Eleven has a disarmingly ordinary quality. You in for a snack or coffee, give your information without giving it much thought, and go. The transaction seems insignificant. However, two plaintiffs are currently arguing in a federal trial in Texas that this ordinariness was precisely the issue—that 7-Eleven handled consumer data the same way it handled a bag of chips, which is to be moved fast with little regard for its future. Carl Ellison and Rebecca Choplin filed two different class action lawsuits based on the same allegation: that 7-Eleven did not sufficiently safeguard its customers’ personally identifiable information during…
Author: Sierra Foster
Sierra Foster
Born in Kansas City, Sierra Foster writes about politics and serves as Senior Editor at kbsd6.com. She was raised paying attention to this city, not just living in it. Sierra has a strong, deep connection to Kansas City, from the neighborhoods east of Troost to the discussions that take place in the city hall halls. Sierra, who is presently enrolled at the University of Kansas to pursue a degree in Political Science, applies the rigor of academic study to her journalism. She writes about politics in Missouri and Kansas as someone who genuinely cares about what happens to the people in these communities—the policies that impact them, the leaders who represent them, and the civic forces influencing their futures—rather than as an outsider watching from a distance. Her editorial coverage encompasses state-level policy, local government, and the national political currents that permeate bi-state regional life. Whether it's a city council vote or a Senate race, she has a special gift for turning complex policy language into writing that feels urgent, relatable, and worthwhile. Sierra seldom sits still off the page. She claims that playing soccer on a regular basis has sharpened her instincts for political reporting because of the sport's teamwork, strategy, and requirement to read a changing game in real time. She's probably somewhere in Kansas City with her friends when she's not writing or on the pitch, discovering new reasons to adore a city she already knows so well.
The rotisserie chicken department runs like a small institution when you walk through the back corner of any Costco warehouse on a weekday afternoon. The golden birds whirling under heat lamps, the plastic containers lined in rows, the steady stream of members grabbing one almost reflexively on the way to checkout. One of the most well-known items in American retail is the Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken, which costs $4.99. It is a fixed point in a shopping experience where nearly everything else has increased in price. It’s been years since the pricing changed. Many people trust it in part…
Over the course of more than thirty years, Floyd Mayweather has created one of the most meticulously crafted personal brands in American sports history. the moniker. The piles of money. The Rolls-Royces were parked outside the residences in Las Vegas. “Money May” was more than just a ring name; it was a way of life that was meticulously upheld in every press conference and social media post, presenting the picture of a man for whom having enough of money was just a given. It is far more difficult to maintain that image when you are charged with two felonies in…
On a clear morning, the geometry of the area becomes apparent when you stand on the path between the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials. The pool that reflects. The sightlines. Every sightline carries the intentional, cumulative weight of civic memory. West Potomac Park is more than just undeveloped land. Under the power of Congress, it was deliberately developed in this manner over many years. Legally speaking, the National Mall has been deemed a “substantially completed work of civic art.” In actuality, this means that the Trump administration’s proposal to erect 250 life-size statues of notable Americans, including Muhammad Ali, Julia Child,…
Situated in a rural area of western Alabama, the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Florida is the kind of location that is rarely found on maps unless you are explicitly searching for it. Terri McGuire-Mollica had a uterine fibroid within that facility, which her doctors had identified, but jail officials refused to provide her with proper treatment for years. The fibroid was really painful. There was a lot of bleeding. As she waited for the repeatedly refused surgery, it became three times larger. Furthermore, the federal prison system managed to dismiss her case without ever addressing whether what had been…
After years of waiting for a day that appeared doubtful for a long time, Ruairí McGrath waited outside the High Court in the kind of afternoon sunshine that seemed a little strange. He claimed that it had been a five-year battle. His daughter’s world was now open to her, he remarked. “The sky was the limit,” he added. It didn’t sound exaggerated. It sounded like someone who had just put down something heavy that they had been carrying for a long time. On May 20, 2016, Olivia McGrath was born at Cork University Maternity Hospital. At the age of ten,…
When this matter initially came to Meta’s legal department, there was likely a brief period of true confidence. The majority of big publishers have global music license agreements with the company. It bargains. It is profitable. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp’s licensed music infrastructure is a large enterprise. Therefore, Meta’s original response, characterizing the claim as “fanciful,” when Eminem’s publisher, Eight Mile Style, launched a $109 million copyright infringement lawsuit, certainly felt like a reasonable stance. The complaint was no longer dismissible as overblown after a federal judge allowed the fundamental claim to move forward. Eight Mile Style claims that Meta…
On Wednesday, Cathay Wagantall stood in the House of Commons and gave the kind of speech that members of parliament make when they are aware that a chapter is coming to an end. Since taking office in 2015, she has won Yorkton-Melville four times and, according to most sources, intended to remain in office until the next federal election. Then she had second thoughts. The date is now August 31. She didn’t say why. Whether it is justified or not, the lack of explanation is what usually leads to conjecture. Politicians who leave Parliament early can do so for a…
Reading a lawsuit against a television writers’ room, which is meant to be a place where creative people collaborate on ideas, frequently with a level of flexibility and informality that other professional settings don’t allow, is especially unsettling. According to John Lowe’s filing, that informality evolved into something quite different. Thirteen days after he brought up Juneteenth, he was verbally and abruptly fired, ending a nearly two-year relationship. In October 2023, Lowe was brought on board as an executive story editor for the CBS revival of Matlock. The show, which starred Kathy Bates and was a legal drama centered on…
In markets, it is not uncommon for a company that has been quietly intriguing for years to suddenly become loudly relevant. That moment seems to have come with an uncommon force for Bloom Energy. Founded in 2001 and publicly traded since 2018, the San Jose-based fuel cell manufacturer has seen its stock rise from $16 a year ago to a new 52-week high of $234 on Tuesday. It has long been considered a genuinely promising but consistently unprofitable clean energy venture. It’s not a typo. The return after a year is roughly 1,200 percent. The stock has increased by more…