Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – Ronald Hittle was laid off as fire chief of Stockton, Calif., after facing allegations of misconduct, including an ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of a California fire chief who claimed he lost his job because of his Christian faith, a case that could have made it easier for Americans to ...

The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will not intervene in a religious discrimination case out of California, meaning that a lower court ruling against a former fire chief will remain in ...

No one expects to be fired when following the directives of their superiors. But that’s exactly what happened to Fire Chief Ron Hittle when the global leadership conference he attended was considered ...