US Treasury Sanctions Kaspersky Leadership Team
By Naveen Athrappully The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned 12 Kaspersky Lab employees holding executive and leadership roles in the firm, citing “continued cybersecurity risks.” On June...
View ArticleJudge in Documents Case to Hear Arguments on Trump Gag Order Request
By Catherine Yang U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has scheduled a hearing June 24 on prosecutors’ request to modify the conditions of release for former President Donald Trump in the Southern...
View ArticleTrial Date Set for Class-Action Lawsuit Against American Airlines Over ESG...
By Matt McGregor A pilot’s class-action lawsuit against American Airlines (AA) for allegedly investing pension funds in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) funds is set to be heard on...
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Hydrogen: From Antioxidant to Anti-inflammatory
By Emma Suttie, D. Ac, AP In recent years, molecular hydrogen has become popular among researchers and health enthusiasts for its potential therapeutic effects. Early studies suggest that hydrogen,...
View ArticleIran Plans to Designate Canadian Army, RCMP as ‘Terrorist Organizations’
By Jennifer Cowan Iranian parliamentarians are calling on their government to list Canada’s army and RCMP as “terrorist organizations” in a retaliatory move against Ottawa for its recent decision to...
View ArticleUnder Armor Agrees to Pay $434 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Sales...
By Naveen Athrappully Sports apparel manufacturer Under Armour has agreed to pay $434 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company manipulated sales data. The lawsuit, originally filed...
View ArticleAppeals Court Finds ‘Obamacare’ Mandate Unconstitutional
By Zachary Stieber A federal appeals court has found an Affordable Care Act mandate unconstitutional, although it declined to block the requirement. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
View ArticleFederal Judges Block Parts of Student Loan Repayment Plan
By Caden Pearson Federal judges in Missouri and Kansas issued separate rulings on June 24 blocking key sections of the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program, which is...
View ArticleHere’s What to Watch in Colorado, New York, and Utah Primaries
By Nathan Worcester Some of the biggest and most controversial names in the House will be maneuvering through primaries on June 25. They include Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), the MAGA favorite now...
View ArticleAI Song Generators Sued by Major Record Labels for Copyright Infringement
By Jessamyn Dodd Leading record labels are taking legal action against AI-driven music platforms Suno and Udio, accusing them of copyright infringement. The Recording Industry Association of America...
View ArticleFederal Judge Blocks Massive Swipe Fee Settlement Between Visa and Mastercard
By Jack Phillips A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement between Mastercard and Visa in which they had agreed to limit fees they charged for retailers who take their...
View ArticleBiden vs. Trump: The High-Stakes First Debate in Race to White House
By Emel Akan and Lawrence Wilson President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will square off in their first debate of 2024 on June 27, aiming to present different visions for the future of...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of Inflation
By Jeffrey A. Tucker A few nights ago at a restaurant I ordered a dish of Mediterranean prawns that sounded delicious by the description. The reality was a huge pile of large croutons with four shrimps...
View ArticleMassachusetts Sends Officials to Border to Warn They’re Out of Space
By Zachary Stieber Officials representing the governor of Massachusetts are at the U.S.–Mexico border to warn groups and federal agents that the state does not have any more capacity to house illegal...
View ArticleUnlock Better Sleep and Ward Off Dementia: The Power of Vitamin D
By Amber Yang and JoJo Novaes Since the pandemic, vitamin D has received extra attention for its role in COVID-19 outcomes. But beyond COVID and boosting immunity, the vitamin has many more functions,...
View ArticleBolivian President Denounces Apparent Military Coup Attempt
By Autumn Spredemann SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—On the afternoon of June 26, an army vehicle and several dozen soldiers forced their way into Bolivia’s presidential residence in Plaza Murillo in La Paz,...
View ArticleBiden–Trump First Debate: Here’s What You Need to Know and How to Watch It
By Emel Akan and Janice Hisle ATLANTA, Ga.—All eyes are on Thursday night’s highly anticipated showdown in Atlanta, where President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off for the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma’s Multibillion-Dollar Opioid Settlement
By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on June 27 that U.S. bankruptcy law does not allow courts to approve an opioid manufacturer’s bankruptcy settlement that extinguishes the claims of those...
View ArticleJudge Awards Over $1 Million to 2 US Citizen Children Detained Crossing Border
By Katabella Roberts Two American children who were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to go to school will be awarded over $1 million in...
View ArticleHow Uninhabited Terrain Became a Hotbed for Black Market Marijuana
By Brad Jones SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif.—The air is thick with the unmistakable pungent stench of cannabis plants in a massive network of illegal grow operations in a rural part of northern California, as...
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