NHTSA Closes Preliminary Evaluation of Front Suspension Failure in Tesla Vehicles
Aug. 14 By Akash Sriram in Bengaluru (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it has closed a preliminary evaluation into 74,918 Tesla vehicles over front suspension failures. The auto safety agency’s Office of Defects Investigation had opened a probe into the…
Intel Is Sued by Jewish Fired Employee Over Ex-Supervisor’s Alleged Antisemitism
Aug. 13 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Jewish former employee of Intel sued the chipmaker on Tuesday, saying he was fired after complaining that the senior executive he reported to openly celebrated antisemitism, Hamas and terrorism against Israel. The plaintiff, a former…
FBI Investigating After Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked by Iran
Aug. 12 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed the Iranian government. The former president said on Saturday that Microsoft had informed…
Olympics-United States Top Medals Table at End of Paris Olympics
Aug. 11 By Nick Mulvenney PARIS (Reuters) – The United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 40 golds after the final title was decided on Sunday, finishing above China only by virtue of their 44 silvers. China, who were the last…
Rapper Travis Scott Released by Paris Police Without Charge
Aug. 10 By Emma Rumney PARIS (Reuters) – Grammy-nominated American hip hop star Travis Scott has been released from police custody in Paris and will not face any charges, said a representative for Scott on Saturday. Scott, 33, had been arrested on Friday at Paris’…
Safety Board Would Like to Complete Boeing MAX Probe by Early 2025
Aug. 8 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said staff at the agency would like to complete its probe into the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 mid-air emergency by early next year. “I think they…
No New Trial for Former Mexico Drug Czar, US Judge Says
Aug. 7 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top Mexican law enforcement official convicted last year on U.S. corruption charges does not deserve a new trial, after he tried to bribe a fellow jail inmate to lie that the government’s case was…
Wildfire Torches Hillside Homes in Southern California
Aug. 6 By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire on a hillside above the southern California city of San Bernardino burned several homes and forced evacuations before it was brought under control on Tuesday, firefighters reported. Video from local TV station KTLA 5 showed…
US Judge Describes How Google Built and Defended Illegal Search Monopoly
Aug. 5 By Mike Scarcella in Washington (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment makers to be the default search engine. Here…
Debby Expected to Become Hurricane Before Hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast
Aug. 4 By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen rapidly into a hurricane before making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida’s Gulf Coast by midday on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday, warning of life-threatening…