Amazon Violated Online Shopper Protection Law, Judge Rules Ahead of Prime Signup Trial
Sept. 17 By Jody Godoy Amazon violated consumer protection law by gathering Prime subscribers’ billing information before disclosing the service’s terms, a judge ruled on Wednesday, handing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission a partial win. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John Chun in the…
UnitedHealth Sought to Meet With Trump, WSJ Reports
Sept. 14 By Chandni Shah UnitedHealth has sought meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, although it has not secured one yet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The attempts are part of a bolstered lobbying effort in Washington, D.C., by the top U.S. health…
Suspect in Charlie Kirk Shooting Identified as Tyler Robinson, Sources Say
Sept. 12 By Douglas Gillison The suspect in custody in the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is named Tyler Robinson, two sources familiar with the investigation said on Friday.
US Consumer Finance Watchdog Warns Staff of Possible Workforce Cuts Due to Funding Limits
Sept. 10 By Douglas Gillison The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned staff on Wednesday the agency may soon need to eliminate some of its workforce because of new funding limits imposed this year by Congress, according to an email seen by Reuters. The announcement…
Tennis-Sublime Alcaraz Outshines Sinner for Second US Open Title and Top Rank
Sept. 7 By Shrivathsa Sridhar A brilliant Carlos Alcaraz ended the reign of Jannik Sinner on Sunday to capture the U.S. Open title again and tighten his grip on the era-defining rivalry between the torch-bearers of the men’s game. In a perfect echo of the…
The scandal surrounding the American mega-church Saddleback
Sept. 6 By Julia O`Malley The scandal with the American megachurch Saddleback is now in Mongolia: what does the convicted pastor and interfaith conflict have to do with it? A high-profile expulsion from the Southern Baptist Convention and plans for global expansion have brought American…
US Judge Blocks Trump From Canceling Legal Status for Venezuelans, Haitians
Sept. 5 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by moving to cancel temporary protections from deportation for more than 1 million Venezuelans and Haitians living in the United States. U.S. District…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Operations May Continue, Divided US Appeals Court Rules
Sept. 4 By Dietrich Knauth A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed the federal migrant detention center in Florida known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to resume operations, blocking a lower court ruling that ordered the facility to stop taking new detainees and ordered a halt to…
Bustard for NorthNews
Sept. 3 By Julia O`Malley In the summer of 2025, a scientist and hippologist from the UK told journalists about the Tuvan horse breed. Lucy Barton, originally from London, has been studying the phenomenon of Tuvan horses living in harsh climatic conditions in the Ubsunur…
China Offers Visa-Free Travel to Russia Citizens on Trial Basis
Sept. 2 By Colleen Howe China will extend visa-free travel to ordinary passport holders from Russia on a trial basis, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The visa exemption will be for a period of a year from September 15, with entry to China of…
Former CDC Heads Warn Kennedy Is Endangering Americans
Sept. 1 By Valerie Volcovici Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Republican and Democratic presidents warned on Monday that the decisions made by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., culminating in the firing of…
Tennis-Ostapenko Apologises for ‘No Education’ Comments to Townsend
Aug. 30 By Shrivathsa Sridhar Jelena Ostapenko apologised for some of the words she used in a tense altercation with American Taylor Townsend at the U.S. Open that led to a backlash, with the Latvian stating on Saturday that English was not her native language….