GM Leads US Auto Sales as Industry Concludes Best Year Since Pandemic
Jan. 3 By Nathan Gomes (Reuters) -General Motors edged out rival Toyota Motor to remain the top-selling automaker in the U.S. in 2023 as easing supply snags and sustained demand drove the industry to its best year since the pandemic. The Detroit automaker shrugged off…
Tesla Extends Lead in Norway Sales, EVs Take 82% Market Share
Jan. 2 By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) – Tesla topped Norway’s car sales for a third straight year in 2023, extending its lead over rivals despite an ongoing conflict between the U.S. electric vehicle maker and the Nordic region’s powerful labour unions. Almost five out…
Thousands Gather in Times Square for New Year Ball Drop
Jan. 1 By Andrew Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – After standing in New York City’s Times Square for more than a dozen hours, thousands of revelers cheered in the New Year on Sunday night with the annual ceremony of a descending crystal-clad ball. Many had…
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Trailblazing Former US Representative, Dies at 88
Dec. 31 By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Democrat who retired from the House of Representatives after 30 years in office, died at 88, her family said on social media on Sunday. Johnson, who represented a district in…
US Appeals Court Allows California to Bar Guns in Most Public Places
Dec. 30 By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Saturday cleared the way for a California law that bans the carrying of guns in most public places to take effect at the start of 2024, as the panel put on hold a judge’s…
Nvidia Launches New Gaming Chip for China to Comply With US Export Controls
Dec. 29 By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Nvidia on Thursday launched a modified version of an advanced gaming chip designed to comply with U.S. export controls targeting China. The chip, which the company says offers a “quantum leap in performance, efficiency and…
Big Waves at California’s Mavericks Beach Draw Surfers, ‘Super Stoked’ Spectators
Dec. 28 By Nathan Frandino HALF MOON BAY, California (Reuters) – At the famous Mavericks Beach surf spot, big waves thundering into the California coastline on Thursday attracted surfers and spectators alike to the legendary break 25 miles south of San Francisco. Waves were forecast…
NY Times Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Infringing Copyrighted Works
Dec. 27 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Wednesday, accusing them of using millions of the newspaper’s articles without permission to help train chatbots to provide information to readers. The Times said it is the first…
Rapper Ye, the Former Kanye West, Apologizes in Hebrew for Anti-Jewish Remarks
Dec. 26 By Kanishka Singh and Dan Williams (Reuters) – The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words…
Soccer-‘Local Boy’ Ratcliffe Takes Stake in Manchester United
Dec. 24 By Anirban Sen and Rohith Nair in Bengaluru (Reuters) -British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe struck a long awaited deal on Sunday to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United and pledged to invest $300 million in the English Premier League soccer club to try…
Laura Lynch, Founding Member of ‘Dixie Chicks,’ Dies in Car Crash
Dec. 23 By Ismail Shakil and Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Laura Lynch, a founding member of the U.S. country band “Dixie Chicks,” died in a head-on car crash on a Texas highway, law enforcement said on Saturday. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the…
Twitter Violated Contract by Failing to Pay Millions in Bonuses, US Judge Rules
Dec. 22 By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twitter violated contracts by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses that the social media company, now called X Corp, had promised its employees, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Mark Schobinger, who was Twitter’s senior…