US Supreme Court to Decide Access to Abortion Pill in Major Case
Dec. 13 By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2022 ended its recognition of a constitutional right to abortion, on Wednesday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to preserve broad access to the abortion pill, setting up another…
Cisco Defeats Centripetal Patent Case That Led to $2.75 Billion Award
Dec. 12 By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A federal judge in Virginia has rejected cybersecurity company Centripetal Networks’ patent infringement claims against Cisco Systems in a multi-billion-dollar fight over network-security technology. A different judge in the same court, U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan, had awarded…
EU Begin to Hash Out EU AI Act Details Starting Tuesday
Dec. 11 By Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Days after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on a provisional deal on artificial intelligence rules, experts from both sides are meeting on Tuesday to hammer out details, according to three sources familiar with…
U.S. F-16 Jet Crashes in South Korea During Training – Yonhap
Dec. 10 By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Monday while on a training flight and the pilot has ejected, Yonhap news agency reported citing a military source. The crash was near the U.S. Air Force…
Skiing-Shiffrin Captures World Cup Win 91 in St. Moritz Downhill
Dec. 9 By Lori Ewing ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) -American Mikaela Shiffrin claimed a record-extending 91st alpine skiing World Cup victory when she won the downhill at St. Moritz on Saturday. The twice Olympic gold medallist recorded a two-run time of one minute 28.84 seconds…
US vetoes Israel ceasefire resolution at the UN
Dec. 8 By Eric Bazail-Eimil The United States vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council Friday demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, as civilian casualties rise amid Israel’s military campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The resolution, introduced by the United Arab…
Elon Musk Appeals Dispute Over SEC Consent Decree to US Supreme Court
Dec. 7 By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the Securities and Exchange Commission overstepped its authority in enforcing a consent decree that he has called a “muzzle” on his constitutional free speech…
US Must Do More on Mental Health of Aviation Professionals -Safety Official
Dec. 6 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States must do more to prioritize the mental health of pilots, air traffic controllers and other aviation professionals, a top safety official said on Wednesday, after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot allegedly tried to crash…
Off-Duty Alaska Airlines Pilot Indicted in Connection With October Flight
Dec. 5 By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – An off duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to disable a jet’s engines during an October flight was charged by a grand jury with one count of endangering an aircraft and 83 other counts of recklessly endangering…
DeSantis Board Accuses Disney of Controlling Previous One With Gifts
Dec. 4 By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -The board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney’s theme parks accused the company of giving a previous local board and its employees millions of dollars’ worth of tickets, discounted hotel stays, merchandise and other benefits…
Explainer-How Will the Supreme Court Reshape US Opioid Epidemic Relief?
Dec. 3 By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear arguments over the legality of a roughly $6 billion bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful and highly addictive pain medication OxyContin that played a…
Olympics-Tahiti Villagers Say Barge for Surf Tower Construction Damages Reef
Dec. 2 By Lincoln Feast (Reuters) -A barge planned for use building a controversial judging tower for the Paris 2024 Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti snagged on a reef and damaged coral near the contest site on Friday, local opponents said. Residents of Teahupo’o in…