US Closes Two Rail Bridges to Mexico Amid Migrant Surge
Dec. 17 By Daniel Trotta U.S. border officials on Sunday closed two rail bridges that move freight between Texas and Mexico after detecting a surge in the smuggling of migrants through Mexico by train. The move by U.S. Customs and Border Protection was the latest…
British Man Accused of Swindling Nearly $100 Million in Wine Fraud Case Pleads Not Guilty
Dec. 16 By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – A British man accused of allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $100 million through a Ponzi-like scheme involving nonexistent luxury wines pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Saturday. Stephen Burton, 58, was extradited to New York from…
Palestinian Americans Sue Biden Administration Over Relatives Stuck in Gaza
Dec. 15 By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Palestinian American families have sued the Biden administration, claiming the government has not done as much to evacuate their U.S. relatives stuck in Gaza as it did for Israeli dual nationals. In the days after Hamas’…
BP Restarts Pipeline After Gasoline Spill in Washington State-Source
Dec. 14 By Deep Vakil and Seher Dareen (Reuters) -BP has restarted its Olympic Pipeline that had leaked roughly 25,000 gallons of gasoline near Mount Vernon in Washington state, a source familiar with the pipeline’s operations said on Thursday. The pipeline was restarted following repairs,…
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…