Meryl Nass lawsuit can proceed and the judge’s reasoning is significant
A federal judge has ruled that a doctor's lawsuit against Maine's medical licensing board can proceed, finding that the board's order requiring her to undergo a psychological evaluation appeared to…
New Zealand joins the global under-16 social media ban and goes further
New Zealand has introduced legislation to ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms and AI companion apps, including some of the world's most widely used services, following similar…
ICE and the DC area operation and the 400 with US criminal records among those arrested
ICE federal immigration agents arrested more than 1,300 people during a two-week enforcement operation targeting illegal immigrants in Virginia and Maryland, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Aug. 24.…
Philips engineer convicted of stealing X-ray trade secrets for China
A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former Philips Medical Systems engineer on Aug. 24 of stealing proprietary X-ray technology to benefit a Chinese competitor, with prosecutors describing a years-long…
Iran vows retaliation after the US launches Economic D-Day sanctions
Tehran's government and military issued warnings of retaliation Monday after the United States announced a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the regime's economic lifelines, with an Iranian minister saying the…
Why Trump cancels joint military exercise and the signals it sends to the region
The Trump administration has canceled a joint military exercise with South Korea that had been scheduled for September, Seoul confirmed Monday, citing constraints on American forces stemming from the ongoing…
Trump and the Canada auto tariff and what it means for prices on both sides
President Trump announced on Aug. 24 that he will impose 50 percent tariffs on all Canadian cars, trucks and auto parts beginning Jan. 1, 2027, escalating a trade dispute with…
Janie Bradford Hobbs and the early Motown era she helped build song by song
Janie Bradford Hobbs, one of the earliest songwriters at Motown and a co-writer of "Money (That's What I Want)," one of the most covered songs in popular music history, died…
Gold price surge and the volatility history that marketers skip over
Gold has reached extraordinary prices in 2026, touching an all-time high above $5,500 per ounce in January before pulling back to around $4,500 per ounce as of mid-August. The surge…
Uber drivers deactivated by algorithm and the $962M fine that followed
The Dutch data protection authority has fined Uber nearly 825 million euros, approximately $962 million, for using fully automated software to deactivate drivers' accounts without human review, in one of…
