Government
Airport Screeners Can Be Sued Over Abusive Conduct: U.S. Appeals Court Ruling
A federal appeals court on Friday handed a victory to travelers who object to invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, saying screeners are not absolutely immune from lawsuits ...
Ex-Alphabet Engineer Charged With Stealing Google Self-Driving Car Secrets
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed criminal charges against Anthony Levandowski, accusing the former high-ranking Alphabet Inc engineer of stealing the company's self-driving car ...
U.S. Cyber Agency: Reducing Chinese Tech Risks Is a Top Priority
A newly created U.S. cybersecurity agency said Thursday that China represents the greatest strategic risk to the U.S., and as a result, the agency's top operational priority is reducing the risks ...
J&J Ordered to Pay Lower-Than-Expected $572M in Oklahoma Opioid Verdict
An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson liable for fueling an opioid epidemic in the state by deceptively marketing painkillers, and ordered the drugmaker to pay damages of $572 ...
Large Cities Must Invest Billions of Dollars More to Secure Citizen Data: Study
The world's largest cities need to invest billions of additional dollars into their infrastructure in order to secure citizen data, new research suggests. Of the roughly $135 billion expected to be ...
Wildfires Run Amok in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest
There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky yellow, for the Amazon is burning. The smell is of barbecue, of wood charcoal up in flames. During the day the sun, usually so fierce in ...
Endo Settles First Federal Court Opioid Case for $11 Million
Endo International Plc agreed to an $11 million settlement to avoid going to trial in the first federal court cases targeting opioid makers and distributors over the public-health crisis caused by ...
Trump Administration Carbon Rule Replacement Draws Lawsuit From 22 States and 7 Cities
Twenty-two states, including New York and California, and seven cities on Tuesday sued to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's replacement of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, ...