U.S.
New Federal Rule Tightens Worker Classification Standards
The Biden administration enacted a new labor rule Tuesday that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as "independent contractors," a step that could bolster both legal protections and ...
North Carolina Home Insurance Premiums Could Rise by 42%
Another round of setting homeowner insurance policy rates in North Carolina has begun with the industry seeking a 42.2 percent average statewide premium increase that would begin in the summer. The ...
Google Defends Against $1.67B Demand in AI-Related Patent Trial
Alphabet's Google went before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday to argue against a computer scientist's claims that it should pay his company $1.67 billion for infringing patents that allegedly ...
Early 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Predicts Highly Active Season
An early forecast of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season by Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) suggests it will be an intensely active season with "activity about 30 percent above the 1991-2020 30-year norm ...
Derailment Injuring More Than 20 Prompts Feds to Review Entire NYC Subway System
Federal transit safety investigators will be reviewing all of New York City's subway operations in response to a collision and derailment that caused minor injuries to more than 20 people, the ...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Pollution Plan
The U.S. Supreme Court late last month said it would hear a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a federal regulation aimed at reducing ozone ...
OpenAI in Talks With Dozens of Publishers to License Content
OpenAI said it's talking to dozens of publishers about striking deals to license their articles, a broader effort than was previously known as the startup looks for content to train its artificial ...
Overwritten Alaska 737 Cockpit Voice Recorder Data Renews Industry Safety Debate
The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Friday was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing attention on an industry call for ...