Ben Shelton tops Frances Tiafoe at the US Open for his first Slam semifinal. Novak Djokovic is next
Ben Shelton has reached his first major semifinal by beating Frances Tiafoe in four sets at the U.S. Open
2023-09-06 13:27
Carmakers fail privacy test, give owners little or no control on personal data they collect
Cars are getting an “F” in data privacy
2023-09-06 13:24
Nearly 5 decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape in New York, new DNA testing exonerates 72-year-old man
Nearly five decades after he was wrongfully convicted of rape, a New York judge has overturned the conviction of Leonard Mack following new DNA testing that eliminated him as the perpetrator and identified a different man who has since confessed to the crime, prosecutors announced.
2023-09-06 13:20
Kentucky Democrat Beshear links GOP challenger to reality of abortion law in reelection campaign
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion ban to the forefront of his reelection campaign
2023-09-06 12:50
Federal budget deficit expected to nearly double to around $2 trillion, government watchdog says
The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to about $2 trillion for fiscal year 2023, roughly double what it was in the previous fiscal year, according to a government watchdog group.
2023-09-06 12:27
Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024
Recent court rulings in some southern states could affect the battle for control of Congress in the 2024 election
2023-09-06 12:26
Ukraine war: Deadly new Russian attack reported on Izmail port area
A Russian attack on port facilities in the Izmail area killed one person, the local governor says.
2023-09-06 12:25
EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health
2023-09-06 12:25
Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies also responsible in Maui fires
Lawyers for residents and business owners of the Hawaiian town devastated by last month’s fires on Maui told a court that cable TV and telephone companies share in responsibility for the disaster
2023-09-06 12:23
The US keeps deporting people to a country that it says is too dangerous for travel
The Biden administration has taken mixed positions on its policies involving Haiti -- with one federal agency warning that the Caribbean country is too dangerous for US citizens, while another agency deports Haitians back to the violence-torn country.
2023-09-06 12:21
Russia is covering aircraft with car tires, potentially to protect them from Ukrainian drones
Moscow's forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tires, in what experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes that have had increased recent success in targeting Russian military airports.
2023-09-06 12:20
China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
China’s Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut
2023-09-06 12:16