The United States on Friday said it has requested trade dispute settlement consultations with Canada over its new digital services tax, which the Biden administration suggested was inconsistent with Canada’s North American trade obligations. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s office said in a statement that it will work with Canada to resolve U.S. concerns over…
Hot on the heels of a Canada-wide rail shutdown, a potential strike at U.S. seaports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico is threatening to further disrupt supply chains. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents roughly 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen seaports from Texas to Maine, have threatened to walk off the job on…
Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani asked a court Friday to award them the cash-strapped former New York City mayor’s apartment and other property as they ramp up efforts to collect on the staggering debt. Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss urged the U.S….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a school district’s policy Friday that aims to support the privacy of transgender students, ruling that a mother who challenged it failed to show it infringed on a fundamental parenting right. In a 3-1 opinion, the court upheld a lower court’s…
A U.S. appeals court revived on Tuesday a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died attempting a viral challenge she allegedly saw on TikTok that dared people to choke themselves until they lost consciousness. While federal law generally protects online publishers from liability for content posted by others, the court…
Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday “my values have not changed,” as she was questioned along with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in their first major television interview of their presidential campaign. The interview with CNN’s Dana Bash gives Harris a chance to quell criticism that she has eschewed uncontrolled environments, while also…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded after failing an attempt to land back on Earth during a routine Starlink mission, forcing the company’s second grounding this year. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched a batch of Starlink internet…
A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by calling in bogus reports of police emergencies at their homes, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday. Thomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted August 27, 2024 4:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather. Spencer Grant Anderson, of…
By Eric Tucker And Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press Posted August 27, 2024 4:45 pm Updated August 27, 2024 4:46 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential…
