Xi Takes Flurry of Small Steps to Open China After Biden Thaw
President Xi Jinping’s government has vowed all year to restore foreign investors’ shattered confidence in China. Since a
2023-12-01 11:23
Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
Three members of Congress are asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how hackers breached a water utility system near Pittsburgh
2023-12-01 08:52
Federal judge blocks Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on TikTok, says it's unconstitutional
A federal judge has blocked Montana's first-in-the-nation law banning the video-sharing app TikTok in the state while a legal challenge to the law moves through the courts
2023-12-01 08:47
Montana miner backs off expansion plans, lays off 100 due to lower palladium prices
The owner of two a south-central Montana precious metals mines is stopping work on an expansion project and laying off about 100 workers because the price of palladium fell sharply in the past year
2023-12-01 08:16
Haslam family refutes allegation from Warren Buffett's company that it bribed truck stop chain execs
An attorney for the billionaire Haslam family has called the bribery allegations from Warren Buffett’s company a “wild invention."
2023-12-01 07:54
Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows
U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source
2023-12-01 06:59
Cockpit voice recordings get erased after some close calls. The FAA will try to fix that
Federal officials say they will give investigators a better tool for understanding accidents and close calls between planes
2023-12-01 06:26
Casino workers seethe as smoking ban bill is delayed yet again in New Jersey Legislature
A bill that would end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos continues to go nowhere
2023-12-01 06:25
Yen’s Plunge Is a Blessing and a Curse for People in South Korea
South Koreans are celebrating after the yen fell to its lowest level against the won in 15 years.
2023-12-01 06:21
A new study says about half of Nicaragua's population wants to emigrate
A new study says that about half of Nicaragua's population of 6.2 million want to leave their homeland because of a mix of economic decline and repression from President Daniel Ortega's government
2023-12-01 05:46
Tesla delivers 13 stainless steel Cybertruck pickups as it tries to work out production problems
With manufacturing kinks still to be worked out, Tesla has delivered the first dozen or so of its futuristic Cybertruck pickups to customers
2023-12-01 05:21
Pfizer is sued by Texas over COVID-19 vaccine claims
By Jonathan Stempel Pfizer has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Thursday accused the
2023-12-01 04:54