Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first black woman on US top court
Justice Jackson will join the highest court in the US at a pivotal moment in its 233-year history.
Smuggling ‘a big business’ along US-Mexico border, says trucker
“People die of starvation sometimes. People crossing [the Rio Grande, a river that separates the US and Mexico] drown. These people think it’s easy to cross over. They come from…
Google offers developers $90 million to settle Play Store billing fight | Engadget
Google has offered to put $90 million on the table to settle a brewing conflict between it and a number of Android developers. As Reuters reports, the issue centers around…
Supreme Court limits Biden’s power to cut emissions
Instead, the court’s justices embraced what’s called the “major questions doctrine” – which asserts that a federal agency’s discretion is limited on big issues that involve broad regulatory actions. If…
Controversial Florida abortion ban blocked by court
The law had been widely applauded by anti-abortion groups in the state, including the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops. According to data from the Centres of Disease Control, Florida has…
Remain In Mexico: Biden can end Trump-era policy, court rules
In a 5-4 decision, the conservative-majority court sided with Biden against Texas and Missouri, ruling that the Biden administration didn’t violate proper administrative procedure in rescinding the policy, formerly known…
US stocks see worst first half drop in more than 50 years
The S&P 500 index dropped by more than 20%, while major indexes around the world also fell sharply.
Bison attacks woman at Yellowstone National Park
In advice issued to visitors, park rangers suggest staying at least 75ft (23m) away from wild bison at all times and, if coming into contact with the animal is unavoidable,…
Open source developers urged to ditch GitHub following Copilot launch – TechCrunch
Software Freedom Conservancy, a not-for-profit organization that provides support and legal services for open source software projects, has called on the open source community to ditch GitHub after quitting the…
Dinosaur Diets May Help Explain Dramatic Diversity
If you traveled across what is now North America around 75 million years ago, you would see vastly different dinosaur species everywhere you went. The dramatic variation in this period’s…