Beyoncé`s Childhood Home in Texas Catches Fire on Christmas Morning December 27, 2023 HOUSTON, Texas (AP) – Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely....
Mentally Disabled Indiana Man Wrongfully Convicted in Slaying Agrees to $11.7 Million Settlement December 27, 2023 ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – A mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman has...
Microsoft, OpenAI Sued by New York Times for Copyright Infringement December 27, 2023 By Mark Bergen The New York Times Co. sued Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI Inc. for the use of content to help develop artificial...
Avalanche Closed Alaska Highway, Cutting off Access December 27, 2023 A large avalanche and blizzard conditions in southern Alaska cut off road access to much of the Kenai Peninsula south...
California Lawsuit Says Grocer Broke Law by Asking Job-Seekers About Criminal Histories December 27, 2023 California sued the Ralphs supermarket chain, alleging that it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal records...
Canada’s Fairfax Completes $860M Acquisition of Gulf Insurance Group from KIPCO December 27, 2023 Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the US$860 million acquisition of Gulf Insurance Group (GIG) from Kuwait Projects...
SPAC Mania’s Ugly End Yields $46 Billion of Investor Losses in 2023 December 27, 2023 By Jonathan Randles and Amelia Pollard Wall Street’s affair with blank-check firms, the finance fad that pushed companies onto the stock market during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Gas Tanker’s Detour of 8,000 Kilometers Highlights Shipping’s Current Chokepoints December 27, 2023 By Elizabeth Low A gas tanker’s long, circuitous journey is highlighting the toll that war and climate change are taking on the shipping...
French Climate Damage Measures Came Late but Were Sufficient, Court Rules December 27, 2023 By Nicolas Delame and Tassilo Hummel France’s moves to limit climate damage came late but were sufficient, a French court ruled on Friday, in a blow...
Iranian-Linked Hacks Expose Vulnerabilities of US Water System December 27, 2023 By Jamie Tarabay and Katrina Manson In late November, an Iranian-backed hacking group attacked Israeli-made digital controls commonly used in the water and wastewater industries in...