Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared skeptical of a Hawaii law that bars people with concealed-carry licenses from bringing their handguns onto private property that is open to the public unless they receive permission from the owner. Several of the conservative justices suggested during oral arguments that Hawaii was treating the Second Amendment…
Amazon faces a court hearing in Seattle this week to face allegations by federal regulators that the e-commerce giant duped customers into signing up for its Prime membership while also making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. The case, announced by the Federal Trade Commission in 2023, centers on claims that Amazon engaged in…
Shortly before the joint press conference, the White House released the president’s plan to end the Israel-Hamas conflict. The plan, contained in a lengthy document titled “President Donald J. Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict,” has not yet been approved by Israel or Hamas. Among the items in the document, the plan says…
More than 1,000 current and former Health and Human Services employees penned an open letter Wednesday calling for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to either resign or be fired. The letter — whose signatories were not publicly named — was released at a tense time for the health agency. Last week, Centers for…
Beginning on Monday, businesses were able to apply for refunds for President Trump’s tariffs that were later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Jo Ling Kent reports on some of the issues they’re running into. Source link
For the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry’s alignment with President Trump. Katie Drummond, the magazine’s global editorial director, explains what this shift means for Silicon Valley and for readers. Source link
Artificial intelligence has already become a disruptor in the labor market, as job postings declined over the past year by 6.7 percent, with entry-level positions especially hard-hit. But as David Pogue learns, not all industries are affected by the push for AI. Source link
The shooter who attacked the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas was targeting ICE agents, federal officials said at a news conference Thursday. Nancy Larson, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said a collection of notes found at Joshua Jahn’s residence showed an animus toward ICE agents and that he…
Globally, infertility affects one in six couples, and male fertility issues contribute to nearly half of couples struggling to conceive. An Ohio couple opened up about their experience to help spread awareness. Source link
In the wake of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s firing of top CDC officials and cuts in mRNA vaccine research, Dr. Timothy Johnson (longtime network TV medical editor and founding editor of the Harvard Medical School Health Letter) has a message for a fellow doctor, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who’d promised…
