TSA screeners win immunity from flier abuse claims: U.S. appeals court
Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, after a federal appeals court on Wednesday said screeners are immune from claims under a federal law governing assaults, false arrests and oth…
U.S. charges second man in Fitbit stock hoax
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday said it had filed additional charges against a second man who it said was involved in a scheme last year to orchestrate a hoax takeover bid and manipulate Fitbit Inc’s stock price.
Newborn killed, dozens hurt by North Dakota tornado
A tornado killed a seven-day-old baby and injured more than two dozen people when it ripped through a trailer park in North Dakota and forecasters warned that parts of the Midwestern United States could face more twisters on Wednesday.
Oregon ranchers who sparked standoff to return home after Trump pardon
Two Oregon ranchers whose sentencing on arson convictions sparked the 2016 armed occupation of a wildlife refuge were due to return home on Wednesday, after being pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, the family said in a statement.
XMotors says employee did not pass along sensitive Apple info
Chinese-owned electric vehicle firm XMotors said on Wednesday that there is no indication that ex-Apple Inc worker Zhang Xiaolang ever communicated any sensitive information from Apple to XMotors.
Tech issues plague U.S. web portal tracking separated children
In late June, attorney Sebastian Harley tried to log into a U.S. government web portal to check on a Guatemalan child who had been separated from his parent at the border. He got an error message saying there were too many users.
Nevada condemned killer set to die as legal fight over execution drug is waged
A drug company is trying to block Nevada from using one of its drugs to execute a condemned killer on Wednesday, saying the state obtained the drug illegitimately.
U.S., Mexico vow to reunite separated migrant families quickly
The United States and Mexico on Tuesday vowed to work with Central American nations to reunite migrant families separated at the U.S. border “as quickly as possible” as the Trump administration faced fresh criticism over the practice.
Hurricane Chris strengthens, stays well off U.S. Atlantic Coast
Hurricane Chris gathered strength as it churned off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic states to become a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale on Tuesday, but it was not expected to make landfall over the United States, the U.S. National Hurric…
NHC says Chris strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane
Chris, the second hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season strengthened into a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale and additional strengthening is likely through Wednesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
