A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline is being fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees voting on it Tuesday. The measure is part of a legislative package of 14 bills to combat retail theft in the state. The California Retailers Association has said the issue has reached crisis levels, though it’s challenging to quantify because many stores don’t share their data.
A major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The class action filed in federal court in Boston accuses RTX Corporation of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Virginia Human Rights Act. RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation, is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
The just-concluded European Union elections were yet another milestone for far-right parties on the continent. While votes were still being tallied Tuesday, the gain for the right is just the latest example of how discontent with globalization and immigration have fueled a conservative, populist backlash in affluent Western democracies. Former President Donald Trump's 2016 win was the strongest example of this, but it's unclear whether the trends that powered the right in Europe will enable him to win another term in November.
If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk's $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of this other companies. If they approve the all-stock compensation package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge in January, it would almost guarantee he would remain at the company he grew to be the world leader in electric vehicles, shifting to AI and robotics including autonomous vehicles, which Musk says is Tesla's future. Musk has threatened on X, his social medial platform, to develop AI elsewhere if he doesn't get a 25% stake in Tesla (He owns about 13% now).
How bad for your health is space travel?Fewer than 700 people have ever travelled into space, meaning that the sample size is small -- and governments can be reticent when it comes to sharing all their findings.
The Virginia NAACP is suing the Shenandoah County school board for restoring Confederate leaders' names to public schools.
Space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit, according to new studies published Tuesday. Research on four space tourists is included in a series of studies on the health effects of space travel, down to the molecular level. The findings paint a clearer picture of how people — who don't undergo years of astronaut training — adapt to weightlessness and space radiation, the researchers said.
A guilty verdict on federal gun charges is the latest blow in a litany of legal and personal setbacks for Hunter Biden, whose status as son of the US president masks a tragic and troubled life."I am the President, but I am also a Dad," he said Tuesday minutes after the jury delivered its guilty verdict.
President Joe Biden, in a statement, said he accepts the outcome of Hunter Biden's case and will continue to respect the judicial process.
The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon, the organization announced. The name change, which was formalized by a June 5 membership vote, follows similar moves by Audubon Society chapters in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Oregon and other cities. “Names may be symbolic, but symbols matter,” said Jessica Wilson, NYC Bird Alliance's executive director.
The resignation of a senior member of Israel's war Cabinet was a dramatic show of distrust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his strategy for the eight-month-old war with Hamas. Here’s a look at what Gantz’s decision means for Israeli politics and for the war. Why did Gantz resign and what was his war plan? Gantz, a centrist who is seen as Netanyahu's main political opponent, resigned after months of mounting tensions within the war Cabinet over Israel's strategy in Gaza.
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.The proceedings, along with another case in which Hunter Biden faces tax evasion charges in California, have complicated Democrats' efforts to keep the election focus on Trump, the first former president ever to be convicted of a crime.
The measures being discussed would limit China's ability to use a cutting-edge chip architecture known as gate all-around, or GAA, the report said. GAA is a type of transistor architecture that helps improve chip performance and reduces power consumption. The United States has been working to limit Beijing's access to advanced AI chips, such as those designed by leader Nvidia, through tightened trade restrictions amid fears that China may use the technology to bolster its military.
Kansas City couple's house placed for sale on real estate site by an unknown party for a fraction of its market value.
Miya Tucker of Reynolds Station has not been seen since April. Her parents Tesla Tucker and Cale Rudd are charged in connection to her disappearance.
A Georgia judge has ordered a lawyer for rapper Young Thug to spend the next 10 weekends in jail after finding him in contempt. Defense attorney Brian Steel represents the rapper, who is currently on trial in Atlanta on charges including violation of Georgia's anti-racketeering and gang laws. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville on Monday ordered Steel jailed after the lawyer refused to tell him how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors and a prosecution witness.
France's premier has broken a conspicuous silence over President Emmanuel Macron's calling of snap elections, while making clear his reservations about the surprise move that may cost him his job.Attal, usually ubiquitous across French media, had on Monday been conspicuously absent from the airwaves after the election was called.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is scheduled to testify before Congress on July 12, a day after former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money trial, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bragg is set to appear before the House Select Committee on weaponization alongside Matthew Colangelo, the former high-ranking Justice Department official hired by Bragg in 2022 to lead the Trump investigation.
A federal judge denied an effort to dismiss Trump's classified documents case, but agreed to delete a paragraph in the superseding indictment against the former president.
For the first time, a sitting President’s son has been convicted of a felony in a criminal trial.