Tag: U.S. News

European Union adds porn site XXNX to list of online platforms facing strictest digital scrutiny

LONDON -- The European Union said Wednesday it's adding the porn site XXNX to its list of online services facing the strictest level...

Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of artificial intelligence pacts intensifies

Microsoft has relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 hits a new high, with eyes on Fed

Shares were mixed in Asia, while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index closed at another record high Wednesday as investors awaited further comments by Federal...

California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.

LOS ANGELES -- Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent...

Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons...

The threat of litigation looms as Purdue Pharma returns to settlement talks

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is trying to chart the course for a new mass settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the toll of...