Deputies are stuck using radios with Los Angeles County’s dispatch system out of commission Posted January 31, 2025 The archaic computer dispatch system for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department remained out of commission on January 2 after crashing on New …
A million taxpayers are receiving up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now? Posted January 27, 2025 Approximately one million taxpayers are automatically receiving special payments of up to $1,400 from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The money is being directly deposited int…
Japan’s largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes Posted January 20, 2025 Japan’s biggest bank apologized for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes. The bank, formally known as M…
California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites Posted January 10, 2025 California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers…
Disabled Americans rely on rideshare apps but say they still face discrimination Posted December 29, 2024 Disabled people who use rideshare apps Lyft and Uber say their experience is not a seamless task of p…
New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions Posted December 16, 2024 The ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: new rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more d…
Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media Posted December 9, 2024 Australia's states and territories unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16. Leaders of the eight provinces held…
A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of scammed banker Posted December 2, 2024 Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas as dozens of people whose life savings had been embezzled by a bank CEO learned that federal law enforce…
India bringing in a new law to curb the menace of hoax bomb threat calls disrupting airlines flying Posted November 16, 2024 The Indian government plans a new law to punish those making hoax bomb threats against flights, which disrupt the schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousand…
No evidence of major fuel spill on Samoan reef where New Zealand navy ship sank Posted October 31, 2024 Divers and marine experts found no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef after a New Zealand navy ship ran aground and sank, Samoa's deputy prime minister said. All 7…