Author Archives: TJ Carson
Hyundai, Kia agree to $200 million settlement in over US car thefts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp agreed to a consumer class-action lawsuit settlement worth $200 million over rampant car thefts of the Korean automakers' vehicles, lawyers for the own...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Motor Company is pictured at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Ford recalls 422,000 SUVs because rear view camera display may fail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co is recalling 422,000 sport utility vehicles in the United States because the video output may fail even after getting a prior recall repair, preventing the rear vie...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: 2020 Ford Explorer cars are seen at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companies unscathed
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court handed internet and social media companies a pair of victories on Thursday, leaving legal protections for them unscathed and refusing to clear a path for victims of ...
May 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Biden, McCarthy see deal debt ceiling in reach to avoid US default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday they would push ahead on talks to raise the nation's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and a...
May 17, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as he hosts debt limit talks with HSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Congressional leaders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Illinois assault weapons ban
UPDATED 2:11 P.M. (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large capacity magazines enacted in Illinois after a deadly mass ...
May 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: AR-10s for sale at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center Gun Show, after the state of Illinois passed its "assault weapons" ban into law, in Belleville, Illinois, U.S., January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Kate Munsch
US House Democrat to force vote to expel embattled Republican George Santos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Robert Garcia on Tuesday started the process of forcing a vote on a motion to expel Republican George Santos, the congressman from New York facing...
May 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) leaves Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
OpenAI chief concerned about AI being used to compromise elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The CEO of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, told a Senate panel on Tuesday the use of artificial intelligence to interfere with election integrity is a "significant area of co...
May 16, 2023 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before a Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology & the Law Subcommittee hearing titled 'Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence' on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Ribbon cut on active sensory gym at Easterseals Learning Academy
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. - Students at the Easterseals Learning Academy have a space that uses play to help develop social and motor skills. The facility held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday for its A...
May 16, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US sees more indication of Russia, Iran defense cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is seeing more indications that Russia and Iran are expanding an unprecedented defense partnership that will help Moscow prolong its war in Ukraine as well as p...
May 15, 2023 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. President Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
U.S. warns against crossing Mexico border illegally as Title 42 ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday said there will be "tougher consequences" for migrants illegally crossing the Mexico border as U.S. President Joe Biden transitions away from COVID rest...
May 15, 2023 A young migrant, traveling alone from Guatemala, stands near the Rio Bravo river after crossing the border, to request asylum in the United States, as members of the Texas Army National Guard extend razor wire to inhibit migrants crossing, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
