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…
Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse Posted October 25, 2024 Meta was punished in September with a fine worth more than $100 million from the social media giant’s European Union privacy regulator over a security lapse invol…
Osaka gears up for the 2025 World Expo with memories of hosting a half-century ago Posted October 10, 2024 Visitors to Tokyo and Kyoto might not realize it, but Osaka—one of Japan's biggest and oldest cities, known more as a business hub than a tourist destination—is gearing up to host…
US halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico’s capital Posted October 4, 2024 The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic district in Puerto Rico’s capital until a lawsuit opposing t…