Oct 03, 2022
Supreme Court to scrutinize U.S. protections for social media

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to federal protections for internet and social media companies freeing them of responsibility for content posted by users in a case involving an American…

Oct 01, 2022
How hurricane categories forecast the scale of destruction

(Reuters) - Hurricane Ian approached Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as a powerful storm just one rating shy of the highest category designation given to storms in the United States. Storm strength is defined by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale,…

Sep 13, 2022
Biden celebrates ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ as food, rent prices climb

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden celebrated his climate change and drug pricing law, The Inflation Reduction Act, on Tuesday on the White House lawn, highlighting Democrats' commitment to progressive priorities even as high consumer…

Aug 22, 2022
Tesla loses challenge to California agency suing for race bias

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A California administrative agency has declined to review Tesla Inc's claim that the state's civil rights watchdog suing the company for race bias at an assembly plant is rushing to sue businesses without conducting full investigations.…

Aug 12, 2022
U.S. tightens export controls on advanced chip, gas turbine engine tech

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday adopted new export controls on technologies that support the production of advanced semiconductors and gas turbine engines that it said are critical to its national security. The "emerging and foundational…

Aug 11, 2022
Two lawmakers ask U.S. regulator about Tesla crashes, safety probes

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers who chair subcommittees overseeing auto safety asked the federal auto safety regulator for a briefing on its probes into crashes involving Tesla Inc electric vehicles using Autopilot and advanced driver assistance…