The New World screwworm resurfaced in New Mexico just as a major gateway for Mexican cattle imports is poised to open in the state. The parasite, which infests the wounds of livestock, was confirmed Thursday in a horse in New …
Starbucks agreed last week to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or sex-based quotas or preferences in hiring, promotion and pay decisions. Starbucks and Florida’s Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier jointly announced …
India’s food regulator said it has initiated legal action against Nestle India Ltd. for breaching infant nutrition marketing rules and for substandard manufacturing. The company’s promotional material for Nan Excella Pro Stage 1 and Lactogen Pro Stage 1 claims to …
A strengthening El Niño is stirring up a dangerous mix of typhoons and hurricanes across the Pacific, fueling storms that have killed hundreds, disrupted trade and caused billions of dollars in damage. Across the western Pacific, that burst of activity …
A California agency’s lawsuit accusing Tesla of allowing rampant race discrimination at its flagship assembly plant is set to go to trial on Monday, one of a series of similar lawsuits being faced by the electric vehicle maker. Lawyers for …
A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between U.S. air traffic controllers and commercial airplanes are “incredibly insecure” and the Federal Aviation Administration must take steps to address threats, Senator Ron Wyden said. The Government Accountability Office said the …
A liquefied natural gas tanker bringing fuel from the U.S. to Europe suffered a systems failure that the crew reported as a suspected cyber-attack, according to people familiar with the matter. In the latest of a number of potential cybersecurity …
Multilevel marketing company Amway Corp. and two of its affiliates will pay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Washington state $225 million to resolve allegations it recruited new members by deceptive claims about how much money they could make, the …
Open-source artificial intelligence is making it easier for hackers to hide malicious code on blockchains, opening a new front in a crypto industry already grappling with rising cybercrime. Instances of malware instructions written into on-chain transactions and smart contracts are …
Credit Acceptance Corp. agreed to a $710 million settlement with 40 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. to resolve charges it drove thousands of borrowers with low incomes and low credit scores into predatory auto loans it knew they could not …