The US Supreme Court for a second time rejected President Donald Trump’s request to overturn a jury finding that he sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll. The rebuff leaves intact a $5 million award that Carroll collected …

The top U.S. financial regulator on Friday made permanent its decision to cease judging whether companies may exclude shareholder resolutions from votes at annual meetings, leaving investor activists concerned about diminishing influence. In practice, the change announced by the U.S. …

Emergency services were attempting to control a large wildfire in the east of Belgium on Sunday, after the blaze destroyed about 2,700 hectares (6,700 acres) of a nature reserve and forced about 600 residents to evacuate in an area near …

Two weeks after an unprecedented hacking attack shook the tiny Alpine principality of Liechtenstein and its outsize financial center, officials say they still don’t know who the perpetrators were or what they want. Yet one thing is clear according to …

The UK Ministry of Defense is stepping-up scrutiny of its supply chain after discovering some of its naval drones transmitted signals to China. The department revealed earlier this week that a routine cyber vulnerability assessment identified an issue affecting K3 …

Epic Systems, a healthcare database company that holds the medical records of hundreds of millions of Americans, is facing an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Epic runs the patient …

The US is doubling down on its efforts to quash European environmental and human rights rules it says unfairly impact American companies. The Trump administration “will take any actions necessary to address unreasonable burdens on US commerce” if the European …

For an establishment to be sued on liquor liability grounds in Florida, plaintiffs must show that the bartender knew the over-served, drunken driver was an addict. The plaintiffs also cannot expect to prevail if an amended complaint—naming a different driver—is …

Multiple individuals face federal and state indictments in connection with a multi-state organized retail-theft ring that impacted Prince George’s County and other areas in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the Prince …

A federal jury in Maine has handed New Hampshire-based gun manufacturer Sig Sauer a victory over claims its P320 handgun is defective. The case involved a complaint by David Alan Cole, a detective with the Somerset County Sheriffs Department, who …

Insurtech bolt launched an AI-powered insurance distribution platform the company says enables access across all lines for distribution partners. Connected Distribution is a new operating model that combines customer data, workflows and integrated market access into a single AI-powered connected …

AM Best upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B+ (Good) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “bbb-” (Good) from “bb+” (Fair) of The California Casualty Indemnity Exchange in Palo Alto, California. The upgrade includes its wholly …

Tyson Foods Inc. is closing more beef plants as a prolonged cattle shortage continues to force the US beefpacking industry’s restructuring. The country’s largest meatpacker said it would cease operations at an Illinois beef plant and a Utah case-ready facility, …

A small Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper’s offices in 2023 that ignited a national furor over press freedom. …

Less than two years after opening, a liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is seeking a multi-billion-dollar expansion under a new Trump administration “emergency” permitting process that shortens environmental review and may weaken protections for surrounding wetlands and waterways. …

Hawaii is in line for a rare hurricane strike as Tropical Storm Lala grazes the Big Island, while severe storms threaten more flooding and outages across Indiana. Tropical Storm Lala may grow into a hurricane as it grazes the Big …

After a years-long investigation involving state and local law enforcement teams, Florida authorities have charged seven people in a $100 million workers’ compensation payroll scheme that paid workers in cash and defrauded insurers of premiums. “This criminal enterprise systematically exploited …

Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters, satellite imagery and video verified by Reuters show, as tit-for-tat attacks on oil tankers and other vessels by Iran and the United States spark concerns about environmental damage to the Gulf. A potential …

The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination has dropped a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena in an investigation of Nike’s treatment of white employees, saying the company has handed over a trove of information. U.S. District Judge …

Harvard University won dismissal of a federal lawsuit claiming that it had “turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis,” marking another setback in the Trump administration’s campaign against the school. US District Judge Richard Stearns …