A federal judge refused a motion by Kraft Heinz to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against it, which accuses the food giant of lying about its Mac & Cheese claims of no artificial preservatives in its ingredients label. U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland ruled on Wednesday, Nov. 13, that the plaintiffs made a reasonable allegation that…

The future of artificial intelligence policy in the United States is at a crossroads. President Joe Biden has prioritized safety, transparency and regulation, while President-elect Donald Trump plans to take a more deregulated, innovation-driven approach. Biden’s executive order on AI safety, announced earlier this year, aims to ensure rigorous oversight of AI systems. The plan…

Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick sparked a legal showdown over whether to count mail-in ballots missing handwritten dates. With a mandatory recount underway, Republicans are challenging multiple county decisions to include undated or misdated ballots, a move that Democrats argue would disenfranchise voters. In the days…

President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of a commission led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to overhaul federal spending is raising constitutional concerns about executive authority. The commission, unofficially dubbed the “Department of Government Efficiency,” aims to cut up to $2 trillion from the federal budget, but legal experts warn that bypassing Congress could lead to…

A public school district in Oklahoma must review and potentially revise its anti-discrimination policies after a federal investigation found that it failed to protect students from discrimination and harassment. The probe came about after the death of LGBTQ+ student, 16-year-old Nex Benedict, in February. Benedict was as student at Owasso High School and identified as…

After several years of back and forth, Meta will face trial in the antitrust case brought on by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. A federal judge denied Meta’s request Wednesday, Nov. 13, to drop the FTC’s case, which accuses Meta of buying the two social media platforms…

A Canadian teen’s bird flu infection is raising questions about the transmission of the virus. As the teen slipped into critical condition on Tuesday, Nov. 12, with a life-threatening lung condition, doctors are still working to figure out how the infection occurred with no known exposure to infected people or animals. The individual, who has…

A federal jury has awarded three former Abu Ghraib prisoners, who were tortured at the hands of U.S. interrogators, $42 million. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed on behalf of former detainees in 2008 against a Virginia-based defense company. Earlier this year, a different jury couldn’t decide whether defense company CACI should be held…

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci received $15 million in taxpayer-funded security after his retirement in December 2022, documents obtained by Open the Books reveal. The protective detail, provided by the U.S. Marshals Service through an agreement with Health and Human Services, covered security services for Fauci from January…

Oura CEO Tom Hale believes Apple won’t be entering the smart ring game. He told CNBC Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, that Apple will look to grow in the wearable tech market by focusing on its watch lineup. “I think they are unconvinced about the value of having a ring…

Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan agreed to delay his decision on Tuesday, Nov. 12, on whether to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s New York hush money convictions until Tuesday, Nov. 19. The delay is to give prosecutors and Trump’s lawyers more time for new arguments following the results of the 2024 presidential election earlier this month. On…

A new survey is showing that more and more people are “doom spending”. Doom spending is when you spend money to quiet concerns about things like the economy or the state of the world today. A recent survey by Intuit Credit Karma found 27% of Americans “doom spend” to cope with stress, especially younger Americans.…

Some individuals have threatened to leave the United States over the result of the 2024 presidential election. Now, a cruise company is offering voters opposed to a second term from President-elect Donald Trump to have a real option to get away, that’s if they’re willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars. Cruise company Villa…