U.S./World News

Businesses Nervously Await Fine Print of Vaccine-or-Test Rule

Published by Derek Noehren on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 3:00am

More than six weeks after promising a new vaccination-or-testing rule covering the millions of Americans at companies with 100 or more workers, President Joe Biden’s most aggressive move yet to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is almost ready to see the light of day.

Businesses Nervously Await Fine Print of Vaccine-or-Test Rule

Published by Derek Noehren on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 3:00am

More than six weeks after promising a new vaccination-or-testing rule covering the millions of Americans at companies with 100 or more workers, President Joe Biden’s most aggressive move yet to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is almost ready to see the light of day.

President Signs School Cybersecurity Bill

Published by Derek Noehren on Fri, 10/22/2021 - 2:00am

President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law aimed at helping improve cybersecurity at K-12 schools and making them less vulnerable to ransomware attacks.

It directs the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to study the cyber risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations to assist schools in facing those risks.

Treasury Says U.S. Needs to Modernize Economic Sanctions

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 12:00am

The Treasury Department says that the economic and financial sanctions the United States has employed over the past two decades to battle global terrorism, nuclear proliferation, drug cartels and other threats need to adapt to a rapidly changing financial world.

Judge Slams Claims That Jan. 6 Rioters Are Treated Unfairly

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 4:00am

A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. was sentenced last week to 45 days behind bars even though prosecutors weren’t seeking jail time, after the judge blasted comparisons between the riot that day and the Black Lives Matter protests over racial injustice.

Report Details Trump’s All-Out Bid to Undo Election Results

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 3:00am

Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat brought the Justice Department to the brink of chaos, and prompted top officials there and at the White House to threaten to resign, a Senate Judiciary Committee report found.

Over 130 Countries Reach Deal on Corporate Minimum Tax

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 2:00am

More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate designed to deter multinationals from stashing profits in low-tax countries.

Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Rising Force of Misinformation

Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 4:00am

The flashy postcard, covered with images of syringes, beckoned people to attend Vax-Con ‘21 to learn “the uncensored truth” about COVID-19 vaccines.

Judge Declines Mass Dismissal of Cases From Tainted Lab

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 2:00am

Drug defendants whose cases have not yet been dismissed because of rampant misconduct at a Boston lab are not entitled to new trials unless they can prove that evidence specific to their cases was tainted, a judge ruled last week.

Court Says Polish Constitution Has Primacy Over EU Laws

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 1:00am

Poland’s constitutional court ruled last week that Polish laws have supremacy over those of the European Union in areas where they clash, a decision likely to embolden the country’s right-wing government and worsen its already troubled relationship with the EU.

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