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NEW YORK (AP) — A ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the United States that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware is being sought by the U.S. Commerce Department, with the stated goal of protecting national security and American drivers. The measure is proactive but critical, the agency [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the United States dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. The FBI collects data through its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Participation in the program is voluntary and, according to the FBI, the accuracy of the statistics “is [...]
A Franklin County appellate panel determined that the Franklin County Common Pleas Court must take another look at a zoning appeals board’s conclusion to grant multiple variances for the construction of a second single-family home on a residential lot in the Harrison West neighborhood of Columbus. A three-judge panel of the Tenth District Court of [...]
Some churches around the country are launching new Christian schools on their campuses. State school voucher programs are not the driving growth, but the voucher programs are making the start-up process easier, pastors and Christian education officials say. In Ohio, Florida and other states, there is now greater availability of taxpayer money to pay for [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers of online advertising must choose whether to believe what Google executives wrote or what they have said on the witness stand. The Justice Department was scheduled to finish its antitrust case against Google last [...]
BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind around the country are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up in litigation for years. The court cases represent another hurdle the nascent industry must overcome, particularly along the East Coast where opposition to offshore wind farms is vocal and well organized. [...]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleges in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays. The State Department announced that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Allowing people to bet on the outcome of the nation’s elections poses a great risk that some will try to manipulate the betting markets, which could cause more harm to the already fragile confidence voters have in the integrity of results, according to a federal agency that wants the bets [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it is teaming up with another energy company as part of a mission to transform portions of government-owned property once used for the nation’s nuclear weapons program into prime real estate for renewable energy endeavors. The federal agency plans to negotiate a lease [...]