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FAA would furlough 11,000 employees in US government shutdown

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday more than 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration, about a quarter of its staff, will be furloughed if government funding lapses at midnight. U.S. airlines have warned that ...
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Trump executive order aims to use AI to boost childhood cancer research

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to bolster the use of artificial intelligence and provide an additional $50 million in research grants aimed at finding cures for childhood cancers, according to ...
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Codelco names VP to lead integration at Andina mine with Anglo American

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -The world’s biggest copper miner, Chile’s Codelco, has named Gonzalo Lara Skiba as vice president of integrating operations at Andina, a role in which he will spearhead a shared mine plan between Codelco’s Andina and Anglo American’s ...
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US SEC tells staff to prep for shutdown contingencies at midnight

By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday told employees to prepare for a potential lapse in funding, according to an email seen by Reuters, as the United States headed towards ...
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UN authorizes a much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to detain gang members

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution co-sponsored by the United States and Panama will transform the current Kenya-led ...
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‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

NEW YORK (AP) — Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent. But unlike most young performers aspiring to make it in the film industry, Tilly Norwood is an entirely artificial intelligence-made character. Norwood, dubbed ...
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Patrick Zalupski’s group closes on its purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A group led by Florida-based real estate developer Patrick Zalupski closed on its purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, finalizing the sale of the team from former owner Stuart Sternberg. Major League Baseball ...
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting counterterrorism funds for Democratic-led states

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $233 million in counterterrorism grants funds for Democratic-led states, including New York and Illinois. Eleven states sued the Trump administration on ...
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Factbox-How a US government shutdown would affect USDA data, nutrition programs and operations

By Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Market-sensitive commodity data reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nutrition programs that feed millions of Americans could be vulnerable to disruption if the federal government shuts down ...
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California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can’t ticket

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket. The ...
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South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A local prosecutor in South Carolina said Tuesday he will seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees in a robbery was commuted to life in prison ...
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Nubank applies for US bank charter in expansion outside Latin America

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian digital lender Nubank said on Tuesday it had applied for a national bank charter to operate in the United States, in its most concrete step so far toward an expansion outside Latin America. The decision ...
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