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Month: December 2023

Judge halts California law that would have banned carrying concealed firearms in many public places

By Nouran Salahieh, Cindy Von Quednow and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of a California law that would have banned carrying concealed firearms in certain “sensitive places,” including places of worship, public libraries, amusement parks, zoos and sporting events. California is planning to file an appeal of the

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Apple loses latest bid to thwart patent dispute threatening to stop U.S. sales of two watch models

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has been rebuffed in its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that is pushing the company into suspending sales of two popular Apple Watch models as the holiday shopping season wraps up.  The International Trade Commission rejected Apple’s bid to get around a late October order revolving around the

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A wildcat strike shuts down English Channel rail services, causing misery for Christmas travelers

PARIS (AP) — The train operator Eurostar says it’s canceling all trains to and from London starting at noon Thursday “until further notice” due to a wildcat strike by the staff of Eurotunnel. The unannounced strike was triggered by what Eurotunnel staff said was an insufficient bonus. The stoppage has caused outrage and disarray on

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European Super League: EU’s top court says FIFA and UEFA’s rules against controversial competition were unlawful

By Issy Ronald, Patrick Sung, John Sinnott and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The European Union’s top court ruled against FIFA and UEFA – two of soccer’s top governing bodies – in the European Super League (ESL) case on Thursday, saying that their rules demanding prior approval for establishing a new competition, such as the

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