Legal & Regulatory
Social Security Benefits: 2025 COLA Predicted to Increase Amid Rising Inflation
A cost-of-living increase (COLA) of 3.2% in 2024 helped a lot of people in the US who depend on Social Security to get by.
US Biotech Executive Gets 7 Years in Prison for COVID-19 Finger-Prick Blood Test Fraud
The Justice Department said a chief executive of a US biotechnology company was sentenced to seven years in jail on Friday for COVID-19 test fraud.
Google Starts Removing Links to California News Websites in Response to Journalism Preservation Act
Google will start removing links to California news websites from some users' search results as part of a test for a bill that would obligate online ad firms to pay a fee for connecting state residents to news sources.
Judge Declines to Drop Hunter Biden's Federal Gun Charges, Rejects Claim Case Is 'Politically Motivated'
A judge ruled that Hunter Biden was unable to present evidence supporting his claim that the charges against him for gun-related offenses were influenced by Donald Trump or his allies in Congress.