Raiders' Kenny Pickett, an ex-Eagle, to face former club
The Las Vegas Raiders made it official Friday, naming backup Kenny Pickett the starting quarterback for their Sunday game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Pickett played for the Super Bowl champion Eagles in 2024, backing up Jalen Hurts and starting ...
1h ago
California sues Trump administration over terminated transportation grants
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 - California sued the Trump administration late on Friday for withholding more than $33 million in federal funding after the U.S. Transportation Department said the state failed to comply with rules requiring English proficiency f...
1h ago
US seized tanker near Venezuela just as warrant was set to expire, court document shows
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set to expire, according to the document which was unsealed on Frid...
2h ago
China holds low-key Nanjing Massacre memorial despite Japan tensions
NANJING, China, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China held a low-key memorial ceremony on Saturday for the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, with President Xi Jinping not attending, despite a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Tokyo over Taiwan. Beijing has raged against ...
2h ago
Huawei's latest handset uses improved China-made chip, report shows
Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Kirin 9030, the chip that powers Huawei Technologies' latest flagship Mate 80 series handset, has been manufactured by China's top foundry SMIC with an improved version of 7 nanometres, which is still behind TSMC and Samsung, ...
2h ago
SpaceX insider share sale sets $800 billion valuation as it prepares to go public, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 12 (Reuters) - SpaceX has authorized an insider share sale that values Elon Musk's company at about $800 billion as the rocket-maker prepares for its initial public offering, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The company's move towards a public l...
2h ago
Jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $40 million to two women in latest talc trial
By Diana Novak Jones Dec 12 (Reuters) - A California jury on Friday awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson's baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer. The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court awarded $18 million to Monica Ke...
2h ago
Canucks trade former Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to Wild
The Vancouver Canucks traded captain and 2024 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster deal Friday. In return for the coveted defenseman, Vancouver will receive center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, forward prospec...
2h ago
Fighting continues between Thailand, Cambodia after Trump claim of ceasefire
BANGKOK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Cambodia said Thai forces, including fighter jets, continued to strike targets across their disputed border on Saturday morning, in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire. "Thai for...
2h ago
US lawmaker demands details on Trump's decision to sell Nvidia H200 chips to China
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmaker John Moolenaar, the chair of the U.S. House of Representatives' bipartisan select committee focused on China, on Friday asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to explain the details of...
3h ago
