More than 1,330 employees at video game maker Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for the resignation of longtime CEO Bobby Kotick, who has been accused of ignoring complaints of alleged sexual harassment from female workers. Among the signers are game animators, artists, designers and testers across the Activision, Blizzard and …

Drivers across the U.S. have good reason to watch the negotiations over the Build Back Better Act, the latest version of which contains substantial tax breaks for owners of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.  The incentives go up as high as $12,500 and, perhaps equally important, could greatly simplify the …

A federal judge has approved a partial settlement that will provide $626.25 million to tens of thousands of Flint, Michigan, residents who for years were impacted by exposure to lead in their drinking water. The settlement, approved on Wednesday by United States District Judge Judith E. Levy, is one of …

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Uber for charging disabled passengers with a fee should they need additional time to board vehicles, the department announced Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Uber of charging extra, even when it is aware that a passenger’s need for more time to …

A couple is suing a fertility clinic in Los Angeles after giving birth to the wrong baby. Their biological child was born to another couple after two women were implanted with the other’s embryo.  Daphna and Alexander Cardinale tried to conceive a second child for three years. With the help …

New Jersey’s longtime state Senate president Steve Sweeney, the second-most powerful lawmaker in the state, was defeated in a stunning upset by a political newcomer.  The Associated Press called the race for Republican Edward Durr on Thursday morning, with Durr holding a lead of more than 2,000 votes. Durr, a …

Dallas — American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Sunday after scrapping nearly 900 over the previous two days as it struggled with staffing shortages, upending weekend plans for tens of thousands of travelers. By very late Sunday night EDT, American had canceled 1,022 flights – 36% of its schedule …

Nearly a year and a half after the most populous city in Minnesota became the focal point of a nationwide rallying cry against police brutality, Minneapolis residents will vote on the future of policing for their community. The referendum, better known as “Question 2” on Tuesday’s ballot, asks Minneapolis voters …

A Central Texas man has been charged with murder in the shooting of a motorist who had pulled into his driveway. Terry Duane Turner, 65, of Martindale, Texas, turned himself in Friday after an arrest warrant accused him of murdering Adil Dghoughi in the early morning of October 11. Investigators …

Millions of Americans with mild-to-moderate hearing loss may soon be able to buy high-quality — and cheaper — hearing aids at their local drugstore. That’s because the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued long-awaited draft rules for selling such hearing aid devices over the counter, in addition to what the …