Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to hold employees partly responsible for a shooting that killed four students and wounded others in 2021.

At Google antitrust trial, documents say one thing. The tech giant’s witnesses say different

The judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers of online advertising must choose whether to believe what Google executives wrote or what they have said on the witness stand.

Zelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions on long-range weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington next Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as he presses for the U.S. to allow Ukraine to use Western-provided weapons to strike deeper into Russia.

Oktoberfest tightens security after a deadly knife attack in western Germany

Security has tightened at Oktoberfest after a deadly knife attack last month in western Germany, and officials are warning revelers to expect longer lines to enter as metal detectors are deployed for the first time in the Bavarian beer festival’s 189-year history.

Human remains are found inside an SUV that officials say caused pipeline fire in suburban Houston

Human remains were found inside an SUV that authorities say hit an aboveground valve on a pipeline in suburban Houston, causing a fire that has burned for four days, officials said Thursday.

Scarred by violence, lawmakers plan for possible ‘mass casualty’ event

To address such a scenario, four House members — two Republicans and two Democrats — are pushing an unlikely solution: a constitutional amendment that would allow members to be replaced quickly in the event of a mass-casualty event.

US warns allies Russia seeking to disrupt cargo shipping firms

While Russia has focused cyberattacks on shipping firms and ports before, its hostile actions are evolving with intensified sabotage as Moscow’s appetite for taking greater risks increases, people familiar with the matter said.

China tech firms at risk as US lawmakers rebuff lobbying efforts

U.S. lawmakers are signaling to China that the world’s second-largest economy and its companies face a tough slog in America for the foreseeable future, regardless of who controls Washington after the November election.

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.

Alaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices

An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges.

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source.

UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he’s done nothing wrong

Less than three months after he was elected on a promise to restore trust in politics, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is trying to shake off criticism over donations from a wealthy businessman and the hefty salary of his most senior aide.

Microsoft executive warns of US election meddling in final 48 hours

Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith said that was the “lesson to be learned” from the Slovakian election last fall, in which fake audio of one of the top candidates circulated online days before the election.

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country’s energy system.

UN General Assembly demands Israel end occupation of Palestinian territory

The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months.

Death of Japanese boy stabbed in China risks inflaming tensions

The incident, which received a terse statement from Chinese officials, added to a series of assaults on foreigners in China in recent months. Around the same time, a Chinese aircraft carrier passed between two Japanese islands early on Wednesday morning.

South Dakota court suspends law license of former attorney general after fatal accident

The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a six-month suspension of former state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s law license, citing actions he took after a deadly accident with a pedestrian that precipitated his political downfall.

Airman leadership school in Germany gets name of former chief master sergeant of the Air Force

Kaleth O. Wright has an aura of celebrity that has persisted since he retired in 2020. “I certainly never thought I would be important enough to have an entire school named after me,” he said.

A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison

One of the candidates challenging Tunisian President Kais Saied in the country’s presidential election next month has been sentenced to prison on fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated.