Europe shoots for future of travel with bullet trains, CO2-powered jets
BRUSSELS (CN) — Travelers will zip from Berlin to Copenhagen in four hours instead of seven, from Madrid to Lisbon in three hours instead of nine, and planes will run on fuel made from hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide — all in 15 years, European officials said...
Democrats rebound in Georgia, flipping 2 GOP seats on utility-regulating commission
ATLANTA (CN) — Democrats landed their first non-federal statewide wins in nearly 20 years in Tuesday’s race for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission. The two Democratic candidates, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, each secured victories with over...
Europe clinches climate deal hours before COP30 by weakening 2040 target
BRUSSELS (CN) — The European Union committed to cutting emissions 90% by 2040 in a climate deal environment ministers reached early Wednesday, but only after weakening the target to allow countries to buy international carbon credits rather than making all reductions...
Pennsylvania reelects Supreme Court justices, extending a Democratic majority on its highest court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court — one at the center of pivotal...
California voters pass congressional redistricting proposition
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California’s Proposition 50, a ballot measure to create new congressional district maps, has drawn a map to success. As of Wednesday morning, with 100% of precincts partially reporting, nearly 5.2 million voters supported Proposition...
‘Mandate for change’: Zohran Mamdani celebrates victory in historic NYC mayoral race
MANHATTAN (CN) — Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. The 34-year-old Ugandan-born Democrat, a state assemblyman from Queens, came out on top Tuesday night in a contentious race against independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, the former governor...
Waymo sued over ‘discriminatory’ AI identity verification
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A San Francisco man claims autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo denied him access to service after incorrectly identifying him as a terrorist. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court, Nasser Mohamed said he unsuccessfully...
Chinese citizen challenges Texas property buying ban
(CN) — Lawyers from the Texas Attorney General’s Office and a Chinese American advocacy group argued before a Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday over whether a new state law preventing people from adversarial nations like China from buying property in the state applies...
Utah drone maker takes early win in former employer’s trade secrets theft claims
(CN) — A federal judge in Utah ruled Tuesday in favor of the founder of a drone company over accusations that he misappropriated trade secrets and sabotaged his former employer before starting his own business. U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart denied a temporary...