Devin Brosnan, one of the two Atlanta police officers charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, has not agreed to be a witness for the prosecution, his lawyer said on Thursday, contradicting an assertion by the lead prosecutor on the case.

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Facebook Inc said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants - often called "Dreamers" - who entered the United States illegally as children.

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Mexico's foreign ministry said on Thursday it would monitor the continuity of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program in the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's bid to abolish it.

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The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington.

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Former top White House aide John Bolton delivered a damning indictment of his former boss, saying Donald Trump's behavior in office and dealings with foreign leaders showed he was unfit to be president of the United States.

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday revelations in a book by a former top White House aide show President Donald Trump is unfit and unprepared to be president and Democrats will continue oversight of the Republican president's behavior.

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Juneteenth, an annual U.S. holiday on June 19, has taken on greater significance this year following nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other African Americans.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 against President Donald Trump's move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that offers work permits and deportation relief to certain immigrants who came to the country illegally as children.

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Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc wants to start building a large vehicle assembly plant in the southwestern United States as early as the third quarter of this year, the company told Texas officials in documents made public this week.

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The US president says he thinks Russia's leader will "move in" but does not want a "full-blown war".

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Boris Johnson's premiership hangs in the balance, but what's behind calls from all sides for his resignation?

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Trees are torn down and buildings ripped apart following Saturday's tsunami triggered by a volcano.

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Hana Horka's son tells the BBC his mother was unvaccinated but wanted to acquire immunity.

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Gaspard Ulliel, who features in the upcoming Marvel TV series, died after an accident on the Alps.

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The state is investigating if Dr Raul Pino violated state law by urging his employees to get jabbed.

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Over 1,000 ex-University of Michigan students say they were abused by sports doctor Robert Anderson.

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The Dutch cultural sector takes on rules that keep museums and music venues shut but salons open.

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A man appears at a special court in the Republic of Ireland charged with the murder of Ashling Murphy.

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Better.com boss Vishal Garg took time off after his handling of mass job cuts sparked outrage.

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Breakthrough could lead to development of drugs to target illness

A machine-learning algorithm has helped scientists find 690 human genes associated with a higher risk of developing motor neuron disease, according to research published in Cell this week.?

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Exploit, vulnerability discussion online can offer useful signals

Organizations looking to minimize exposure to exploitable software should scan Twitter for mentions of security bugs as well as use the Common Vulnerability Scoring System or CVSS, Kenna Security argues.?

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NotPetya started over there, don't forget

US companies should be on the lookout for security nasties from Ukrainian partners following the digital graffiti and malware attack launched against Ukraine by Belarus, the CISA has warned.?

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Improved graphics card, multi-monitor, Direct3D, and 64-bit support

Version 7 of the WINE compatibility tool for running Windows programs on various *nix operating systems is here, bringing notably improved 64-bit support.?

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Visitors have to install it 14 days prior to arrival in China until their departure

Toronto-based Citizen Lab has warned that an app required by Beijing law to attend the 2022 Olympics contains vulnerabilities that can leak calls and data to malicious users, as well as the potential to subject the user to scanning for censored keywords.?

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Gartner reports 25.1% growth off the back of supply chain pain

Semiconductor giants enjoyed soaring revenues in 2021 as global sales topped the half-trillion-dollar mark for the first time against a backdrop of squeezed supply chains.?

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(And maintain a guard band.) US airliners melt down as rest of world moves on

American aviation regulators have banned the use of autoland at some of their country's airports as the local debate about 5G phone mast emissions and airliners continues ? while Japan claims to have solved the problem a year ago.?

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ICO threatens £17.5m fine over late processing of subject access requests

The UK's data watchdog has issued the Ministry of Justice with an Enforcement Order [PDF] after the government department broke data protection laws by failing to process thousands of subject access requests (SARs) without undue delay.?

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Dutch semiconductor lithography bigwig reports net sales up by a third

ASML ? the outfit that oufits the chipmakers with chipmakers ? believes the recent fire at its Berlin factory on 2 January will not have a "significant impact" on its output in 2022.?

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Hands-free kit a 'game changer' for doctors assessing residents during pandemic

Microsoft has bragged about how its HoloLens 2 is being used by doctors to assess care home residents in a COVID-safe way.?

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Have a free G Suite account from 2006-2012? You have until May to fork over cash.

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The disk maker updates the OS to incorporate patches available for 4 months.

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Some vaccine side effects are very real, but many may be anxiety and misattribution.

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AT&T, Verizon limit C-band rollout around airports while FAA evaluates altimeters.

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The new teaser video shows the forging of a ring?and not much else.

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The race to scale quantum-computing hardware gains another option.

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Newly minted with touchscreens, Garmin's top-tier wearables stay rugged and reliable.

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It's hard to argue with near-silent, efficient, torque-packed propulsion.

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Advances in batteries, autonomy could extend the reach of freight railroads.

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Semiconductor company MediaTek expects 2023 release date.

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