Simon Kaufman

2 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Kadia Aretha Tubman

Lawmakers raised questions and concerns about the sale of genetic-testing company 23andMe during a hearing on Tuesday. Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform focused on privacy worries regarding the health data of more than 15 million 23andMe users as the company nears a bankruptcy sale. "There are serious concerns about what will happen to this private information," said committee chairman Rep. James Comer. "How will it be stored?

2 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Ava-joye Burnett

Legal experts are questioning President Trump's justification for deploying the National Guard in Los Angeles. In a memo Saturday, the president announced his decision to deploy 2,000 National Guard members due to ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city. The president cited a section of Title 10 of the U.S. Code, a federal law that allows the president to call in a state's National Guard if there's "danger of a rebellion" against the government.

3 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Lori Jane Gliha

As consumers anticipate how U.S. trade policies might continue to impact their economic security, a new report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the unemployment rate remained steady in May while employers continued to add job opportunities in the workforce. According to the report, employers added 139,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2 percent.

3 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Kadia Aretha Tubman

President Donald Trump's new travel ban will likely face legal challenges — but it may withstand them more than a 2017 travel ban that he signed during his first term. The new ban completely restricts travel for most foreigners from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It partially restricts travel from people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

3 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Kadia Aretha Tubman

President Donald Trump's new travel ban will likely face legal challenges — but it may withstand them more than a 2017 travel ban that he signed during his first term. The new ban completely restricts travel for most foreigners from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It partially restricts travel from people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.