California charges 30 officers over ‘gladiator fights’ at juvenile facility

Staff at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall alleged to have allowed or encouraged nearly 70 fights involving young detainees Thirty officers at a southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-called “gladiator fights” between youth in their care, the state’s attorney general said on Monday. A grand jury indictment alleges … Read more

Trump’s rollback of AI guardrails leaves US workers ‘at real risk’, labor experts warn

Measures issued by Joe Biden were swiftly repealed, leaving employees vulnerable to downgraded jobs Donald Trump’s rollback of basic guardrails for artificial intelligence leaves US workers “at real risk”, labor experts have warned. Protections introduced under Joe Biden to ensure the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of AI were swiftly repealed by the … Read more

Trump’s trade adviser says Australia is waging a ‘frontal assault’ on US aluminium markets. What’s really going on?

Peter Navarro claims aluminium makers in Australia are undermining the US. Are they really? Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Donald Trump’s trade adviser made several targeted critiques of Australia’s manufacturing industry in comments that may undermine Canberra’s bid to get an exemption from the US’s new steel and aluminium … Read more

Tariffs can help US workers. But Trump’s doing them all wrong

Trump’s levies won’t bring factories home. But combined with infrastructure investment, protectionism can be a progressive boon In the run-up to the 2024 election, a lot of people were ringing alarms about Donald Trump’s tariffs. Kamala Harris called Trump’s policies a “tax on the American people” and warned of sky-high prices. According to the Nobel … Read more