Column: A big victory for an Orange County entrepreneur in his legal fight against Apple

Column: A big victory for an Orange County entrepreneur in his legal fight against Apple

Orange County entrepreneur Joe Kiani has just notched a startling victory in his years-long court battle against one of the most powerful companies in the world. And as a result, one of Apple’s key products may be banned from import into the United States. I recently detailed Kiani’s David-vs.-Goliath legal fight against Apple, which Kiani…

The last resort of bankruptcy is rising among Main Street businesses across America

The last resort of bankruptcy is rising among Main Street businesses across America

Liquidation Sale signs in business storefront, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Small business bankruptcies are on the rise. Subchapter V filings — which most small businesses these days are using to reorganize a floundering business — have outpaced filings from…

How the fog of war spun rumors of terrorism out of a deadly Long Beach crash

How the fog of war spun rumors of terrorism out of a deadly Long Beach crash

After a car barreled through a red light in Long Beach this month and plowed into several pedestrians in a crosswalk, killing one, it did not take long for rumors of a terrorist attack to spread in some corners of the internet. Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, the Oct. 14 crash, which led…

Column: Holocaust survivors’ son, a pro hockey agent, tries to keep their memory alive

Column: Holocaust survivors’ son, a pro hockey agent, tries to keep their memory alive

Ron Salcer knew that his brilliant father had secured patents on 16 inventions that ranged from plastic table cloths to unbreakable roller hockey pucks, and he sensed that William Salcer’s physical and mental strength had allowed him to survive the Holocaust and make a new life. Ron knew his mother, Katarina, also from a small…

Twins separated by surgeons meet up at hospital party

Twins separated by surgeons meet up at hospital party

Six sets of twins who were born conjoined have gathered at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London, where they were treated. The families got together to share stories about their experiences and stories about how they went on to lead healthy lives. The first successful operation separating conjoined twins at GOSH took place in…

Top cycling teams explore creating new league  | Reuters News Agency

Top cycling teams explore creating new league  | Reuters News Agency

Sports 26 October 2023, 6:15 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported on Wednesday evening that major European cycling teams have been exploring plans to create a new competitive league in a move that could reshape the sport’s landscape and allocate more funding for participants. Reuters was first to reveal the possible shake up to the…

The Auto Workers Strike Could Be Coming To An End At Ford

The Auto Workers Strike Could Be Coming To An End At Ford

The United Auto Workers union and Ford have reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly six-week strike against the iconic Detroit automaker, the union announced Wednesday. The deal, the full details of which were not immediately released, must still be ratified in a vote by the 57,000 union members who work at Ford….

‘Bidenomics’ on Main Street: Lending to women-owned small businesses tops $5 billion, SBA reports

‘Bidenomics’ on Main Street: Lending to women-owned small businesses tops $5 billion, SBA reports

Thomas Barwick | DigitalVision | Getty Images It wasn’t too long ago that women who needed business capital didn’t struggle to access it — they simply couldn’t get it, at least not without a male relative to co-sign on a loan. There’s been considerable progress since 1988 when that law was changed, but the gender…

The next big post-affirmative action legal ruling to drop targets billions in small business contracts

The next big post-affirmative action legal ruling to drop targets billions in small business contracts

The Small Business Administration’s federal contracting program for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses wasn’t a direct target of the U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year to effectively end race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities. But it helped buoy the legal attacks against the SBA program, and more changes could be on the way…

NHL reverses ban, will allow players to use stick tape to support social causes

NHL reverses ban, will allow players to use stick tape to support social causes

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott has used Pride Tape on his stick to support the LGBTQ+ community throughout his seven-year NHL career. He put in his latest order for the rainbow-colored adhesive product just before the league instituted a ban on players using their stick tape to represent social causes. The company shipped the tape…