Justice Dept. says it’s committed to sharing info about foreign election threats with tech companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department remains committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year’s elections, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco will tell a
Death of a Black man pinned down by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel is ruled a homicide
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The death of Black man who was pinned to the ground by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy released Friday. D’Vontaye Mitchell suffocated while being
Drexel University agrees to bolster handling of bias complaints after probe of antisemitic incidents
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Drexel University will review the “shared ancestry” discrimination complaints it has fielded in recent years and work to improve how it handles them under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education announced
Hunter Biden set to be sentenced on gun charges in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden is set to be sentenced on felony firearms charges in November under an order signed by a judge on Friday. The president’s son could face up to 25 years in prison at
Nvidia is facing an antitrust probe from US regulators amid competitor complaints, report says
NEW YORK (AP) — Antitrust tensions are heating up in the chipmaking industry. Rivals have accused Wall Street darling Nvidia of abusing its market dominance in selling chips that power artificial intelligence — and the U.S. Justice
A North Carolina Republican who mocked women for abortions runs ad with his wife’s own story
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has been battered for months by his Democratic rival and other adversaries for seeking additional abortion restrictions beyond current state law and for past comments upbraiding
Unemployment rise spurs fears of slowdown, yet recession signals have been wrong — so far
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising rise in the U.S. unemployment rate last month has rattled financial markets and set off new worries about the threat of a recession — but it could also prove to be a
Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review
Florida attorney pleads guilty to trying to detonate explosives near Chinese embassy in Washington
A Florida attorney pleaded guilty on Friday to using a rifle to try to detonate explosives outside the Chinese embassy last year in Washington, D.C. Christopher Rodriguez also bombed a sculpture of communist leaders Vladimir Lenin and
Jury reaches split verdict in baby abandonment case
A jury reached a split verdict Friday in the case of a mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in the woods. Jurors found 27-year-old Alexandra Eckersley, daughter of baseball Hall of