Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data
The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency. The complaint, filed together with the Federal Trade
Florida braces for flooding from a possible tropical storm
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday will likely dump torrential rains over the Florida peninsula this weekend, a forecast that’s especially concerning for low-lying coastal and urban areas that were inundated
Florida braces for tropical storm expected to hit Gulf Coast
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – A tropical storm is expected to form off Florida this weekend after a disorganized weather system crosses Cuba, bringing howling winds, torrential rain and ocean surges to the Keys and the state’s
North Dakota voters will decide whether to abolish property taxes
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be a first for a state and a major change that officials initially estimate would require more than
An assassin, a Putin foe’s death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came together
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was December 2022 and the U.S. government’s chief hostage negotiator had just delivered Brittney Griner back to America after her 10-month imprisonment in Russia. Roger Carstens went to his hotel room anticipating a
Harris campaign plans a call with supporters as Democratic delegates vote on nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said Friday it was preparing to mark a “special historic moment” as Democratic delegates cast online ballots to formally make her their party’s nominee. The campaign announced that it
Judge suspends Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license in New York over DWI arrest
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake made a virtual court appearance Friday in his drunken driving case on Long Island, saying little during the brief proceeding as a judge accepted his not-guilty plea and suspended his
Harvard to keep Alan Garber as president through spring 2027
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University on Friday said its interim president, Alan Garber, will remain as president of the school through the spring of 2027. Garber became interim president in January after his predecessor Claudine Gay resigned
Ex-Obama campaign aide Plouffe joins Harris election team, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – David Plouffe, an American political strategist who ran Barack Obama’s successful 2008 presidential campaign, has joined Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for president as a senior adviser, a source told Reuters on Friday. (Reporting
US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere
WASHINGTON (AP) — The newly confirmed famine at one of the sprawling camps for war-displaced people in Sudan’s Darfur region is growing uncontrolled as the country’s combatants block aid, and it threatens to grow bigger and deadlier