Apple CEO pushes for changes in US child online safety bill, citing privacy concerns
By Sayantani Ghosh SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Apple CEO Tim Cook met U.S. House members on Wednesday to push back against federal legislation that could require the iPhone maker to authenticate users’ ages and possibly
Trump’s ‘gold card’ program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised “ gold card ” was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million and corporations
Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California. The Department of Interior on Wednesday said it would
Parent of student charged in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A parent of a Kentucky State University student has been charged with murder in an on campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another. Jacob Lee Bard was at the school’s
Mississippi man ordered freed after serving more than 10 years of an illegal 15-year sentence
A man illegally sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars is set to walk free, after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves granted him clemency on Wednesday.
US can replicate revenues if Supreme Court rules against IEEPA tariffs, trade chief says
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The United States can use other measures to recreate the roughly $200 billion in revenues it is collecting under tariffs based on a 1977 law if the Supreme Court
Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says
The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to layoffs and buyouts. That along with diminished funding and attacks on their independence have put at risk the data used to make
US suicide rate fell in 2024 after hovering at high level
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. suicide rate dropped slightly last year from some of the highest levels ever reported, preliminary data suggests. Experts say it’s hard to know exactly why, or whether the decline will continue.
House is voting on a defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House was headed toward a final vote Wednesday on a sweeping defense bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department
Trump says CNN should be sold as part of Warner Bros Discovery deal
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the news network CNN should be sold as part of a deal for its parent company Warner Bros Discovery or separately. “CNN should be sold,”