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The European Union is close to reaching an agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by requiring large tech...

Tennis player Peng Shuai, "X-Men" actress Fan Bingbing, and Alibaba founder Jack Ma were all favorites of the Chinese government, demonstrating that Beijing's influence...

Japan has almost overnight become a stunning, if somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Every day, a new COVID- From a peak of nearly 6,000...

Make room in the market for a new competitor to provide broadband internet access from low Earth orbit: Astra Space, which went public with...

The stock trading app, Robinhood, has decided to run a Super Bowl ad despite the recent “GameStop mania” fiasco. The 30-second advertisement will air on...

The metaverse has recently become a hot topic of discussion, with both Facebook and Microsoft claiming ownership. But what exactly is the metaverse? And...

Earlier this week, the Biden administration made the announcement that it would resume the efforts first put forth by the Obama administration to put...

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' fraud conviction could teach Silicon Valley's culture of hubris and hype some valuable lessons. On Monday, Holmes was found guilty...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused no pause in partisan squabbling in the United States Congress on Thursday, with some Republicans criticizing Democratic President Joe...

According to court documents, Christopher Belter raped the girl when she was 16 years old. He, too, was a teen, a student at an...

Donald Trump claims that his endorsement is the most valuable commodity in Republican politics, but some Republican candidates appear willing to put that claim...

Ernest Johnson was executed in Missouri on Tuesday, despite claims by his attorney and death penalty opponents that he had an intellectual disability and...

Dr. Darien Sutton's first thought when a woman in her 30s showed up in his Los Angeles County hospital emergency room this week with...

After 16 years in power, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is about to step down as leader of Europe's largest economy. Just a few months...

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for kids, has reached...

The Taliban has accused the US of violating their 2020 peace agreement by keeping their new interior minister, Sirrajudin Haqqani, on the US terror...

President Biden continued his European tour on Monday by visiting the headquarters of the organization his predecessor despised, NATO, where leaders gathered to discuss...

The Taliban's lightning-fast advance into more territory in Afghanistan is causing concern from Russia to China, as US President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw...

  Huawei said Monday that it believes U.S. sanctions on the company are partly to blame for the ongoing global chip shortage. Eric Xu, Huawei's rotating...

A member of a men's chorus group in South Florida unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a Pride parade, killing one...

In 2021, three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas left significant – if very different – imprints on the beleaguered tech industry. Frances Haugen,...

Dogecoin (CCC:DOGE-USD), a meme-inspired cryptocurrency, rose more than 12,000 percent this year, reaching a high of about 73 cents before collapsing due to a...

Surry County, North Carolina, officials voted to remove Coca-Cola vending machines from all government facilities in response to the beverage company's CEO's comments about...

Vermont, known for Bernie Sanders, maple syrup, and the birthplace of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, now has a new claim to fame: it...

According to two organizations involved in the effort, more than 100 US citizens and green card holders, as well as nine special immigrant visa...

Next month in Budapest, America's most prominent conservative gathering, founded on ideals of personal liberty and limited government, will honor a European leader accused...

When the officer who killed George Floyd was found guilty of murder in April, the slain Black man's lawyer hailed the verdict as a...

Two European officials told reporters that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told European allies that the US believes the Russian war in Ukraine...

On July 20, billionaire Amazon cofounder Jeff Bezos went into space for a brief period of time in a rocket built by his rocket...

Early last March, when the COVID-19 crisis still felt like a remote threat, Charlie Baker flew off with members of his family to a...

As a child, Linda Davis and her mother used to break clay pots over their ancestors' graves, allowing the flowers inside to grow. When she...

After a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the island Saturday, crumbling homes, destroying roads, and killing over 2,000 people, the United States...

When Philadelphia's mayor signs landmark legislation this week, the city will become the first major US city to prohibit police from stopping drivers for...

President Biden took office with a detailed plan to combat Covid-19, including accelerating vaccinations, reopening schools, and selling a massive stimulus package to assist...

Alicia Keys, the American Soul and R&B icon, urged young people in the rapidly changing Gulf Arab region to "continue to be bold" as...

Police said Tuesday that a candidate for Louisville's metro council has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on a mayoral candidate...

The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo, who uses skills honed in his African homeland to effectively minister in rural Alabama, decides how long he can...

Former President Donald Trump's social media app, which he hopes will rival Twitter, debuted on Monday, as he seeks a new digital stage to...

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., appeared dissatisfied after President Biden announced his support for funding police departments on Tuesday night. "The answer is not to defund...

The EPA has taken its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, denying requests from three Midwest power plants to...

Despite a national shortage, Abbott plans to restart production of its baby formula, but it could take up to 10 weeks before it hits...

The European Union's drug regulator approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use on children aged 5 to 11, paving the way for shots to be...

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, those who have been fully vaccinated for the coronavirus may skip the quarantine time if...

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that his social media empire is building the world's fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer as part of plans to create a...

The widow of Haiti's slain President Jovenel Moise has asked the international community to assist in tracking down those responsible for gunning down her...

Facebook is continuing to face growing scrutiny from regulators over the company's acquisitions and also from critics for the role its social platform may...

Former President Donald Trump recently compared gender and pronoun education to "child abuse." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis accused his critics of "sexualizing kindergarten children." And South...

Just over a year after the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, Republicans mostly still support Donald Trump, but it...

The game has shifted in the last three weeks. Frances Haugen, a brave Facebook whistleblower, has transformed the conversation about technology reform, accomplishing more...

When David Lipson smelled the smoke, he was sitting in his dining room on the phone with his son. He ran out of his...

Federal prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old man with a federal firearm crime, alleging that he sold the gun used by the Colleyville, Texas, synagogue...

In recent years, Facebook has faced whistleblowers, public relations firestorms, and Congressional investigations. However, it is now facing a combination of all three at...

Google is facing a $5 billion lawsuit over complaints that its Chrome browser tracks users even when using "Incognito" mode. A U.S. District judge ruled last...

Republican governors are optimistic about their 2022 midterm prospects against Democrats after a big win in Virginia and a better-than-expected performance in New Jersey,...

The United States is at an unprecedented point in the pandemic, with just under half of the population fully vaccinated, health and safety restrictions...

The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including a ban on its airlines using EU airspace and airports, in response to...

Concerns about escalating violence during contentious rallies in Portland, Oregon, have been heightened by a gunfight last week between far-right demonstrators and anti-fascist counter-protesters. The...

The European Union's executive branch proposed a ban on Russian coal imports on Tuesday, the first EU sanctions aimed at the country's lucrative energy...

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, has unveiled plans for its new global headquarters, which will be a 60-story skyscraper powered...

Last year, Shannon Keeler was on a weekend getaway with her boyfriend when she checked her Facebook messages for the first time in ages....

The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial deliberated on a verdict for the third day on Thursday, while the judge considered the defense's request...

A helicopter crash in the Alaskan wilderness left five people, including one of Europe’s richest residents, dead after the chopper went down on Saturday...

When a person or persons belonging to any nationality wish to go outside their own country for some reason, one of the first things...

Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients...

Russian nuclear submarines sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea, and mobile missile launchers roamed snow forests in Siberia on Tuesday, after President...

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a "full-scale" attack in Ukraine on Thursday, reportedly launching missiles and bombs into cities at dawn. It came just...

Voters in the city rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing that was drafted amid national outrage over the death of George Floyd by...

Julia Ma did something last week that the majority of people in the United States cannot: she received an authorized second COVID-19 booster shot...

Ordinary citizens across Kyiv are arming themselves as Russian forces close in on the capital city after two days of heavy attacks and hundreds...

This is the second time in less than six months that we have seen unspeakable violence on our screens. The ongoing coverage of Russia's...

On Tuesday, Apple will hold its annual iPhone event, the company's seventh virtual launch in a row due to the pandemic. Analysts predict that the...

Wildlife conservationists are outraged after a video published by the New Yorker and The Trance on Tuesday showed the NRA's president and his wife...

Judge in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin granted prosecutors’ request to add third-degree murder charge Thursday, giving the jury more...

With images of the violent insurgency in Washington still fresh in Americans' minds, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took the unprecedented step of...

Community groups in New Jersey and California are suing the EPA to force trash incinerators across the country — many of which are in...

Three Republican senators have asked Archivist of the United States David Ferriero to commit to not certifying the Equal Rights Amendment as part of...

Yolanda Renee King is a seasoned speaker and activist at the age of 13. Many people may have noticed similarities between her and her grandfather,...

A homework assignment requiring middle school students at a private school in Kentucky to write a letter disapproving of their lifestyle to a hypothetical...

Amazon's interest has brought to light a young Indian fintech firm. On August 18, the American e-commerce behemoth made its first investment in India's wealth...

The Labor Department's report on Friday that the economy added 559,000 jobs in May, an increase from April, boosted Democrats and the Biden administration,...