Russian missile hits hotel used by UN in Zaporizhzhia -officials
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday evening, leaving one
2023-08-11 07:27
Biden administration defends communications with social media companies in high-stakes court fight
The Biden administration on Thursday defended its communications with social media giants in court, arguing those channels must stay open so that the federal government can help protect the public from threats to election security, Covid-19 misinformation and other dangers.
2023-08-11 07:15
Family of Henrietta Lacks files new lawsuit over cells harvested without her consent
The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another lawsuit accusing a second company of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations
2023-08-11 06:51
Wisconsin judge allows civil case against fake Trump electors to proceed
A Wisconsin judge is allowing a civil lawsuit filed against 10 fake electors for former President Donald Trump and two of his attorneys to proceed
2023-08-11 06:00
Niger coup: West African nations to assemble 'standby force'
Ivory Coast's leader said the Ecowas bloc had approved military intervention "as soon as possible".
2023-08-11 05:28
Las Vegas police videos show moments before home is raided in Tupac Shakur cold case
Dozens of Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a man and his wife exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur
2023-08-11 05:24
'They are going off the Richter scale, both sides': Manchin flirts with becoming an independent
Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat who has yet to decide whether to run for reelection next year or mount a long-shot third party bid for the White House, said Thursday that he's "thinking seriously" about becoming an independent.
2023-08-11 05:16
US Black women-owned venture capital fund mounts defense to conservative's race lawsuit
By Nate Raymond The founders of a venture capital fund devoted to funding Black women-owned businesses on Thursday
2023-08-11 05:15
Texas judge says no quick ruling expected over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston
Following closing arguments in the first of multiple legal challenges to local election results in Harris County, Texas, a visiting judge said the decision on whether to overturn the outcome based on alleged irregularities is weeks away
2023-08-11 05:15
FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads
The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation
2023-08-11 04:56
Trump appeals dismissal of defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a judge's dismissal of his claim that the writer
2023-08-11 04:50
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say
Six people have been arrested over the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
2023-08-11 04:47