Semi-truck driver was 'actively using' TikTok during fatal collision, charged with manslaughter, officials say
A commercial truck driver who caused a fiery six-vehicle crash in January in Arizona was "actively using the TikTok application" when he rear-ended two passenger vehicles, killing five, according to officials.
2023-07-01 03:59
More than 100 million in the US are under air quality alerts as Canadian wildfires continue emitting dangerous smoke
More than 100 million people are under air quality alerts Friday from Wisconsin to Vermont and down to North Carolina, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to waft south, though conditions are expected to improve slowly into the weekend.
2023-06-30 15:25
Facebook urged to suspend strongman leader over video threatening violence
The oversight board for Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms on Thursday said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen should be suspended from the social media site for six months for posting a video violating rules against violent threats.
2023-06-30 14:50
Cambodia: Hun Sen quits Facebook on eve of poll campaign
Facebook parent Meta's oversight body has recommended his suspension over an inflammatory video.
2023-06-30 13:46
Can Canada make big tech pay for news?
The country is the latest front in a fight that analysts say has big stakes for news - and democracy.
2023-06-30 09:57
A massive storm is plowing through the Midwest, clearing out smoke with hurricane-force wind gusts
A powerful thunderstorm complex was racing across the Midwest Thursday afternoon, blowing through the harmful smoke from Canada's wildfires and clearing the air in its wake.
2023-06-30 04:16
Mike Pence earned millions through book deal, six-figure speeches, new filings show
Former Vice President Mike Pence collected a $1.4 million advance for his memoir, which recounted the events of January 6, 2021, and his refusal to buckle to Donald Trump's demands to overturn the 2020 election results, new filings show.
2023-06-30 00:50
Over 120 million Americans are under air quality alerts as smoke and hazy skies from Canada's wildfires stretch into third day
Dangerous air quality and hazy skies persist from Toronto to Washington, DC, as smoke from Canada's raging wildfires drifts south — with more than 120 million under air quality alerts within the US.
2023-06-29 14:57
Manipur: Rahul Gandhi to tour India state rocked by ethnic unrest
Opposition Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is due to meet people displaced by Manipur violence.
2023-06-29 13:47
Biden admits using sleep apnoea treatment device
The president uses a CPAP machine, the White House said after reporters spotted marks on his face.
2023-06-29 07:50
Over 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts to the US
Over 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts as smoke from the Canadian wildfires sweep across the US border Tuesday, prompting beach closures, warnings about reduced visibility and calls to stay indoors.
2023-06-28 09:46
Race car driver Jimmie Johnson's in-laws and their 11-year-old grandson found dead in murder-suicide, police say
The parents and nephew of race car driver Jimmie Johnson's wife, Chandra Janway Johnson, were killed Monday at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, according to a news release from the Muskogee Police Department. A police spokesperson told CNN it was a suspected murder-suicide.
2023-06-28 04:53