TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules
European regulators have slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine for failing to protect children's privacy
2023-09-15 20:24
Putin meets the leader of Belarus, who suggests joining Russia's move to boost ties with North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted a meeting with his Belarusian ally, who referred to this week’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and suggested that Minsk could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with Pyongyang
2023-09-15 19:45
The Justice Department says there's no valid basis for the judge to step aside from Trump's DC case
The Justice Department is challenging efforts by ex-President Donald Trump to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election
2023-09-15 19:27
Biden confronts the biggest labor crisis of his presidency so far
President Joe Biden was dealt an economic and political blow Friday as the United Auto Workers went on strike after the union and major American automakers failed to reach a new contract, a development the White House worked to avoid and now places the president in a bind.
2023-09-15 19:26
Daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain prepares to travel to island kingdom on Friday
A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain plans to return to the island kingdom Friday to press for the release of her father, even as she faces imprisonment herself
2023-09-15 19:25
Czech court cancels lower court ruling that acquitted former PM Babis of fraud charges
Prague’s High Court has cancelled a lower court ruling that acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies
2023-09-15 18:47
16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Honoring the 4 little girls killed 60 years after KKK attack
On the morning of September 15, 1963, Rev. John H. Cross Jr. and members of the 16th Street Baptist Church
2023-09-15 18:27
China appears to have suspended spy balloon program after February shootdown, US intel believes
China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country's high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN.
2023-09-15 18:19
What's at stake as 13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers
About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn’t reach a deal with Detroit’s automakers
2023-09-15 17:51
Nobel Foundation raises the amount for this year’s Nobel Prize awards to 11 million kronor
The Nobel Foundation has decided to raise the award amount for this year’s Nobel Prizes by 1 million kronor ($90,000) to 11 million kronor ($986,270) as the Swedish currency has plummeted recently
2023-09-15 17:19
Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
A human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos has been deported back to China despite pleas from rights groups and United Nations experts for his release
2023-09-15 16:56
Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive
Ukrainian forces have recaptured a village in the country’s east after intense battles with Russian troops
2023-09-15 15:29