TikTok Knew Live Video Feature ‘Groomed’ Minors, Utah AG Claims January 3, 2025 By Alexandra S. Levine TikTok has long known that its popular video livestreams encourage sexual content, including streams exploiting and “grooming” minors, according to...
Computers of Senior US Treasury Leaders Accessed in Hack January 2, 2025 By Jake Bleiberg and Jamie Tarabay Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the computers of senior U.S. Treasury Department leaders as part of a recent breach of...
New Orleans Attack, Cybertruck Blast Raise US Security Fears January 2, 2025 By Chris Strohm, Myles Miller and Akayla Gardner A gruesome attack on revelers celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans thrust U.S. domestic security back into the spotlight just...
Two Plane Crashes Lead to Deadliest Year in Skies Since 2018 January 2, 2025 By Angus Whitley, Jinshan Hong and Danny Lee Commercial aviation has suffered its deadliest year since 2018 after the Jeju Air Co. disaster in South Korea and last...
Hain Celestial Must Face Arsenic Claim in Baby Food Labeling Lawsuit January 2, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge said Hain Celestial Group must face a proposed class action claiming its labels failed to disclose the...
Duke Energy Files to Recover $1.1B in Hurricane Costs January 2, 2025 By Pooja Menon U.S.-based utility Duke Energy said it filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) to recover about $1.1...
Hackers Hijack a Wide Range of Companies’ Chrome Extensions, Experts Say December 31, 2024 By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens Hackers have compromised several different companies’ Chrome browser extensions in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December, according to...
Group Says New Jersey Toxic Dumping Caused $1B in Harm, Calls Settlement Inadequate December 23, 2024 By Wayne Parry Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion...
US Consumer Watchdog Sues Big Banks Over ‘Widespread’ Fraud on Zelle Payment App December 20, 2024 By Ismail Shakil, Manya Saini, Niket Nishant and Pete Schroeder The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Friday it filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and...
Congo Sues Apple Alleging ‘Pillaged’ Minerals in Products December 17, 2024 By William Clowes The Democratic Republic of Congo filed lawsuits against Apple Inc. in France and Belgium. In them, it accuses the company...