Why TikTok’s security risks keep raising fears
The battle between the U.S. and China over TikTok comes into full view on Thursday when the social media platform's CEO testifies before Congressional...
What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?
Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are...
Energy agency: SUV growth weighs on emissions, batteries
The International Energy Agency says ever bigger cars pose a growing problem for the environment because they produce more greenhouse gas emissions and need...
California lawmakers to vote on possible gas price penalties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers on Thursday will vote on whether to allow penalties on oil companies for price gouging at the pump, a...
New Mexico opts for veto power on spent nuclear fuel debate
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- An effort to keep spent nuclear fuel produced by commercial U.S. nuclear power plants from being shipped to New Mexico cleared...
Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulations
WASHINGTON -- It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash...
Slovakia basks under NATO umbrella, sends Ukraine old arms
LEST, Slovakia -- Former Soviet satellite Slovakia has been a NATO member since 2004, but the reality of belonging to the world’s biggest military...
Lebanon’s Central Bank chief again charged with corruption
Officials say Lebanon's Central Bank chief has again been charged with corruption, this time after he failed to show up for questioning before a...
As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect
WASHINGTON -- Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation. As she listened from the...
Japan’s Kishida in Poland for talks after visit to Ukraine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has met with Poland's prime minister for talks about the region's security and bilateral relations a day after he...