Google pledges to resolve ad privacy probe with UK watchdog
LONDON — Google has promised to give U.K. regulators a role overseeing its plan to phase out existing ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser...
Trial begins for Marine accused in soldier’s hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — To hear a military prosecutor tell it, U.S. Marine Mario Madera-Rodriguez was tasked with smashing open the bedroom door of a...
US closes Trump-era office for victims of immigrant crime
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday that it has dismantled a Trump-era government agency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants,...
Indiana man convicted in twin sons’ 2014 house fire deaths
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Lafayette man has been has convicted in his twin 3-year-old sons' house fire deaths more than two years after a...
Harris to tout child care funding and payments to families
Vice President Kamala Harris will highlight the Biden administration's efforts to expand child care and relieve the financial pressures of parenthood during a visit...
Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said...
McDonald’s latest company to be hit by a data breach
McDonald's has become the latest company to be hit by a data breach after unauthorized activity on its network exposed the personal data of...
Small Minneapolis event eyes Klobuchar to help stop Line 3
MINNEAPOLIS — About 100 people gathered at a Minneapolis park Thursday before marching to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office to promote shutting down reconstruction...
Richard Branson marks opening of Virgin hotel in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Billionaire businessman and investor Richard Branson marked the opening Thursday of the new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, promoting weekend events that...
For love of birds: Backyard sleuths boost scientists’ work
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University ecologist Emily Williams first became fascinated with birds not because of their beauty, or their sweet songs. She was riveted...