8 hours ago image source, Good pictures image caption, The United States is TikTok's largest market, with 170 million users accounting for about 17% of its global users. U.S. lawmakers could vote this weekend on a second bill to block TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance — selling its U.S. business or face a ban. Fears that…
A jury of 12 New Yorkers has been seated in the historic hush money trial of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan. After two empaneled jurors were dismissed Thursday morning, seven new jurors were selected in the afternoon. The jury consists of seven men and five women. Now, the court is working to take in…
The Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to its latest airstrikes against Israel, prompting the Biden administration to seek an economic rather than a military response to Tehran. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said the administration's actions would “discredit and destabilize” the Iranian drone program targeting civilians in Israel. The…
USA Basketball's latest “dream team” features star power, experience and size, and a renewed emphasis on defense. With this summer's Paris Olympics fast approaching, USA Basketball executive director Grant Hill announced the roster of 12 players on Wednesday: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker and Jrue Holiday….
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the pad at Launch Complex 39A in this streak shot on April 17, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Space Travel Now SpaceX completed its latest Falcon 9 launch 39A from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday evening. The Starlink 6-51 mission came a week and a half after its…
17 April 2024, 01:31 BST Updated 1 hour ago image source, BBC Media Action image caption, A festive atmosphere in the capital, Honiara, with supporters dancing to music and blowing cymbals on election day. In the Solomon Islands, the night before the election is known as Devil's Night. Political candidates offer bribes, offering everything from…
In a high-profile effort to block unionization of their states' auto industries, the governors of six southern states warned their residents that joining the United Auto Workers would threaten jobs and “the values we live by.” The joint statement by Republican governors comes a day before a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted to join…
CNN — A huge fire ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's most famous landmarks, with its tower collapsing as workers and citizens scrambled to rescue paintings and historical artefacts from the blaze. “I can't describe how upset my colleagues and I are,” said Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of the Danish Chamber…
BROOKLYN, NY – Eight days after one of the greatest college basketball careers ever recorded, Caitlin Clark was selected by the Indiana Fever as the No. 1 pick in Monday's WNBA draft. Clarke is poised to not only help the Fever return to the postseason for the first time since 2016, but also to use…
By Sheona McCallum Technical Reporter 15 April 2024, 13:00 BST Updated 1 hour ago image source, Good pictures Tesla to lay off more than 10% of its global electric vehicle workforce In a memo first reported by news website Electrek, billionaire owner Elon Musk told employees he had nothing to hate, “but it had to…
