If President Biden makes good on a recent White House promise that he'll field questions from a roomful of reporters for the first time this coming Thursday, he will be doing so on his 65th day since taking office.
Yumiko Sato / Slate : Misinformation and historical revisionism are widespread on some non-English editions of Wikipedia, such as Japanese, which is the most visited after English — During World War II, Unit 731 of the Japanese military undertook horrific medical experimentation in Manchukuo (Northeast China).
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News has learned from a senior source with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that a plan is under consideration for Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) to begin releasing illegal border crossers who claim asylum without issuing a Notice to Appear (NTA) - meaning they will depart custody without a court date.
"Real Time" host Bill Maher challenged those who jumped to the conclusion that the deadly shootings in Atlanta this week were an anti-Asian hate crime.
Meghan Markle's former "Suits" co-stars have all defended the Duchess of Sussex against bullying allegations made by Kensington Palace staff during her time as a working royal.
Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World : Lenders in India are using coercive loan apps that block features and shut down smartphones of customers who fall behind on payments — Lenders are turning to coercive loan apps that shut down smartphones if customers fall behind on payments. — • BANGALORE, INDIA
"Time After Time" singer Cyndi Lauper came to the defense of her friend Sharon Osbourne, who has faced backlash for remarks she recently made while supporting her pal Piers Morgan.
Wall Street Journal : Coalition of Microsoft, Salesforce, and healthcare providers to release a global “tamper-proof” standard for COVID-19 proof of vaccination apps in April — Microsoft, Salesforce contribute to software framework for apps that provide digital proof of vaccination to be used for travel, returning to work
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record : REvil ransomware gang says it had breached Acer, sharing leaked images of internal docs on the dark web, and is demanding $50M; Acer says it is investigating — Taiwanese computer maker Acer has suffered a ransomware attack over the past weekend at the hands of the REvil ransomware gang …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined "America Reports" Friday with an exclusive update on conditions at two facilities where migrants are being held after crossing the U.S-Mexico border.
Republican Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale demanded Friday night that the Biden administration clarify a report that officials could move to fly migrants to states near the Canadian border amid a record surge that has overwhelmed facilities at the southern border.
U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge has come under fire for potentially violating a law that bars White House officials from engaging in campaign-related activities.
A San Francisco school board member is encountering fresh criticism for tweets from 2016 in which she suggested that Asian Americans were "house [N-word] " who got ahead through "white supremacist thinking."
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community Friday in Atlanta, in the wake of Tuesday’s shooting that left eight dead.
Vice President Kamala Harris has publicly admitted to smoking weed in college as the White House revealed that a handful of staffers were let go over past use.
Politico : Sources: social network SafeChat, which SimilarWeb says had 900K visitors last month, is a rising MAGA and anti-CCP hub, has undisclosed ties to The Epoch Times — As former President Donald Trump's supporters have flocked to alternative social media networks, many are turning to SafeChat …
Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal : Sources: Chicago-based Relativity, which law firms use to sift through data during discovery, gets an investment from Silver Lake valuing the company at $3.6B — The deal values Relativity at about $3.6 billion and will make Silver Lake its largest shareholder
Sean Coughlan / BBC : London police warn students about using Sci-Hub, calling the self-described “pirate” site for research papers “a threat to their personal information and data” — Police have warned students in the UK against using a website that they say lets users “illegally access” millions of scientific research papers.
Florida's experience of the coronavirus pandemic has confirmed "the lockdown approach is a failed approach," Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis told "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday.
Following a backlash, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s former health director agreed this week to waive a confidentiality clause related to a $155,000 severance deal amid the official's abrupt resignation in January.
Supporters of U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would be wrong to consider her some sort of political messiah, the New York Democrat says in a new interview.
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times : MPAA: global video subscriptions grew to 1.1B, up 26% YoY; global spending on home entertainment grew 23% YoY to $68.8B with digital entertainment making up 76% — The number of streaming service subscriptions passed 1 billion worldwide for the first time in 2020, highlighting massive growth …
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., mocked President Biden on "Hannity" Thursday after the 78-year-old commander-in-chief referred to his vice president as "President Harris" during remarks discussing the progress made on coronavirus vaccinations in the U.S.
Ana Liss, one of over a half-dozen women to accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct, said in a statement Thursday that she sat down for two hours with the state’s attorney general, who is investigating the allegations.
Kate Middleton and Prince William have visited an ambulance station in London following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s historic interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Project Zero: the same hackers that used 4 Windows and Android zero-days in Feb. 2020 have since used 7 more zero-days to target iOS, Windows, and Android — The breadth and abundance of exploits for unknown vulnerabilities sets group apart. — A team of advanced hackers exploited no fewer …