With U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan lasting two decades, four presidents share at least some portion of the blame for last week’s deadly Kabul disaster, a retired Army general says.
Anna Kramer / Protocol : Interview with Apple engineer Cher Scarlett, who has become the face of the #AppleToo movement, a group that wants to shed light on workplace issues at Apple — Against the odds, a collective worker movement has started to emerge at Apple. Here's how the de-facto face of the movement …
Farrah Abraham claimed she is going to take "legal action" against Harvard University after a professor allegedly suggested she drop a course. The "Teen Mom" star accused the university of "educational abuse."
The Department of Justice has opened a new position to help the federal branch improve diversity amongst employees in the nation’s top legal department.
Kendall Jenner and boyfriend Devin Booker packed on the PDA during a rare sighting amid their Italian vacation. The model gave the NBA star a kiss on the cheek while the two shared a meal.
Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review : Tel Aviv-based startup Hour One is paying people to use their likenesses to create AI-voiced characters for marketing and educational videos for its clients — AI-powered characters based on real people can star in thousands of videos and say anything, in any language.
Rev. Al Sharpton hit the stage Saturday during a voting rights rally to tell President Biden that supporters of the filibuster are “stabbing” the Black community “in the back.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week wrote to the Biden administration, asking it to stop resettling illegal immigrants in the state of Florida -- and to either deport them instead, or send them to a state that supports the "flouting of our immigration laws."
Kim Kardashian gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at moments from Kanye West's fourth "Donda" listening event. The reality TV star participated in the event, appearing to re-marry West wearing a Balenciaga gown.
Paresh Dave / Reuters : Filing in AGs' lawsuit against Google: the Play Store hit revenues of $11.2B in 2019, with $8.5B in gross profit and an operating margin of over 62% — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google generated $11.2 billion in revenue from its mobile app store in 2019, according to a court filing unsealed on Saturday …
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The Pentagon appeared to break with the State Department on Saturday on the relationship between the Haqqani network and the Taliban -- conceding that there was "co-mingling" after the State Dept. had called them separate entities.
Amid ongoing evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, Tim Kennedy – a Green Beret, Special Forces sniper, and Army Ranger – spoke with Fox News about his experience in Kabul after rescuing more than 8,900 individuals and discussed the “horrors of people getting to the airport.”
About 350 American citizens are still trying to leave Afghanistan in the final days of the U.S. withdrawal effort that's been marred by a deadly terrorist attack and a Taliban takeover.
Carole Baskin has sold Joe Exotic's Oklahoma zoo properties. The "Tiger King" star required the new owners to agree to a deal prohibiting the land from being used as a zoo for at least 100 years.
President Biden on Saturday warned that another terrorist attack in Afghanistan in the next 24-36 hours is "highly likely" -- as he promised to continue to pursue the group responsible for Thursday’s attack that killed 13 U.S. troops.
Chelsea Clinton was spotted out for a jog in the Hamptons Thursday weeks before her family’s personal life will be brought back into the national spotlight in the form of a documentary on her father’s impeachment.
Embattled California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to have flip-flopped on whether he will “regret” any policy decisions he made if recalled from office.
Chad Bray / South China Morning Post : Chinese AI startup SenseTime files for IPO in Hong Kong two years after being blacklisted by Trump; sources say it is looking to raise at least $2B — Founded in 2014, Hong Kong start-up has quickly become China's biggest artificial intelligence company SenseTime warned it is subject …
Nikkei Asia : China says it has surpassed 1B internet users for the first time, up 8% from 2020; internet penetration rose to 71.6% and delivery services rose to 468M users — Pandemic fuels user growth in e-commerce and digital payments — BEIJING — China now has more than 1 billion internet users …
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has notified Congress that it will transfer an additional $589 million, some of which comes from funding COVID-19 vaccination efforts, to its programs to shelter unaccompanied migrant children who have entered the U.S. at the southern border.
President Biden's State Department repeatedly touted its evacuation efforts Friday while offering vague assurances for when individuals who remained in Afghanistan before and after the Aug. 31 withdrawal date.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price seemingly contradicted President Joe Biden’s acknowledgment that the United States may have provided the Taliban with a list of American and ally names in order to usher them to the airport.
The Air Force general tasked with overseeing U.S. Northern Command said on Friday that the U.S. military is “prepared to house and feed” the incoming Afghan refugees “as long as it takes” to get them settled.
The country music star, 54, remembered a time when he was battling alcohol addiction where he grew fearful he was heading down a potentially devastating path.
Kate Rooney / CNBC : Amazon partners with Affirm to offer monthly installments for purchases over $50 to some customers in the US, with a broader rollout in the coming months — - Affirm's buy now, pay later checkout option will be available to certain Amazon customers in the U.S. starting Friday with a broader rollout in the coming months.
Casey Newton / Platformer : About 15 of top 20 posts in Facebook's Q2 content report were effectively plagiarized, showing the best path to virality on Facebook is to copy someone's idea — Being original on Facebook doesn't pay, according to its own data — The conventional wisdom around the “widely viewed content report” …
Demi Moore sizzled in a red one-piece swimsuit from her latest campaign with Andie's Swim. The bathing suit featured spaghetti straps and a tie around her waist.
Jessica Simpson showed off her curves on Thursday as she and her husband Eric Johnson stepped out for date night. The musician donned a tight-fitting animal print dress for the occasion.
The Biden administration released its findings Friday from a 90-day investigation into the origin of the coronavirus and said it was unable to definitively conclude where the virus causing COVID-19 originated from.
Republican Rep. Peter Meijer said Friday that the U.S. has no option but to fully withdrawal all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the August deadline, despite calls for an extension from some lawmakers and human rights groups.
Lauren Feiner / CNBC : The City of Chicago sues DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices — - The City of Chicago filed two sweeping lawsuits against DoorDash and Grubhub for allegedly deceiving customers and using unfair business practices.
President Biden plans to order lethal force against the ISIS-K terrorists responsible for carrying out suicide bombings that killed U.S. service members at Kabul’s airport, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki indicated on Friday.
The new RNC ad compiles clips of officials from former President Obama’s administration weighing in on the Afghanistan crisis caused by Biden’s hasty troop withdrawal.