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An Arizona organization failed to gather enough signatures to freeze a school choice program from taking effect and putting it on the 2024 ballot.

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : Symantec details an ongoing campaign by the Witchetty hacking group, potentially tied to a China-backed threat actor, that hides malware in a Windows logo image   —  Security researchers have discovered a malicious campaign by the ‘Witchetty’ hacking group, which uses steganography to hide a backdoor malware in a Windows logo.

The Supreme Court's nine justices look ahead to their new term after a controversial abortion ruling earlier this year that led protest and scrutiny.

The White House on Saturday announced that Venezuela had freed seven U.S. prisoners in exchange for two Venezuelans who are relatives of Nicolas Maduro's wife.

Actress Priyanka Chopra is fighting back against "men patronizing women." Chopra, 40, moderated a panel at the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington on Friday, and talked with Vice President Kamala Harris about the importance of women’s rights.  "Do you hear that sound? That is the sound of no mansplaining, ladies," Chopra joked in the beginning of the session, according to Reuters.  "The Matrix Resurrections" star discussed how men patronize women and "mansplains" them.  PRIYANKA CHOPRA SHARES VIDEO TO INSTAGRAM TO CELEBRATE INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY Vice President Harris suggested female Democrats need to fight for reproductive rights and noted how voting for Democratic senators in November’s midterm elections is important. PRIYANKA CHOPRA SHARES ADORABLE NEW PHOTOS OF BABY MALTI "If there were ever any reason for this group to exist in recent memory, the moment is now," Harris remarked, ac...

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has hit a rocky opening few weeks in the role, with a new economic storm and plummeting poll numbers after an economic pivot.

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : Stadia was doomed from the start, because Google knows nothing about gaming, and users hesitated to invest in it, not trusting Google to keep it alive for long   —  There's a lot of chatter right now about the “surprise” shutdown of Stadia, Google's game-streaming service.

President Biden responding to threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Biden said Ukrainian annexation is "a sign he is struggling."

George Clooney opened up about his admiration for wife, Amal Clooney, Thursday night at the inaugural Albie Awards, hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice. The actor and his human rights attorney wife stepped out together at the New York Public Library, where he gushed about how much he enjoyed working with Amal to create the event. "Well we collaborate on everything. We collaborated on twins!" Clooney told PEOPLE . "But you know, this is an exciting one because Amal's gotten journalists out of Egypt, out of Azerbaijan, prisons, out of — all over the world, Myanmar. My father's a journalist. I have a great affinity for them — her mother's a journalist. So it's really exciting for me when she's able to get people who are wrongly accused for doing their job out [of prison]. So, for me, it's just — I couldn't be more proud of my wife." The Albie Awards, created by the celebrity couple, was named after South African justice Albie S...

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica : Report: Bruce Willis sold his “digital twin” likeness rights to Deepcake, for use in ads and possibly even movies; a Russian ad already used a Willis deepfake   —  Tech will allow Willis' doppelgänger to continue working despite language disorder diagnosis.

Rep. Clay Higgins is introducing legislation to expand DHS powers to conduct counter-narcotics operations against fentanyl smugglers coming across the southern border.

Rep. Michael McCaul led his fellow GOP foreign affairs committee members in a letter to Climate Envoy John Kerry over green groups playing a key role in crafting US foreign policy.

Emily Baker-White / Forbes : Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running hundreds of Facebook and Instagram ads showing sexual assault, violent erotica, and acts of self-harm   —  Some of the ads include descriptions of sexual violence, paired with images of battered women and photos of male fitness influencers, which were used without permission.

Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin recently made the decision to work on their marriage and reconciled after she had filed divorce paperwork in August.  Their split came as a surprise to many, but having second thoughts (and following your heart) is common in any romance, including many Hollywood love stories.  Sherene De Palma, partner of New York-based firm Hannon De Palma , exclusively told Fox News Digital that a couples' decision to divorce can simply be due to their "outdated" agreements with each other. "People change their minds about getting divorced for all sorts of reasons," De Palma said. "Some of the most common reasons I have seen over the last 20-plus years of representing high net worth individuals and public figures include preserving the couple’s image and not wanting to look bad to the public, colleagues, family members and friends." TOM BRADY, GISELE BUNDCHEN'S MARRIAGE: WHAT WENT WRONG? PSYCHOTHERAPIST WEIGHS IN Flavi...

Nate Raymond / Reuters : Former eBay executives Jim Baugh and David Harville are sentenced to 57 and 24 months in prison for their roles in a 2019 cyberstalking campaign against critics   —  Two former eBay Inc (EBAY.O) security executives were sentenced to prison on Thursday for carrying out a campaign to harass …

The United States Senate passed legislation to avert a government shutdown after more than a dozen Republicans crossed party lines during the vote. The bill now heads to the House.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Apple VP of Procurement Tony Blevins is leaving, sources say after joking in a viral, September 5 TikTok video that he fondles “big-breasted women” for a living   —  One of Apple Inc.'s most senior executives is leaving after he turned up in a viral video on TikTok making …

The GOP is leading in Wisconsin's Senate and governor's race among Republican and Independent voters, while Democrats continue to make abortion the center of their midterm focus.

DHS routinely offers lifestyle advice to the tens of thousands of employees who deal with border security and other national security matters.

Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., claims Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for inflation woes in America, despite warnings last year that America's economy was struggling.

Reuters : Dyson, Mazda, and others suspended Twitter marketing campaigns because their promoted tweets appeared alongside tweets publicly soliciting or selling child porn   —  Some major advertisers including Dyson, Mazda and chemicals company Ecolab have suspended their marketing campaigns or removed …

Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google unveils search results with a “Discussions and forums” section, rolling out on mobile in the US, and machine-translated news coverage, set for early 2023   —  At Search On 2022, Google announced that “Discussions and forums” will be getting their own sections in results …

Despite Adam Levine being involved in a cheating scandal, he and wife Behati Prinsloo were spotted traveling together ahead of the "Maroon 5" singer’s Las Vegas residency.  The couple arrived at an air strip in Santa Barbara, California before boarding a private jet to Sin City.  Levine, 43, and Prinsloo, 34, showed a united front as they apparently headed to a romantic getaway together before his charity performance on October 1 for Shaquille O’ Neil’s foundation.  The "Sugar" singer sported a casual look with a black Sublime band t-shirt and ripped denim jeans while wearing bright green Nike sneakers. ADAM LEVINE AND MAROON 5 ANNOUNCE LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY AMID SINGER'S CHEATING SCANDAL Levine topped off his look with a brown Calirosa trucker hat – which is his and Behati’s tequila label – black sunglasses and a silver chain with a cross.  The Maroon 5 frontman held a water bottle, plastic bag and denim jacket.  Prinsloo, who is currently pregnant with ...

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Mehmet Oz said his "diagnosis" for the rising crime in Pennsylvania placed blame squarely on Democrat John Fetterman's lax attitude toward crime.

Ashley Capoot / CNBC : DocuSign will lay off 9% of staff as part of a major restructuring to be completed by 2023 end, incurring charges of $30M-$40M; it had 7,461 staffers in January   —  - DocuSign will lay off 9% of its workforce as part of a major restructuring plan, the company announced Wednesday.

Jacob Ridley / PC Gamer : Intel plans to launch its Arc A770 graphics card for $329 on October 12, hoping to compete with Nvidia's budget GeForce RTX 3060 on price and performance   —  That's the same MSRP as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 it goes up against, but Intel says that the green team's card isn't actually that cheap.

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk : MPCH Labs, which is developing a cryptographic technique to split and store private keys for multiple users, raised a $40M Series A led by Liberty City Ventures   —  Liberty City Ventures, which incubated the startup, led the funding round.  —  MPCH Labs raised $40 million in a Series …

Christina Ricci got candid about her kids’ sleeping habits, revealing her 8-year-old son Freddie still shares a bed with her while her 9-month-old daughter Cleopatra is sleep trained. "The fact that I can put her down in her crib, and she just goes to sleep when my 8-year-old still sleeps with me is amazing," Ricci said, according to People.  The mom of two said it was difficult to put Freddie to sleep when he was younger, adding how challenging it was the first time she attempted to sleep-train her son. "He screamed himself hoarse and started banging his head against the crib railing," she told the media outlet.  JOHNNY DEPP 'EXPLAINED HOMOSEXUALITY' TO CHRISTINA RICCI WHEN SHE WAS NINE YEARS OLD The 42-year-old actress shares Freddie with ex-husband James Heerdegen. She welcomed her daughter Cleopatra with her current partner Mark Hampton in December 2021.  The "Yellowjacket" actress added that putting her daughter to bed was much easie...

Hayden Panettiere shared her experience giving up custody of her daughter to ex Wladimir Klitschko during a recent interview. Panettiere, 33, Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris and Kelly Osbourne, standing in for Willow Smith, spoke about the actress signing the custody papers for Kaya on "Red Table Talk." "You thought this was an agreement that you came to that it was best that your daughter be with her dad," Banfield Norris asked the "Nashville" actress in an exclusive clip obtained by People magazine. HAYDEN PANETTIERE OPENS UP ABOUT PAST ADDICTION OPIOIDS, ALCOHOL: ‘I HIT ROCK BOTTOM’ "At first it was not because it wasn't a discussion," the actress explained. "If [Klitschko] had come to me and said I think because of where you're at right now and your struggles that you're having it would be good for her to be over here with me for a while – which if I had probably had enough of a conversation I would've s...

Mariah Carey reflected on 9/11 during her performance in New York City and opened up about her beloved 1993 single "Hero." The iconic pop singer paid tribute to the heroes at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival on Saturday.  "I was honored to have played a little, teeny part in the aftermath of that day as my song ‘Hero’ became one of the ‘unofficial anthems,'" she told fans at Central Park. "It did. I have a hard time acknowledging my own stuff, but whatever. It comforted us in our collective loss and our recovery." The Grammy winner went on to reflect on what the song meant in today's world and how its message rings true more than ever, especially in light of events affecting women around the world . MEGHAN MARKLE REACTS TO MARIAH CAREY SAYING SHE GIVES ‘DIVA MOMENTS SOMETIMES': ‘I STARTED TO SWEAT’ "In a very different way, I discovered a very appropriate message for our times and for the women of our time in the lyrics of that part...

Sen. Ron Johnson and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes talk about rising crime in Wisconsin and the importance of supporting law enforcement officers.

The Congressional Budget Office said in a Monday letter that President Biden's student loan handout will cost American taxpayers more than $400 billion.

The FACE Act of 1994 makes it a federal crime to "injure, intimidate, or interfere" with someone seeking help from an abortion clinic or pro-life pregnancy center.

White House press sec Karine Jean-Pierre dodged questions about whether President Biden thinks America's cities are safe Monday. Crime is spiking in cities across the country.

Yogita Khatri / The Block : Sources: crypto derivatives exchange Deribit raised ~$40M from existing investors at a $400M valuation; source: it raised $100M in 2021 at a $2.1B valuation   —  - Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit has raised funds from existing shareholders at a $400 million valuation, sources tell The Block.

LONDON – Palace aides take revenge on the "Difficult Duchess" in a second mind-blowing book detailing life with the Duchess of Sussex .  Now more than ever, Harry and Meghan are to be held up to public scrutiny – but as ever in the world of the two ex-royals, it’s not their fault. Why is this happening now? Simply, people are speaking and don’t care what they say about the one-time royals. MEGHAN MARKLE, THE ‘DIFFICULT’ DUCHESS, COMPLAINED ABOUT ‘NOT GETTING PAID’ FOR ROYAL TOUR, BOOK CLAIMS PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN MARKLE'S FORMER TEAM CALL THEMSELVES THE ‘SUSSEX SURVIVORS CLUB,' BOOK CLAIMS It all centers on Meghan really, because as many people know, Harry – prior to meeting Ms. Markle - was a lovable oaf at times who charmed the public with antics, loved being in the army and was seeking someone to love. If this is to be believed Meghan, like a missile, according to two books now, sought out the Duke with all the finesse that the Terminator would be proud of, ma...

A recent CBS/YouGov poll found that the majority of registered voters agree with the decision by some GOP governors to send illegal immigrants to Democrat-run cities.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke at an event in Texas over the weekend, despite the state being on California's list of states banned from official government travel.

President Biden is likely to target conservative Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when the president headlines a political rally Tuesday in Orlando, in a potential 2024 preview.

Patrick McGee / Financial Times : Counterpoint: the average selling price of iPhones could rise to $892 in Q3 and $944 in Q4, as buyers choose Pro models; the current record is $873 from Q4 2021   —  Upward trajectory driven by customers buying more expensive ‘Pro’ models that command higher margins

Rihanna is heading to Super Bowl LVII as the 2023 halftime show performer at State Farm Stadium outside of Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 12. The 34-year-old billionaire, who has nine Grammy Awards to her name, shared an image to Instagram on Sunday afternoon of her tattooed hand holding an official NFL football .  Prior to the NFL's confirmation, Taylor Swift was rumored to be standing at the 50-yard line as the main act at halftime. FROM FENTY BEAUTY TO SAVAGE X FENTY: HOW RIHANNA HAS TAKEN OVER THE MUSIC AND BUSINESS WORLDS The league confirmed their leading act only minutes later with the same photo posted across their social platforms, with the caption, "Let’s GO @badgalriri @rocnation #SBLBII @applemusic @nflonfox." TAYLOR SWIFT FANS SPECULATE SHE'LL PERFORM AT THE SUPER BOWL Super Bowl LVII will be sponsored by Apple Music after a decade with Pepsi. In addition, Jay-Z's Roc Nation is returning for the third year to help produce the halftime spectacular. ...

With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle no longer classified as working members of the Royal Family, the argument for his or her "Royal Highness" attributions for Archie and Lilibet is moot.  However, the use of Prince and Princess is very much up in the air, titles that should be automatically bestowed upon the grandchildren of the current reigning monarch, according to Royal expert Duncan Larcombe. "It’s the official rubber stamp that matters and if the King is objecting to them using their titles as Prince and Princess, then he can only be doing that really to punish Harry and Meghan," Larcombe told Fox News Digital. Larcombe, who finds it peculiar that a formal announcement has yet to be made by the King or Buckingham Palace, says that a decision could come any day now, likely this week. PRINCE HARRY ISSUES FIRST STATEMENT AFTER THE QUEEN'S DEATH: 'THIS FINAL PARTING BRINGS US GREAT SADNESS' However, what is happening in the interim is essentially ...

Former Atlanta mayor and current White House adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms said Sunday that "MAGA Republicans" want to "essentially destroy the United States of America."

Rep. Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference, defended criticism that thee GOP's "Commitment to America" agenda is vague, claiming the Democrats have no plan.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Biden is not sure whether Russia's actions in Ukraine fit the state sponsor of terrorism designation.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : iPhone, in the third year of a three-year design cycle, may be overhauled next year; Apple Pay Later may arrive in 2023; Apple may not hold an October event   —  I've spent the last week or so testing out the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and I believe it sets the stage for larger changes next year.