Federal cyber agency’s leader supports banning TikTok, frets China using it to influence elections
Top Biden administration cyber official Jen Easterly told lawmakers on Tuesday she supports a total ban of TikTok while having concerns that China uses the popular video-based platform to influence…
Historic Ohio factory where Wright Brothers began airplane manufacturing industry damaged in fire
The historic Wright Brothers airplane factory in Dayton, Ohio, was damaged by a fire early on Sunday morning. The factory, contained within the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National…
Elon Musk says revamped Twitter algorithm will limit recommendations to verified users
Elon Musk is overhauling Twitter’s verification process and recommendation algorithm so that paying users will carry blue checkmark badges and have their tweets amplified in the “For You” column. The…
Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero in Qatar, heading to family in U.S.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence has arrived in Qatar on his way…
U.S., Japan reach deal on vital minerals for EV batteries
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on trade in critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries, part of an effort to diversify supply chains and…
IRS sent agent to Twitter Files journalist’s home on day of House weaponization committee testimony
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan is probing an unannounced, in-person visit by the IRS to the home of Matt Taibbi on the same day the “Twitter Files” journalist warned…
Dolly Parton-Miley Cyrus duet ‘Rainbowland’ banned from Heyer Elementary School class concert
MADISON, Wis. — Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school stopped a first-grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song “could be…
Indiana bill banning gender-affirming care sent to governor
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Republicans on Monday approved a bill that would ban all gender-affirming care for minors in the state, sending the measure to Indiana’s Republican governor. The House…
Joe Biden bans feds’ use of spyware but keeps secret exactly what’s banned
President Biden signed an order Monday restricting the government’s use of spyware to surveil individuals around the world, but it comes with some exceptions and doesn’t define which technologies would…
Southern Baptist pastor cites 170 women in leadership roles in violation of doctrine
A Southern Baptist pastor spearheading a drive to ban women from serving as church leaders has released a report noting 170 women in pastoral jobs in violation of the denomination’s…