Evacuations were lifted Friday night for people near an ongoing fire that erupted Thursday at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in the northern half of California. Video circulating on social media showed smoke and flames erupting from the Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday night in the Monterey County community of Moss...
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing TikTok says it will go dark on Jan. 19 unless given ‘definitive’ assurances 00:47 UP NEXT As TikTok ban looms, users turn to other Chinese-based platforms 02:47 Billionaire investor Frank McCourt discusses his bid for TikTok 04:51 TikTok...
TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark on Sunday unless the company is given more clarity from the Biden Administration and Department of Justice regarding the ban that is scheduled to go into effect. “The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the...
WASHINGTON — Allies of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., have approached the White House on his behalf multiple times since the fall to see if President Joe Biden might be willing to pardon him, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Left with the impression that he won’t receive a pardon from Biden, Menendez...
Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, the hottest international free agent in baseball, is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on social media Friday. The 23-year-old right-hander said he signed a minor-league deal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “I have signed a minor contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers,” he said on Instagram...
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Fire at California power plant nearly under control after lithium batteries ignited 02:45 Los Angeles sports teams organize donation drive for fire victims 02:42 LA firefighter finds own home in flames during Eaton Fire 00:41 Video shows a...
A Florida jury on Friday found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of that country. It was an unusual ruling against a media outlet in a defamation case. Libel laws are generally protective of news organizations, and plaintiffs must...
WASHINGTON — Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb will be the next head of the Democratic Mayors Association, succeeding Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. His tenure kicks off with the Democratic Party on the defensive and Republicans just days away from holding a governing trifecta in Washington, with control of the White House, House and Senate. In November,...
As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot. On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it’s providing about $590 million in funding to Moderna in part to fast-track the development of an...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took up a new dispute on the tensions between LGBT rights and religious rights by agreeing to hear a claim by parents of elementary school students in Maryland who objected to books available in classrooms concerning gender transition and same-sex relationships. The case concerns a policy enacted by...