By CHRIS MEGERIAN, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to alter a decades-long push for gender equality. “The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of […]
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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law set to start Sunday
By Ann E. Marimow, Cristiano Lima-Strong · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States on Sunday unless the wildly popular video-sharing app pulls off an unlikely, last-minute divestiture from Chinese ownership. The unanimous decision was a major blow for TikTok, injecting deep uncertainty into […]
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law set to start Sunday
By Ann E. Marimow, Cristiano Lima-Strong · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States on Sunday unless the wildly popular video-sharing app pulls off an unlikely, last-minute divestiture from Chinese ownership. The unanimous decision was a major blow for TikTok, injecting deep uncertainty into […]
Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled last Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone. […]
Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled last Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone. […]
Apple halts AI feature that made iPhones “hallucinate” about news
One time, it incorrectly alerted me that Donald Trump had endorsed Tim Walz for president.
Apple halts AI feature that made iPhones “hallucinate” about news
One time, it incorrectly alerted me that Donald Trump had endorsed Tim Walz for president.
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
Biden’s latest clemency grants mean he has issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other U.S. president.
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
Biden’s latest clemency grants mean he has issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other U.S. president.
TikTok CEO to rally with Trump before inauguration as ban looms
By Marianne LeVine, Cristiano Lima-Strong, Drew Harwell, Cat Zakrzewski · By The Washington Post (c) 2025 TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew plans to attend a “victory rally” celebrating Donald Trump on Sunday at Washington’s Capital One Arena and the president-elect’s swearing-in on Monday, publicly aligning himself with the incoming commander in chief who has pledged to “save” the popular app […]