The New York Times

New Mexico has sued Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google for allegedly violating children’s data privacy. What Happened A lawsuit filed by New Mexico’s attorney general Hector Balderas on Thursday alleged that Alphabet-owned Google collected information such as...

The Attorney General of New York State, Letitia A. James, has accused New York City of fraud and demanded compensation for taxi medallion owners. What Happened New York City’s (N.Y.C.) Taxi and Limousine Commission sold medallions, which permit taxi drivers to ply the city’s...

Russia is actively interfering in the United States 2020 presidential election to make sure President Donald Trump gets a second term, United States intelligence officials told House lawmakers last week, according to the New York Times. Russia Prefers Trump, Intelligence Says The House of...

McClatchy Co. (NYSEAMERICAN: MNI), the second-largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. What Happened The Sacramento-based newspaper company announced on Thursday that it had started “voluntary restructuring” under the U.S. Bankruptcy...

Financial regulators in Britain are investigating Barclays PLC's (NYSE: BCS) CEO Jes Staley for his ties to the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  What Happened The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority are investigating links between...

Bernard Madoff, the infamous Ponzi schemer, asked to be granted an early release due to his poor health conditions. What Happened Madoff, 81 has said that he is dying of terminal kidney disease and asked a judge on Wednesday for an early release from prison. He is currently serving a 150-...

President Trump gave the annual State of the Union Address in the United States House of Representatives chamber on Tuesday. What Happened The President, who was delivering the address in the same room where he was impeached less than two months ago, highlighted what he said were the achievements...

The Iowa Democratic Party said it plans to release the results of the state's presidential caucuses on Tuesday after its app had technical problems that forced a delay in releasing the outcome. In an election that's being closely watched for signs of interference, the delay made many Iowans...

The famous horror author Stephen King announced his decision to delete his Facebook account. King is an active social media user with 5.6 million followers on Twitter. What Happened Tweeting about his decision, King said, “I'm quitting Facebook. Not comfortable with the flood of...

The United Kingdom's Prince Andrew hasn't followed up on his public statement offering cooperation in the investigations of the Jeffrey Epstein case, a New York prosecutor said Monday. What Happened In a public statement in November, Prince Andrew, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and...

President Donald Trump insisted on withholding key military aid to Ukraine until its government helped in investigating his democratic rival even as the most prominent officials in his administration continued to press him to do otherwise, Trump's former National Security Advisor John...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) confirmed Friday that it is dropping the Fox name from its movie studios, separating itself in the public mind from the Fox News brand.  Disney's 20th Century Fox film studio will become 20th Century Studios, and Fox Searchlight Pictures will become simply...

Just ten days after Iraqi Parliament voted to expel American soldiers from the country, the U.S. military has resumed joint operations against the Islamic State groups in Iraq, according to the New York Times. What Happened The joint operations between the U.S. and Iraqi forces started on...

Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth nations, on Monday expressed solidarity with her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, after their unexpected announcement of stepping down from the royal...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed the legalization of adult-use marijuana during his State of the State address Wednesday in Albany.  “For decades, communities of color were disproportionately affected by the unequal enforcement of marijuana laws,” he said. “Let’s...