China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway U.S. political debate
WASHINGTON — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported…
Trump once cheered hacked materials: ‘Russia, if you’re listening’
Donald Trump was once a cheerleader of publicizing hacked materials. “Russia, if you’re listening,” Trump said during a news conference in his 2016 presidential run,…
Trump returns to X ahead of interview with Elon Musk
Donald Trump returned on Monday to the social media platform X, more than three years after he was banned following his supporters’ Jan. 6, 2021,…
Justice Department sues TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy laws
The legal pressure on TikTok just got more intense.The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday sued TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance for allegedly breaking…
Alexander the Great really was better than the average conqueror
Book Review Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great By Rachel KousserMariner Books: 416 pages, $35If you…
How Kenya’s protesters faced death to hold their leaders to account | Protests
When Kenya’s Gen Z came out onto the streets of Nairobi, they hoped the government would listen to them. Instead, the police responded with tear…
Major high street bank makes huge change to current account fees TODAY – how to avoid paying more
A MAJOR high street bank is making a huge change to its current account fees today - but there are ways to avoid paying more.…
Attacks on Trump, Biden’s, mental acuity loom over presidential debate
For those with questions about the leading 2024 presidential candidates’ mental acuity, or those involved in stoking the increasingly heated spin online around such questions,…
Who will hold Israel to account for committing war crimes? | Israel-Palestine conflict
UN commission’s damning findings follow Security Council resolution and ICJ orders. A report by a United Nations-backed commission of inquiry finds Israel has committed war…
1,600-year-old fragment identified as oldest written account of Jesus Christ’s childhood
A papyrus fragment, dating from the 4th to 5th century, was recently deciphered after being stored for decades in a university library in Hamburg, Germany.…
TikTok faces cyberattack targeting CNN and Paris Hilton
TikTok is investigating a cyberattack targeting “a number of high-profile” accounts, including media outlet CNN and celebrity Paris Hilton. The social media giant said this…
Trump’s social media shares video with headline about ‘unified Reich’
NEW YORK — A video posted to Donald Trump’s account on his social media network included references to a “unified Reich” among hypothetical news headlines if…
How the Trump prosecution is solving its Michael Cohen problem
Since the opening of the Donald Trump’s New York trial — when the former president’s counsel told the jury that the prosecution’s star witness “cannot…
Shohei Ohtani’s former translator Ippei Mizuhara surrenders in L.A.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, surrendered to federal authorities Friday on charges that he stole more than $16 million from the Dodgers…
Anonymous users rule right-wing talk online, spread disinformation
NEW YORK — The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym…
OpenAI makes ChatGPT available to users without need to create account
OpenAI said Monday its flagship ChatGPT chatbot will now be free to all users without the need to sign up for an account. File Photo…
Letters: With Shohei Ohtani, nobody knows the real story
This is Hollywood. $700 million, crooked interpreter, illegal gambling, innocent baseball player and large institutions investigating it all. Throw in a new bride and we…
Ohtani says he’s cooperating with investigators. Yasiel Puig offers a cautionary tale
The baseball star went into his first conversation with federal investigators assured he was “not a target.” The lead prosecutor on a sprawling sports betting…
Meet Shohei Ohtani’s new Dodgers interpreter, Will ‘the Thrill’ Ireton
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wore a grim expression while talking to reporters in Seoul last week. The team had just fired interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who…
I’ll never do a girls’ trip again after my Cabo visit was ruined by a ‘friend’ – the worst was seeing her bank account
A GIRLS' getaway is no longer in one woman's future after more than one mishap occurred on her last adventure with some friends. She would…