Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally withdrawn President Donald Trump’s plan for a fund that could have been used to compensate people prosecuted over the US Capitol riot by Trump’s supporters in 2021. The move clears the way for Blanche to be confirmed by US senators to his job on a permanent basis.
A Florida teenager who sued Meta alleging he was addicted and harmed by using platforms like Instagram has dropped his case. The 15-year-old plaintiff, known by the initials RKC, had in recent weeks settled the same lawsuits against TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, all of which have been accused in a large lawsuit of creating addictive
The Oregon attorney general’s office withdrew its motion to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, according to a filing Friday in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Oregon. The deal could close as soon as July 22, although several states, including Oregon and California, are investigating whether the $111 billion transaction violates their
Serena Williams has pulled out of her scheduled Wimbledon appearance in doubles with her older sister Venus due to a knee injury. The American pair, six-time doubles champions at the All England Club, were scheduled to meet on a Grand Slam court for the first time since 2022 later on Saturday. However, Serena Williams, 44,
The United States has withdrawn most of the troops it deployed to Nigeria earlier this year in an effort to help combat Islamist militant groups. In December, U.S. and Nigerian forces launched a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin area, which included strikes against militants on Christmas Day, followed by the deployment of about