Facebook bans six private spy firms from Facebook, Instagram

Spies for hire are targeting journalists, activists and dissidents on behalf of corporations and governments, says Facebook parent company Meta in a new report.

Why stocks and crypto are the hottest holiday gift this year

More holiday gifts might come in liquid form this holiday season.

Antarctic ice shelf could crack, raise seas by feet within decade, scientists warn

Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is held back by a quickly melting underwater ice shelf that sits on a sea mount. Scientists say it is cracking.

Ransomware attack threatens paychecks just before Christmas

A major payroll company has been crippled by ransomware hackers, leaving some companies around the country scrambling to cover employees’ last paychecks before Christmas.

The internet is tricking our brains

Every now and then, Adrian Ward likes to test himself against the internet’s most-used search engine.  “There are times when I have the impulse to Google

Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say

heard the warning sirens and wanted to

Opinion | Why Fifth Amendment pleas won't keep these Trump allies safe

Roger Stone just became the latest Trump ally to refuse to cooperate with the House’s Jan. 6 investigation.

Starbucks unionization vote is 'tip of the iceberg,' organizers say

Labor organizers say the unionization of a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, could be “the tip of the iceberg.” “The pandemic has laid bare the typical lip

Biden sharply criticizes Kellogg's plan to replace striking unionized workers

"Collective bargaining is an essential tool to protect the rights of workers that should be free from threats and intimidation from employers," Biden said.

This fabric is hailed as ‘eco-friendly.’ The rainforest tells a different story.

Experts who track deforestation say satellite imagery shows some areas of rainforest may have been cleared on land operated by companies that pledged to halt the practice in 2015.

Julian Assange extradition to U.S. a step closer after U.K. ruling

The United States won an appeal in London’s High Court to have Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited to face criminal charges.

Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of falsely reporting a hate crime against him in 2019

A Chicago jury reached guilty verdicts Thursday on five of six charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of falsely reporting that he was

Bitcoin surge was a windfall for white supremacists, research finds

Some prominent white nationalists invested early in bitcoin and have gotten rich off its sharp rise in value in recent years, researchers say.

Former D.C. Guard official accuses Army generals of lying to Congress about Jan. 6 response

In a 36-page memo, Col. Earl Matthews called the generals "absolute and unmitigated liars" for how they characterized events.

The U.S. seized $1 billion-worth of bitcoin a year ago. Its value has tripled.

The largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency by the U.S. government has worked out to be a windfall for taxpayers.

Once led by founders, Twitter set for fresh path

Twitter set for new path after Jack Dorsey exit

Taliban make ancient Buddhas they destroyed into a tourist attraction

The Taliban destroyed Afghanistan's Bamiyan Buddhas in early 2001. Now they're guarding the site and welcoming tourists.

'It's scary': Overdose deaths driven by fentanyl mixed with other drugs

Overdose deaths hit new heights in the U.S. this year, a fourth wave of the overdose epidemic, in which a growing number of drug users die with multiple substances in their systems.

Opinion | Biden’s infrastructure bill could help put the ‘college is for everyone’ myth behind us

College being for everyone is a myth that has caused a skills gap in America, but Joe Biden's infrastructure bill, which supports jobs that don't require a traditional degree, could help.