Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Facebook's parent company could owe billions of dollars in damages for selling the biometric data of unknowing users.
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China promised Trump a better deal for America; it didn't actually deliver
In 2020, President Trump signed a deal with the Chinese government to improve trade relations. China, for the most part, has not followed through.
New green building codes stall rebuilding efforts after Colorado wildfire
The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 500 homes in Louisville, Colo., in December. Homeowners who want to rebuild face a new set of green building codes. To some, they look like an expensive obstacle.
It's Random Acts of Kindness Week
For more than 20 years, the nonprofit Random Acts of Kindness has been spreading just that: kindness. The president of the group talks about why kindness is important.
In the misinformation wars, renewable energy is the latest to be attacked
The spread of misinformation about solar and wind energy is leading some states and counties to restrict or even reject projects. The Energy Department calls it a key threat to decarbonizing the grid.
U.S. women will face Canada in the Olympic hockey gold medal match
The U.S. women's ice hockey team defeated Finland 4-1 on Monday. The U.S. team will go up against its longtime rival, Canada, in the gold medal game later this week.
Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history
The defense attorneys insisted the three men's pursuit of the 25-year-old was prompted by "honest, though erroneous, suspicion that he committed crimes" and not because of his race.
Canadian government is invoking its Emergencies Act to try to quell COVID protests
Conservatives say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's measures to try to end the protests will inflame the situation.
DNA from rape kits used to ID victims as suspects in crimes, San Francisco DA says
DA says said one woman was recently arrested for a felony property crime based on her DNA collected years ago during a domestic violence-involved rape examination.
Trump's longtime accountant says a decade of his financial statements are unreliable
The accounting firm Mazars USA says it has severed its relationship with former President Donald Trump and his family business.