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By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer Social media CEOs once again are being called to testify before the Senate in light of mounting legal and public pressure to protect young users on their platforms. The leaders of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok …

The oft-delayed makeover of Montezooma’s Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm moved one step closer to a summer opening with the arrival of an Aztec-themed train that will transport treasure hunters to a hidden fortress. Knott’s Berry Farm has loaded the …

By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked in the closely watched #MeToo-era case that another jury failed to decide last year. While the former Hollywood mogul has been convicted …

By WILL WEISSERT, AAMER MADHANI, KANIS LEUNG, SIMINA MISTREANU, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and HUIZHONG WU, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually quiet, not speaking to reporters much and even mostly staying off …

For my sins, I had to watch the whole blessed thing Thursday evening, the debate, the California gubernatorial-candidate debate, put on by the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, which Channel 2 down here thought so highly of, thought it would …

By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to roll back limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers through polluted groundwater, saying a …

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, EMMA BURROWS, BEN FINLEY and CLAUDIA CIOBANU WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there, U.S. officials …

Cruises have made news lately after the deadly hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius (pictured) and norovirus on another voyage (Picture: AFP/Getty Images) Within just weeks of one another, two cruise ships were anchored after viral outbreaks tore through their decks. …

Melissa Rein Lively and Phillipp Ostermann have been charged following an incident in central London last year (Picture: Facebook) A prominent MAGA supporter and her partner have been charged following an alleged racist assault at a central London Tube station. …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht, who was elected to the court as a Democrat in 2015, announced this week that he’s leaving the Democratic Party due to what he called an “acquiescence to Jew-hatred” from prominent Democrats. Wecht is …

A jury of seven men and five women found Tony Robinson guilty late Thursday in the murder of graduate student Anat Kimchi, who was fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack Downtown. Robinson, 45, was charged with killing Kimchi by sneaking …

LAS VEGAS — Kiev O’Neil approaches sports betting surgically, like a cold, calculating assassin. Emotionless. So Bears fans might want to stop reading. That he is a lifetime Bears fan might be the curveball of this equation because he is …

White Sox left-handed reliever Bryan Hudson was a pretty big deal as a prospect before the 2015 MLB Draft — and not just because of his 6-8 frame. Though MLB.com ranked him as the 71st prospect, then-Cubs president Theo Epstein …

By MALAK HARB and KAREEM CHEHAYEB CHIYAH, Lebanon (AP) — Ayman al-Zain watched on a recent afternoon as a bulldozer cleared the rubble of what used to be his sports clothing store, which was one of dozens of buildings destroyed …

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. The topical guava (Psidium guajava) is an evergreen plant with dark, glossy leaves that can be grown easily enough from fermented seeds. Scoop guava seeds out of a fruit and …

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez …

In releasing his May budget revise last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced some good news: “We’re balancing the budget, eliminating the deficit, cutting spending, and building reserves — all while protecting healthcare, education and essential services for Californians.” The governor points …

By YURAS KARMANAU TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Friday greeted U.S. Rev. Franklin Graham, who arrived in the tightly controlled country to hold the largest evangelical Christian gathering in its history. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko asked Graham …

MMA trailblazer Ronda Rousey returns to the cage to face MMA pioneer Gina Carano in a featherweight main event for the Most Valuable Promotion on Saturday at Intuit Dome. Rousey last fought in 2016, and Carano’s last fight was 17 …

In less than four years, Ronda Rousey helped propel the UFC and women’s mixed martial arts to unforeseen successes. The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, armed with her judo, swagger, charisma and a knack for first-round finishes, became the first woman …