Apple and Google have restored TikTok to their U.S. app stores after President Trump delayed enforcement of a law that requires the popular video app to divest or face a nationwide ban. The tech companies removed TikTok nearly a month ago to comply with the law, which went into effect Jan. 19. A day later,…
A viral video shows Canadian fans booing “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey game between the United States and Canada at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on Saturday. The Canadian protest against the U.S. national anthem comes amid a feud between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The New…
As Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and other major employers issue mandates to herd their remote workers back to the office, one Chicago-based company is opting for the carrot over the stick. Celebrity video messaging website Cameo is offering its Chicago-area employees a $10,000 raise to return from their scattered spare bedrooms and coffee shops to the company’s Fulton Market office full-time beginning…
Antonio Merriweather, 50, had not gotten out of bed in three months, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety after serving in the Army for 15 years. He relied heavily on opioids and cocaine to numb the pain. “I was already going through some treatment, therapy, and I was working and fighting, but I…
National security adviser Mike Waltz said the U.S. deserves “payback” from Ukraine for its support against the Russian invasion and that President Volodomyr Zelenskyy would be “very wise” to accept the minerals deal offered last week. The U.S. has offered Ukraine a one-sided deal to secure access to Ukraine’s rare-earth minerals after the war, according to two people familiar with the discussions, but has not…
A 31-year-old Kansas woman was convicted Friday in the fatal shooting of her husband who was a U.S. Army soldier. Margaret E. Shafe was found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Greg Shafe on Feb. 19, 2024 at their home on Fort Riley, a U.S. military base southwest of Manhattan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas said. Shafe faces a maximum penalty of life in…
