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TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges

Oct. 11, 2024 21:06 PM EDT

TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky. The...

JPMorgan sets aside more money for potential bad loans but says consumers are on 'solid footing'

Oct. 11, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan's net income fell 2% in the third quarter as the bank had to set aside more money to cover bad loans, but the results topped Wall Street estimates and shares rose in morning trading. Net income fell to $12.9 billion from $13.2 billion in the year-ago...

FIFA urged to put more human rights scrutiny into 2034 World Cup deal with Saudi Arabia

Oct. 11, 2024 11:27 AM EDT

ZURICH (AP) — Two months before FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the soccer body was urged again Friday to allow independent scrutiny of the kingdom’s human rights obligations for the tournament. A group of law and human rights experts plus Saudi...

Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing

Oct. 11, 2024 08:36 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing.

The Latest: Harris says it's not time to 'play politics' over hurricane recovery

Oct. 10, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

As Florida grapples with the effects of Hurricane Milton, presidential campaigning remained in full swing in battleground states across the U.S. on Thursday Vice President Kamala Harris attended a Univision town hall in Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon. She will then go to an evening...

Must-see QBs face off when Jayden Daniels and the Commanders visit Lamar Jackson and the Ravens

Oct. 10, 2024 19:37 PM EDT

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders have scored the most points in the NFL this season, with the rookie quarterback beating opponents throwing and running the ball. Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are not far behind, with the two-time and reigning MVP following a similar recipe. ...

Biden tells Trump to 'get a life, man' and stop storm misinformation

Oct. 10, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to “get a life, man” and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response. Speaking at the...

Chicago man charged with assaulting two officers during protests of Netanyahu address to Congress

Oct. 10, 2024 16:54 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois man was arrested Thursday on charges that he attacked two police officers during protests in Washington, D.C., against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress in July. Zachary Allen Kam, 24, of Chicago, was arrested in...

TD Bank will pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement, the Justice Department says

Oct. 10, 2024 13:59 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — TD Bank will pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement, the Justice Department says.

Home listings climb in nation's priciest markets as locked-up inventory starts to shift

Oct. 10, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuyers in Seattle, Silicon Valley and the nation's other priciest markets are seeing more properties hit the market as mortgage rates finally start trending lower. The number of newly listed homes for sale climbed 4.2% last month, according to data from...