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Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces has not yet gained the momentum that some overly optimistic observers anticipated. So far it feels like the prelude to a more expansive act.

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CEO Steve Huffman says tech giants should not be able to trawl Reddit’s huge store of data for free. But that information came from users, not the company

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Google got unanimous approval from Mountain View's city council to build a new 153-acre...

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Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.

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The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan this month. Anticipation for the ruling is high.

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The prime minister announces a $2 billion one-off investment — which will be distributed among the states and territories within the next two weeks — during a speech at the Victorian Labor Conference.

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The Justice Department has issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd’s killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints. The investigation found numerous examples of excessive force, unlawful discrimination and First Amendment violations. It also documented rampant racism and racial profiling. Mental health crises often were made worse when police responded. Investigations into police misconduct took months and sometimes years, and frequently failed to take into account corroborating video evidence, while supervisors were quick to back their subordinates. The DOJ probe began in 2021.

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An undercover FBI agent befriended teenager Mateo Ventura online. When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS.

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Seann Pielia, 19, now faces charges of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another individual.

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France, Germany and the Netherlands among governments pushing for an exemption in new EU law which would give states power to monitor journalists’ electronic communications

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Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

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A work stoppage, while not guaranteed, would be the largest in decades.

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Steve Huffman said in an interview that Elon Musk's cost-cutting at Twitter was inspiring and that the two have chatted "a handful of times."

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Bowers found guilty of all 63 criminal counts he faced over the deadliest attack on Jews in US history; penalty phase expected to last several weeks

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YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.

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The Biden administration is said to be “comfortable” with a plan that would remove barriers to Ukraine's eventual membership in NATO.

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Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, was convicted by a federal jury on all 63 charges against him. This was the deadliest attack ever on Jewish people in the US.

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