Google loses antitrust case over search
A federal U.S. judge ruled Monday that Google has illegally held a monopoly in two market areas: search and text advertising. The landmark case from the government, filed in 2020, alleged that Google has kept its share of the general search market by
Harris was ‘reluctant’ to choose Shapiro because of his ‘Jewish heritage,’ Speaker Johnson says: report
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said Tuesday that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would have been a ‘stronger choice’ for Vice President Harris’ vice presidential pick, said he thinks she was ‘reluctant’ to pick the 51-year-old as her running mate because
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct 7 attacks, as its new leader after Haniyeh assassination
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its top leader in Gaza who masterminded the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, as its new leader after his predecessor was killed during an airstrike in Iran. The move is certain to provoke Israel, which
Tim Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when a drunken-driving arrest almost cost him his career
When Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, added Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to her ticket on Tuesday, she touted him as a coach and educator. Walz, in accepting the role, likened his excitement to “the first day of school.” The
Virginia man charged with threatening to torture and kill Harris, DOJ says
A Virginia man was arrested Monday and charged with making threats against Vice President Harris, the Justice Department announced in a news release. Frank Carillo, 66, of Winchester, Va., wrote thousands of posts and replies over the past year on the
Harris’s whirlwind, high-pressure VP process that landed on Walz
Vice President Harris on Sunday took the final step of her running-mate selection process, interviewing the three men who had survived her team’s vetting process — Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Sen. Mark Kelly
Four people charged with murder after restraining man outside Milwaukee hotel
Milwaukee County prosecutors charged four people with murder Tuesday after they beat and restrained a man outside a hotel in June. D’Vontaye Mitchell, 43, died June 30 after four Hyatt Regency Milwaukee employees dragged him from the hotel and pinned him
Cori Bush faces primary challenge as voters head to polls in Missouri, Michigan and Washington
Voters in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District will head to the polls Tuesday as Rep. Cori Bush fights to hold on to her seat in the Democratic primary against St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, who is backed by a powerful
The upended questions of age and generation in presidential politics
A month ago, the 2024 presidential election was slated to feature the two oldest candidates in American history. President Biden, 81, was seeking to defend his position in the face of a challenge from former president Donald Trump, 78. Despite the
The fight to define Tim Walz
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