The Supreme Court is wading in to a potential ban on TikTok. The Starliner astronauts stuck at the International Space Station have had their homecoming delayed yet again. And the ethics report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz might become public after all. |
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to TikTok ban |
With the clock ticking down on a possible ban on TikTok in the United States, the Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would review whether a law requiring the video app be sold or face a ban in the U.S. violates the First Amendment. |
What's going on: The court said it would hear arguments in the case on Jan. 10, ahead of a Jan. 19 deadline for TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or have it banned from app stores and web hosting companies in the U.S. |
Behind the challenge: TikTok wants the high court to overturn a lower court's ruling that national security concerns justify a ban, in spite of the potential infringement on the free speech rights of Americans who use TikTok.📱 We break it down. |
Gaetz report to be released after all |
The House Ethics Committee in the coming days will release its report on former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz after a secret vote earlier this month, according to multiple reports. |
What's in the report? It is expected to deal with allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use – allegations for which Gaetz was under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. The former Florida lawmaker has denied the allegations. |
What to know: The vote is an about-face for the committee, which had declined to release the report in November after Gaetz resigned during his brief time as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney general. 👉 What we know about the report. | Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew his bid to become attroney general on Nov. 21 over continuing allegations of sexual impropriety. President-elect Donald Trump appointed him on Nov. 13, 2024. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
State of emergency declared over bird flu |
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the past month and infected 34 people. |
What it means: The emergency declaration expands the amount of money Newsom can spend fighting the H5N1 virus, which was first detected in California cows in August, and has swept across the nation's largest dairy-producing state. |
What about people? All human infections reported so far had been mild until Wednesday, when federal officials said a Louisiana resident hospitalized with a presumptive bird flu infection has the nation's first case classified as "severe." 👉 Here's what we know now. |
Starliner astronauts still stuck |
NASA's Starliner astronauts have had their homecoming delayed yet again. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore weren't supposed to be at the International Space Station beyond a few days in June when they reached the orbital outpost on the inaugural flight test for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. But their return was delayed multiple times until NASA finally decided that the safest route would be to send the pair back to Earth on a SpaceX Dragon vehicle in February. Now, the astronauts will be spending at least another month in orbit after NASA said the launch of a replacement crew was delayed. 🚀 What's next for the crew. | | | | The Fed trimmed a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, its third straight rate cut. But it forecast fewer 2025 cuts amid inflation uptick. | | | | As vigils in Madison honored the victims of the Abundant Life Christian School shooting, police pushed to identify a motive for the deadly attack. | | | | Some relatively good news: Forecasters say the worst of the intense cold should be over by the middle of next week. | | | | Ana Orsini, a morning anchor with KOLD TV in Arizona, has died at 28, leaving coworkers and family reeling. | | | | The report, which is expected to detail allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, is expected to be released in the coming days. | | | | Military bases in Ohio, Utah and California have dealt with drone issues. President Biden assures Americans 'nothing nefarious' is going on. | | | | Check out this limited-time Costco membership Groupon deal and get a one-year Gold Star Costco membership and a free $45 Costco Shop Card. | | | | A woman was arrested on Tuesday after Memphis police found a Aquaphor lotion bottle that connected her to a theft that occurred in December 2023. | | | | Keanu Reeves has crafted a career of fascinating personalities. In honor of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," we're ranking the actor's 10 best movie roles. | | | | Joseph Corcoran, 49, was executed after being convicted in 1999 for the 1997 quadruple murder of his older brother, sister's fiancé and their two friends. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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