For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
NEW YORK — The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to halt new downloads…
TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here’s what you need to know about the RedNote app
WASHINGTON — As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also called RedNote – making it the…
‘Fields were solitary’: Migration raids send chill across rural California
Los Angeles, California — Recent raids carried out by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a rural California county have struck fear into immigrant communities as President-elect…
Yellen says Treasury will use ‘extraordinary measures’ on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
WASHINGTON — In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen said her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation…
Israeli cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas
Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has approved a deal with Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza after more than 460 days of war in which Israeli forces have killed more than 46,788…
A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage
AUSTIN, Texas — A fire at one of the world’s largest battery plants in Northern California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy and…
Gaza atrocities will ‘haunt’ Antony Blinken, says former US diplomat
Washington, DC – Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza — and the United States’ support for it — will “haunt” outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the rest of his…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 1/17/2025
U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months ByThe Associated Press January 17, 2025, 4:17 PM U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best…
US announces $1.2 billion to help finance renewable energy projects in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Energy says it’s setting aside $1.2 billion in federal funds to help finance renewable energy projects in Puerto Rico to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels…
More than 230,000 displaced in DRC since start of the year, UN says
The UN says the forced displacement is one of ‘the most alarming’ humanitarian crises in the world. More than 230,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of the year…


