Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said Tuesday she hopes the incoming Trump administration will not let Amazon and Facebook parent Meta off the hook from pending antitrust lawsuits by her agency with a “sweetheart deal.” But, “I can’t predict what future people in my position are going to do,” Khan said on CNBC’s “Squawk…
Getty Images Beijing has experienced a surge in flu-like HMPV cases, especially among children, which it attributed to a seasonal spike In recent weeks, scenes of hospitals in China overrun with masked people have made their rounds on social media, sparking worries of another pandemic. Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the…
Play video content KNBR Ricky Pearsall is making 2025 a year of forgiveness … saying he wants to forgive the teenager who shot him during a botched armed robbery in San Francisco, and wouldn’t mind talking to the shooter. The 49ers rookie opened up on his whirlwind rookie season during cleanout day at the team…
At least 901 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including about 40 in a single week in December, according to the UN human rights chief. “It is deeply disturbing that yet again we see an increase in the number of people subjected to the death penalty in Iran year-on-year,” Volker Türk said. “It…
Ketamine, the anaesthetic taken by Elon Musk to control his moods, could be reclassified as a class A drug by the Home Office after illegal use reached record levels last year. Currently controlled as a class B substance, ministers are seeking “expert advice” on reclassification after an estimated 299,000 people reported use of the drug…
Richard Cohen, Meredith Vieira‘s husband of 38 years, has died following a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis. The “Today” show, where Meredith served as co-anchor between 2006 and 2011, announced Richard’s passing Tuesday morning … confirming Richard — a fellow newsman — had died on Christmas Eve while surrounded by his family. “Today” co-anchor Savannah…
Comune di Belcastro/Facebook Belcastro, in southern Italy, is home to around 1,200 people A small Italian village has banned its residents from becoming seriously ill. People living in Belcastro “are … ordered to avoid contracting any illness that may require emergency medical assistance,” a decree from local Mayor Antonio Torchia states. Belcastro sits in the…
Nikki Bella‘s clearly beginning a new chapter after finalizing her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev … she showed up to WWE’s big ‘Raw’ event on Monday night — and made waves with her skintight ‘fit and sexy dance moves. The 41-year-old hit the red carpet in Los Angeles for the wrestling org’s first-ever show on Netflix…
Jakub Porzyck | Nurphoto | Getty Images Global semiconductor stocks climbed Monday after contract electronics giant Foxconn announced record fourth-quarter revenue, suggesting the artificial intelligence boom has far more room to run. Hon Hai Precision Industry, which does business as Foxconn internationally, said in a Sunday statement that the company’s fourth-quarter revenue totaled 2.1 trillion…
When it comes to middle school memories, everyone remembers their first kiss, or the first time they danced (or awkwardly shuffled) in a hot auditorium. My most distinctive middle school memory, however, is the first time I ever tried Spam musubi — a completely new, and different, type of love affair. I was 12 and…
