With the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial nearing jury deliberations, a prosecutor on Thursday urged jurors to convict the R&B superstar on federal charges that he used his celebrity as leverage to sexually abuse women, girls and boys for more than two decades.
A movie year of fits-and-starts, delays and reversals has sometimes been difficult to track. Knowing just where and how a new movie premieres has become a sport of its own. Even for those closely following new films, it’s been a sometimes exhilarating, sometimes befuddling half-virtual, half-in-person year of moviegoing.
A leading women’s advocacy group is calling out the OnlyFans website, saying the content subscription service has no plan to address child sexual abuse and human trafficking since it has reversed its decision to weed out pornographic content.
The U.S. Space Force has released prototypes of the uniforms to be worn by its Guardians, reigniting sci-fi comparisons on Twitter and questions about why the service exists in the first place.
"Cruella," Disney's latest live-action effort to explore the origins of one of its most iconic villains, moves from theaters and Disney Plus to 4K disc.
A vaccine advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday approved COVID-19 boosters for more Americans, opening access to these extra doses for millions.
Federal authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie, the missing fiance in the disappearance of Gabby Petito.
The Biden administration said Thursday it wants the legal authority to fine companies that do not cooperate with the government on information-sharing to protect against cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
Food and Drug Administration officials said in July that Pfizer's application for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine would enjoy "priority review," and set a target deadline for finishing by January 2022.
Imagine being able to take a vaccine to avoid addiction to opioids. U.S. researchers have done more than just imagine: The first opioid vaccine clinical trials are already underway.
The European Union unveiled plans Thursday that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices.
An abortion bill similar to one signed into law in Texas was filed in Florida on Wednesday that would ban most abortions in the state and would allow lawsuits against doctors who violate it.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a civilian reserve corps to serve as a backstop against cyber and ransomware attacks targeting federal agencies.
President Biden this week signaled he is backing off the hardline U.S. policies of the Trump administration in dealing with China and reverting to the more accommodationist approach of earlier Democratic and Republican administrations.
Internet freedom declined in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year, knocking America out of the top 10 countries in Freedom House's annual rankings of global internet freedom.
Pro-choice advocates say the United States should lead the world in making abortion more accessible, arguing against restrictions in some states that limit the procedure on demand. But restrictions such as Mississippi's ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy are still more liberal than those of several Western and industrialized countries.
