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With President-elect Donald Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple that are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days.

Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected.

The Navy named a new class of amphibious landing ships for Maj. Megan McClung, the first female Naval Academy graduate killed in combat.

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.

In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last-minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.

President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office.

The publisher of a prominent blog about the Supreme Court was indicted Thursday in a multimillion-dollar scheme to evade federal income taxes and use money from his law firm to cover gambling debts from high-stakes poker games.

“It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation.

President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to warn of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.

A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when Drake sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores.

The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.

FDA said it was taking the action as a “matter of law” because some studies have found that the dye caused cancer in lab rats.

The death toll from the fires has stayed steady at 21 while missing person cases dipped a bit to just over a couple dozen, officials said.

The IRS is distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn’t receive their COVID stimulus payments.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is publicly facing senators for the first time after weeks of questions about his “unconventional” resume.

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes.

In a much-anticipated report released Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith wrote that he stands behind his decision to bring criminal charges that he believes would have resulted in a conviction.