NY Attorney General Letitia and Former FBI Director James Comey. Michael M. Santiago | Cheriss May | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge in eastern Virginia on Monday dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who brought…
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed that people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to a legal filing that was released on Friday. The social media giant was alleged to have initiated the study, dubbed Project Mercury, in late 2019 as a way to help it “explore the impact that…
Mug shot of Eric Gillespie, Govini Founder and Chairman. Courtesy: Pennsylvania Attorney General Govini founder Eric Gillespie, who is charged with four felonies, including multiple counts of unlawful contact with a minor, was released on bail. Gillespie, who lives in Pittsburgh, posted a $1 million bond after his court appearance Thursday. He is not allowed to…
Startup Figure AI is developing general-purpose humanoid robots. Figure AI Figure AI, an Nvidia-backed developer of humanoid robots, was sued by the startup’s former head of product safety who alleged that he was wrongfully terminated after warning top executives that the company’s robots “were powerful enough to fracture a human skull.” Robert Gruendel, a principal…
Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Fla.-20th, hosts a news conference regarding the ongoing crisis in Haiti on March 11, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. South Florida Sun-sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A federal grand jury charged U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., with stealing $5 million in Covid-19 disaster funds — a chunk of which…
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks with reporters outside his office on day 41 of the federal government shutdown, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday night said he signed a bill ordering the Department…
Larry Summers Cameron Costa | CNBC Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Monday that he was stepping back from all public commitments amid fallout from the release of emails between him and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for…
Govini founder Eric Gillespie urged a person who he believed to be a dad offering his 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused to use encrypted chat platforms, a Pennsylvania criminal complaint alleges. “Signal is safer for er small talk,” Gillespie wrote to the purported father, who was actually an undercover law-enforcement agent, according to a…
FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Cheriss May | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal magistrate judge on Monday raised the possibility that the criminal indictment against former FBI director James Comey on…
People walk past a Prada storefront located in a modern shopping complex on January 26, 2025, in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese shoppers are returning to luxury. Top executives from Prada, Coach, EssilorLuxottica and Value Retail told CNBC they’re seeing demand in China stabilize after months of weakness,…
