Biden signs executive order to improve government response to cyber attacks
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at modernizing the federal government’s response to cyberattacks — by “improving information-sharing between the U.S. government and the private sector on cyber issues,” improving
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations following hacking shutdown
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Colonial Pipeline has been restarted following a multiday shutdown in the wake of a ransomware attack. The shutdown had caused panic buying of gas in many southeastern states. The
Biden calls Netanyahu after criticism he was silent on Israeli-Palestinian violence
Fatima Shbair/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a spiraling descent into bloodshed in recent days, the U.S. is boosting its diplomatic efforts to halt the violence between Israeli security forces and Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group ruling Gaza.
CDC panel votes to recommend vaccine for children ages 12 to 15
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — An independent panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Wednesday to recommend the Pfizer vaccine for use in children ages 12 to 15. It marks a crucial milestone
Policing reform talks hit setback over qualified immunity, but negotiators plow on
E4C/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The three key bipartisan negotiators on policing reform met for an hour Wednesday and appeared to have hit a setback over whether officers should continue to be protected from civil lawsuits, after a House
Times Square shooting suspect arrested by US Marshals in Florida
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The suspected shooter who in opened fire in Times Square over the weekend and wounded three people, including a 4-year-old girl, has been arrested in Florida by U.S. Marshals, police sources told
Manchin to support measured voting reform in lieu of sweeping Democratic proposal
Alex Wong/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Joe Manchin is breaking with Democrats and throwing his weight behind a more measured voting rights bill in lieu of the sweeping Democratic voting reform bill that Majority
Trans teen speaks out against trans athlete bans, says football has been ‘lifesaving’
ABC (NEW YORK) — When 13-year-old Kris Wilka was younger, he would watch football games at his cousin’s house. This tradition, he says, sent him spiraling into playing the sport himself. “It was very fascinating to me. Like, all
Top 5 basketball recruit commits to father, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Brian O’Mahoney/Pioneer Press/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Patrick Baldwin Jr. has committed to play at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and play for his father Patrick Baldwin SR. The younger Baldwin is ranked
Death toll rises as violence escalates between Israel, Hamas
SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tensions in the Middle East have risen to new heights as deadly confrontations continued unabated Wednesday between Israel’s military and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group ruling the Gaza Strip.