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Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The quasi-independent board said on Monday that an altered video of Joe Biden on Facebook exposed gaps in the policy.

Singaporeans bemoan Sen. Cotton's 'ignorant' grilling of TikTok CEO

By Zen Soo, Associated Press

During the hearing, Chew was repeatedly questioned about his nationality and possible affiliations to the Chinese Communist Party by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

January hiring gains surprisingly robust

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades.

Disney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should 'move on'

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The company had said after Wednesday's decision that it would set a dangerous precedent if left unchallenged by giving states the green light to weaponize their powers to punish opposing viewpoints.

6 killings in likely cannabis dispute spotlight violence in California's illegal pot market

By Michael R. Blood, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Illegal growing and sales have thrived in California despite years of legal operations that were expected to stamp it out. The killings discovered Jan. 23 provided a reminder of the violence that can come with illicit cannabis activity.

Advertising agency for OxyContin agrees to pay $350 million rather than face lawsuits

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that Publicis Health engaged in predatory and deceptive marketing strategies to help Purdue Pharma increase sales of its drugs.

EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as U.S. undergoes overdose epidemic

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Justice Department says eBay failed to follow laws requiring verification buyers' identities and people who bought pill presses there have been charged in drug trafficking cases.

House passes bipartisan bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Prospects for the measure becoming law are still uncertain, but for a House that has struggled to get bills of consequence over the finish line and signed into law, the tax legislation could represent a rare breakthrough.

Federal judge dismisses Disney's free speech lawsuit against DeSantis; company vows to press on

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor said in his decision Wednesday that Disney lacked standing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida governor and his appointees.

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may soon vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.