WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It’s the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far Senate Republicans will go…
Google has a lot at stake if the Justice Department succeeds in breaking up its empire, from control over its search data and Android operating system to the loss of its Chrome browser. But the biggest threat the company faces is to a search business that is deeply woven into the technology ecosystem of its…
Google headquarters during Made By Google on August 13, 2024 in Mountain View, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) In This Story Google parent company Alphabet’s (GOOGL-5.15%) shares fell over 5% during mid-day trading on Thursday amid pressure on Google to sell its Chrome web browser. AI can do the work of countless stock market…
A Hong Kong protester initially cleared of rioting at the height of the 2019 anti-government unrest has been jailed for nearly three years after he pleaded guilty following an appellate court’s decision to reverse his acquittal. The District Court on Wednesday sentenced 29-year-old Johnny Lee Chun-ho to 33 months behind bars, more than three years…
Former President Donald Trump responded Wednesday to President Biden suggesting that he should be locked up with less than two weeks to go until Election Day. Trump, 78, argued that the 81-year-old president’s verbal slip proves his claim that the Harris-Biden administration’s Justice Department has been engaging in “election interference” by bringing charges against him…
The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September meeting, released Wednesday, offer additional insight into the central bank’s decision to cut its benchmark rate by 50 basis points. Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares are slipping after the Justice Department indicated it may want to break Google up. KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) saw its stock rise in its…
Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI has confirmed. In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro. The ship is managed by Synergy Marine…