Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department. The department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is seeking public...
College Students Appear in Court in Case Stemming From ‘Catch a Predator’ Fad on TikTok
WORCESTER, Mass. — Five Massachusetts college students appeared in court Thursday, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him as part of a "Catch a Predator" trend on TikTok. The Assumption University students, all teenagers, were arraigned on conspiracy and...
Biden Won’t Enforce TikTok Ban, Official Says, Leaving Fate of App to Trump
WASHINGTON — 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 on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. Congress last year, in a law...
Man With Stick Kills 2 Homeless People in Miami in ‘Unprovoked’ Attack, Police Say
A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an "unprovoked" attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which police say were carried out early Thursday. A 911 call placed just after 6 a.m. Thursday alerted officials...
US Recovers $31 Million in Federal Payments to Dead People
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in federal payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was "just the tip of the iceberg." The money was reclaimed as part of a five-month pilot program after Congress gave the Department...
American Accused of Assaulting Pennsylvania Student Extradited From France to US
PHILADELPHIA — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said "So I raped you" was extradited Thursday from France to the United States. Ian Cleary, 31, of Saratoga, California, arrived in the U.S. and was being flown...
Looking for His Father, a Worried Son Went to Fire Evacuation Zone but Found Death and Devastation
LOS ANGELES — Shaw Zhao was worried even before he arrived in Los Angeles last week: His father's neighborhood was in an evacuation zone as deadly wildfires raged in the metropolitan area, and Zhao hadn't heard from the 84-year-old the previous night. As he made his way from the airport...
Netanyahu Postpones Cabinet Vote on Gaza Strip Ceasefire Deal
Israel delayed a Cabinet vote Thursday on the long-awaited ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 72 people in the war-ravaged territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed a last-minute dispute with Hamas for holding up...
Palestinians in Gaza Eager to Return Home in Ceasefire, but Many Will Find Nothing Left
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will find there is nothing left and no way to rebuild. Israeli bombardment and ground operations have transformed entire neighborhoods in several...
Rams Head to Philadelphia for NFC Divisional Playoff Matchup Looking to Stop Barkley This Time
Los Angeles Rams (11-7) at Philadelphia (15-3) Sunday, 3 p.m., NBC BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 6 Against the spread: Los Angeles 10-8; Philadelphia 12-6 Series record: The teams are meeting for the fourth time in the playoffs, with the Rams having won two of the previous three matchups. Last...