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The video-sharing app TikTok is being accused by the DOJ of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency.

DOJ sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data

The complaint comes as the U.S. and the prominent social media company are embroiled in yet another legal battle that will determine if — or how — TikTok will continue to operate in the country.

Gold medalist China's Xie Yu poses with team members at the end of the shooting 10m air pistol men's final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Center. Chinese shooters have accounted for four of China's 13 gold medals.

Let's talk about China's whopping Olympic gold medal count

At the halfway mark of the Paris Olympics, China is running well ahead of the U.S. and every other country in the gold medals tally. China's success stems from two sports: diving and shooting.

An appeals court denied a request from former President Donald Trump, seen here in court in April, to lift the gag order limiting his ability to speak about prosecutors in his New York hush money case.

Trump loses bid to lift New York gag order in response to Harris’ campaigning

Former President Donald Trump still can't speak about prosecutors in his New York criminal trial after an appeals court decision denied his attempt to lift the gag order.

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, seen here in 2023, is where Judge Tanya Chutkan presides over the case accusing Donald Trump of conspiring to overturn the 2020 US election.

Trump election interference case returns to D.C. after immunity ruling

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan must decide what to do in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump after the U.S. Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

Job seekers attend a job fair in Sunrise, Fl., on June 26, 2024. Employers added only 114,000 jobs last month, well below expectations, raising fears about the economy.

Why a weaker jobs market is sparking recession fears

U.S. employers added just 114,000 jobs in July as the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. The weaker-than-expected report is adding to fears of an economic slowdown.

Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz of Team Netherlands sailed to gold in the women's skiff 49erFX class medal race on Friday, in a dramatic race that included a small detour.

Dutch sailors mistakenly stop short of the finish in gold medal race

The Dutch team had little margin for error. Heading into Friday's final, they were one point out of first place.

Laotian sprinter Silina Pha Aphay was the first to approach South Sudanese athlete Lucia Moris after Moris fell at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

An Olympic sprinter fell during a race. The first person to help was her opponent

Laotian athlete Silina Pha Aphay had just placed sixth, ending her journey at the Paris Olympics. But her first reaction was to go to her competitor, Lucia Moris of South Sudan, who had fallen.

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, shown here with his wife Sarah in 2023, says Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids hacked into his voicemails and documents to learn private information about him and his family. A 2011 police memo shows Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, then working for Murdoch, cited a security threat involving Brown as a reason to delete company emails.

Former U.K. Prime Minister says Bezos should reconsider 'Washington Post' publisher

Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Washington Post CEO Will Lewis told police a "clearly fabricated" account in 2011 to justify destroying emails amid a scandal. Lewis denies wrongdoing.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, left, and Algeria's Imane Khelif have competed in boxing competitions as women for years. But their presence in Paris is being scrutinized by some after they failed a vague gender eligibility test last year.

What to know about the gender controversy sweeping Olympic boxing

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.

Kamila Valieva is banned from figure skating because of a doping scandal that rocked the Olympic world after the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. But an international sports tribunal has ruled that the rest of her Russian teammates will be honored with a bronze Olympic medal.

Russian figure skaters awarded team bronze despite Valieva doping scandal

An international sports tribunal in Switzerland rejected an appeal by Canadian figure skaters and confirmed that the bronze medal would go to Russian athletes from the 2022 Beijing Games.

U.S. judge overturns $4.7 billion 'Sunday Ticket' judgment against the NFL

A jury had awarded $4.7 billion in damages to subscribers after it ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.

Two health workers see a patient. “Cataract cut my main income source," the patient said before she had surgery. "I cannot sell anything, I cannot write anything. It’s difficult to continue with my job.”

Prize for the eyes: WHO honors film on Indonesia's pioneering women eye docs

The short documentary is called The Visionary Women of Indonesia. It profiles women ophthalmologists who are addressing the high rate of blindness in their country — and fighting sexism as well.

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