Microsoft will pay $20m (£16m) to US federal regulators after it was found to have illegally collected data on children who had started Xbox accounts. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child...
A US judge will hear an appeal from a conservative think tank which argues that the Duke of Sussex’s visa application should be made public following revelations of past drug use. The federal court hearing will take place in Washington DC on Tuesday and will be open to media. Prince...
California is investigating whether the state of Florida arranged for two planes carrying migrants to fly to its capital city Sacramento. California’s attorney general, a Democrat, said the flights appeared to be part of a “scheme” by Florida. Florida’s Republican...
The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia earlier this year has been charged with federal gun crimes. Deja Taylor, 26, is accused of illegally using drugs while in possession of a handgun and making a false statement while buying the gun. She will plead guilty on...
Robert Hanssen was one of the most damaging spies in the history of the FBI. The former US agent, who has died in prison, leaked top secrets to Moscow for nearly 20 years – betrayals that the agency says cost lives. It took 300 agents to finally bring him down. Two of them who...
