Julia Mueller

Comedian Dave Chappelle won best comedy album at this year’s Grammys for “The Closer,” a Netflix special that was criticized as transphobic.  Chappelle was not in attendance at the 65th annual Grammys in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday night, and a presenter accepted the award on his behalf. The stand-up special drew an angry backlash after...

The U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon on Saturday off the coast of South Carolina after it floated for days through U.S. airspace. Republicans have blasted Biden for the delay in taking down the balloon, however reports have emerged that at least three similar “spy” aircraft were spotted over the U.S. during...

Nate Fick, the country’s top cyber diplomat, said on Sunday that his personal Twitter account was hacked. “My account has been hacked. Perils of the job…” Fick wrote on Twitter. The diplomat did not share further details about the hacking incident, and it remains unclear who was behind the breach — or what its security...

Former President Trump and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) sparred online Sunday after Christie predicted that Trump couldn’t beat President Biden if they run against each other in the 2024 presidential election. Christie, who endorsed Trump in 2016 after dropping his own campaign for the presidency but has since become a vocal Trump...

The number of so-called “ghost guns” the federal government was able to trace and recover more than doubled between 2020 and 2021, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).  The uptick indicates increased criminal use of the weapons, which got their moniker because they’re assembled with...

The Michigan House on Tuesday approved plans to move the state’s primary election up in the presidential nominating calendar as part of Democrats’ push to reorganize the party’s primary schedule. The change, approved 56-53 along party lines in the state House, would move the primary from the second Tuesday in March to the fourth Tuesday...

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will appear in March before the House Energy and Commerce Committee as lawmakers push to examine the video-sharing app’s ties to China and its consumer data privacy and security practices. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) said calling the TikTok chief to testify is part of the panel's goal...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday cautioned that, despite many app guidelines, 13-year-olds are too young to join social media. "What is the right age for a child to start using social media? I worry that right now, if you look at the guidelines from the platforms, that age 13 is when kids are technically allowed...

President Biden on Monday will visit Baltimore, Md., for the launch of a project to replace a 150-year-old tunnel causing rail bottlenecks between the nation’s capital and New Jersey. The replacement rail tunnel — funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Law — is set to improve the travel woes of millions of commuters who face delays down the...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is warning against a race to arm Ukraine with high-powered weapons as Ukraine ramps up its calls for fighter jets and long-range missiles. Scholz engineered a breakthrough with President Biden to send modern tanks to Ukraine earlier this month, but has said fighter jets is a non-starter. “I can only advise against...