Jan 15 (Reuters) - TikTok plans to shut its app for U.S. users from Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app could come into effect, unless the Supreme Court moves to block it, people familiar with the matter said.The outcome of the shutdown would be different from that mandated by the law. The law would mandate a ban only on new TikTok ( Read more... )

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - Tens of thousands of residents in the western Los Angeles area remain under mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday morning after a wind-driven wildfire exploded in size Tuesday and swept through communities in the Pacific Palisades.The Palisades Fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Piedra ( Read more... )

New Orleans' police commissioner said the Allstate Sugar Bowl will be played as scheduled Wednesday night amid an investigation after a driver in a pickup truck plowed through crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 10 and injuring at least 35.Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said officers would work to ensure safety at the Sugar Bowl, indicating ( Read more... )

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Hundreds gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night to remember victims of a private school shooting that left one teacher and a student dead and wounded six others.A Christmas tree decorated for the holiday season twinkled as mourners gathered in freezing temperatures to grieve, holding candles and hugging therapy dogs ( Read more... )

Strong winds continue to fuel the fast-moving, 3,000-acre Malibu wildfire that has destroyed homes and forced authorities to issue evacuation orders to around 20,000 people in Los Angeles County, California.The National Weather Service in Los Angeles warned Tuesday night there remained a "very extreme fire danger" across southern California as ( Read more... )

Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s surprise declaration of martial law the night before called for his resignation.Outside the National Assembly Hall in the capital Seoul, hundreds of people gathered on the steps as inside, opposition parties attempted to ( Read more... )

Walmart, the world’s largest private employer, is rolling back its diversity initiatives amid an increasingly challenging legal landscape for such programs - and as conservative activists threaten boycotts on social media.The retailer announced this week that it has stopped using the term DEI - which stands for diversity, equity and inclusion - and ( Read more... )

Comcast said Wednesday that it will spin off its cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, in a bid to unshackle its movie studio and theme parks from the waning fortunes of traditional television.NBCUniversal, Comcast’s media division, is set to cleave off a bundle of cable channels that generate roughly $7 billion in revenue annually, including ( Read more... )