The U.S. Department of Justice has convicted four individuals, including a leader from the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), for conspiring as unregistered Russian agents. From 2015 to 2022, these U.S. citizens collaborated with Moscow-based operative Aleksandr Ionov in activities aimed at destabilizing U.S. politics. Directed by Ionov, Omali Yeshitela, 82, Penny Hess, 78, Jesse…

Thousands of Boeing union workers walk off the job in the first strike for the company in 16 years. And former President Donald Trump decides if he’ll participate in another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Boeing workers go on strike for first time in…

A household brand since 1922, Campbell’s Soup is officially dropping part of its longstanding name. The company, known for its red and white cans, will now be called the “Campbell’s Company.” The decision reflects a growing portfolio beyond just soup. Campbell’s CEO Mark Clouse made the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying, “We will always…

The European Commission scored two big wins against major U.S. tech companies on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Both Apple and Google will have to pay billions of euros after nearly a decade of fighting in EU courts.  Apple lost its final appeal to avoid paying $14.34 billion in back taxes to Ireland. The European Court of…

Two white supremacists have been charged by the Department of Justice with leading a digital terrorist group and inciting a series of hate crimes. Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho, face a 15-count indictment that includes charges of soliciting hate crimes, conspiring to support terrorism, and soliciting…

The editor-in-chief of Russia Today (RT), a Russian-run media network barred from operating in the United States, admitted the company is still running secret projects in the U.S. and the West. In a snippet from a Russian television program shared on the social media platform X, Margarita Simonyan acknowledged that the Kremlin directly ordered RT’s…

Court is back in session and Google is back on the defense. A month after a federal judge ruled Google is a monopoly because of its search engine, the Big Tech firm is defending its advertising practices. The cases could multiply calls to break up Google. In a new antitrust trial starting Monday, Sept. 9, the Department…

New data shows teen use of e-cigarettes is at its lowest level in a decade. The 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey found over 1.6 million middle and high school students are still using e-cigarettes, with 500,000 fewer teens reporting they vape compared to last year. It’s a notable decrease, and health officials are pointing to…

Less than two months until the presidential election, the Biden-Harris administration is contemplating significant changes to its asylum-seeking policy. The changes could make it more challenging to lift the sweeping restrictions enacted in June. Those restrictions included a daily quota of 1,500 appointments allowing migrants in Mexico to be processed at official border entry points,…

Several high-profile conservative influencers, including Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson, say they are victims of a purported Russian disinformation campaign. The Department of Justice has indicted two employees from RT, a Russian state media outlet. It accuses the employees of covertly funneling nearly $10 million to a Tennessee-based media company to promote pro-Russian…