The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the law that has commonly been referred to as the TikTok ban. The law requires the short-form video app’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell it by Sunday, Jan. 19, or be shut down in the United States. The unsigned opinion said there’s no doubt that TikTok provides its 170…

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has been arrested in California for allegedly possessing child pornography. Detectives say some of the images were created using artificial intelligence. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the home of 49-year-old Darrin Bell on Wednesday, Jan. 15, after authorities received a tip from the National Center for…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined several proposals for how the state can support incoming President Donald Trump’s immigration plan, which includes mass deportations. The proposals come just a few days after DeSantis announced his intention to call a special session to address illegal immigration. DeSantis proposed giving local and state law enforcement full authority to…

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly weighing action to delay TikTok’s looming ban as the app’s deadline to sell approaches. Congress passed a law last year requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its American assets, citing national security concerns. The ban will reportedly take effect Sunday, Jan. 19, unless lawmakers take action. The potential…

President Joe Biden’s farewell speech to America on Wednesday included several warnings. And a ceasefire deal to end more than a year of fighting in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas hit a snag. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Biden warns of ‘oligarchy,’ ‘tech-industrial complex’ in farewell…

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday, Jan. 15, in a case over a Texas law that mandates users verify their age on pornographic websites before being able to access material. Opponents of the law say it unconstitutionally infringes on adults’ free speech rights. They said even though the law is meant to keep…

President-elect Donald Trump has called NBC late-night host Seth Meyers a “moron” and threatened Comcast in an early morning social media post. Trump has previously bashed the network during his first term as president. “These are not shows or entertainment, they are simply political hits, 100% of the time, to me and the Republican Party.…

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency application from doctors to block investigations into their criticism of COVID-19 policies, as stated in the ruling on Jan. 13. The Washington Medical Commission has enforced a policy against public speech critical of COVID-19 policies, leading to disciplinary actions against at least ten healthcare practitioners. The lawsuit remains…

On Jan. 7, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to the company’s content moderation policies. He pledged to “get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X.” Supporters of Zuckerberg’s pivot view this as a win for the First Amendment, promoting more free expression on the platform. Critics, however, argue…

The Senate will consider amendments to the Laken Riley Act Monday, Jan. 13, a bill Republicans hope will be a first step in overhauling United States immigration law. The bill would require immigrants to be held in detention if they are arrested or convicted of a burglary, theft or shoplifting offense. Even if the criminal…