US destroys RU malware

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has revealed details of a joint operation in which Western agencies used a custom tool to destroy a decades-old Russian malware operation. Use of a tool named PERSEUS nullified a worldwide network of devices that had been infected with the Snake malware by threat actors in the group Turla.

FDA backs OTC Opill

A panel of federal advisers voted Wednesday to back a drugmaker's request to sell a kind of birth control pills over-the-counter, clearing the way for the Food and Drug Administration to approve the first sale of oral contraception on U.S. store shelves without a prescription later this year.

Jamala at Eurovision

Ukrainian singer Jamala poses for a portrait prior to her concert at the National Opera in central Kyiv on Friday, May 5, 2023. Jamala won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016 with a song about the deportation of Crimean Tatars. Fast forward to this Eurovision week and she's launching a new album, filled with more stories about her ancestors.

Trooper shot, man dead

A man was killed and an Illinois State Police trooper was injured in exchange of gunfire on Interstate 64 near Mount Vernon early Tuesday, police said. Gunfire was exchanged at about 3 a.m. between a suspect and troopers after an “altercation occurred and the male suspect displayed a firearm.

Ex-Pak PM arrested

Paramilitary forces arrested Khan at a court in Islamabad, where he was facing corruption charges. The arrest has triggered rare pushback against the military, the country's most powerful institution.

Revenue rose 18%

Broadcaster Fox Corp beat estimates for third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as recession-wary companies continued to advertise on its network even as they cut their spending on other marketing channels.

Google’s behind in AI?

Google is rushing to regain its lead in the AI arms race. The company's annual I/O conference will be a key test for the tech giant.

Disney updates lawsuit

Disney has amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to add recent developments in the tit-for-tat fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor