A bipartisan pair of US senators today introduced long-rumored legislation known as the EARN IT Act. Meant to combat child sexual exploitation online, the bill threatens to erode established protections against holding tech companies responsible for what people do and say on their platforms. It also poses the most serious threat in years to strong…

The CDC has broadened its criteria for sick patients who qualify for coronavirus testing. The new standards, updated on Wednesday, allow more people who have respiratory illness symptoms like cough or fever to get tested. Previously, the CDC standards only …

It’s been fewer than three months since a novel coronavirus emerged in China, causing fever, coughing, and, in severe cases, pneumonia. Since then, the disease known as Covid-19 has swept into 72 countries, infecting nearly 93,000 people and killing more than 3,000.What makes the coronavirus scary enough to cause a worldwide run on face masks…

Super Tuesday is by far the biggest day in the Democratic primary process. Follow along for live results here. Here's what happened so far:   Former VP Joe Biden started off the night strong by overwhelmingly winning the Virginia presidential primar…