Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, TikTok plans to shut down for U.S. users on Sunday, Jan. 19, according to company insiders who spoke with The Information. The long-anticipated TikTok ban in the U.S. is just days away and new details are emerging about what that will look like for users. While the law banning…

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to diagnose obesity. Under new recommendations released Tuesday, Jan. 14, obesity would no longer be determined solely by body mass index (BMI). A person’s BMI is determined using a person’s height and weight. Under the new recommendations, other factors would also be taken into account,…

The Biden administration is making final efforts to secure billions of dollars in funding for climate change and clean energy initiatives before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. To date, $74 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act has been allocated to renewable energy, electric vehicles and other environmental projects. White House officials are working to finalize…

More than a dozen victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for water supply failures, which they say contributed to the devastation. The lawsuit comes as the utility company and elected officials face scrutiny for their handling of the deadly fires that destroyed as many as…

After more than a year of fighting in Gaza, Israel and Hamas may finally be close to signing a ceasefire agreement. Hamas allegedly accepted a draft ceasefire agreement from Qatari mediators on the night of Tuesday, Jan. 14. The agreement called for a three-stage ceasefire, the first of which would include the release of 33…

More than a dozen attorneys general across the U.S. signed a letter to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon. They urged him to reconsider his company’s rollbacks of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, commonly called DEI. “In particular, we are concerned that Walmart’s decision to phase out supplier diversity programs, close down the Center for Racial…

Iran has unveiled its first signals intelligence vessel, the Zagros, designed for advanced electronic surveillance and cyber intelligence. The domestically constructed ship is equipped with state-of-the-art sensors to enhance intelligence gathering and maritime monitoring. Admiral Shahram Irani says the Zagros will play a critical role in securing Iran’s maritime interests, calling it the navy’s “watchful…

The nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) made significant markups to “lifesaving” medications at pharmacies they owned, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday, Jan. 14. The preliminary report comes as PBMs face increased scrutiny and bipartisan legislation to rein them in.  The “Big 3” pharmacy benefit managers marked up generic drugs filled by their…

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is determined to enforce the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public universities. Abbott threatened to remove Texas A&M President Mark Welsh after a conservative activist claimed the university may be violating the ban by attending a conference that only allows minorities to participate. Christopher Rufo,…

A federal study likely to impact U.S. dietary guidelines found that drinking alcohol even at “low levels” drastically increases a person’s risk of premature death. The research comes from the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and it is one of two reports guiding the 2025 revision…