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Russia restricts calls via WhatsApp and Telegram, the latest step to control the internet

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet. In a statement, government media and internet regulator Roskomnadzor justified the measure as necessary for fighting crime, saying that “according to law enforcement

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A new lawsuit alleges that Zelle's parent company allowed safety precautions to fall by the wayside

NY attorney general sues Zelle parent company, alleging the payment service enabled widespread fraud

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued Early Warning Services (EWS), which operates Zelle, alleging the electronic money-transfer service fails to protect its users from “massive amounts of fraud.” The lawsuit alleges that EWS knew that key features of Zelle’s service made it susceptible to fraud, but

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We kind of figured Jason Kelce to be a Swiftie and now he has confirmed that theory.

Taylor Swift’s ultimate hype man may be Jason Kelce: ‘His soul has left his body’

CNN, INSTAGRAM, NEWHEIGHTSHOW, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, GETTY IMAGES, SPOTIFY, NEW HEIGHTS PODCAST, TAYLORSWIFT.COM, Instagram/newheightshow By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — We kind of figured Jason Kelce to be a Swiftie and now he has confirmed that theory. “Our guest today is a singer, songwriter and producer and director from Nashville, Tennesee,” Jason Kelce practically

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Witnesses said the sheep escaped a butcher shop and slaughterhouse on Halsted Street. He clearly had a mission

Nonprofit takes in sheep found wandering Chicago’s West Loop

WBBM, TIKTOK, @MEELAHHARKNESS, @TAYLORSTORM_, @TAHNEELACEY, CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL, CNN, TIKTOK/@meelahharkness, TIKTOK/@taylorstorm_, TIKTOK/@tahneelacey By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — It was sheer madness, or shear madness, in Chicago’s West Loop this week — and we don’t mean “Shear Madness,” the famous whodunit play set in a hair

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Sports on TV for Thursday, August 14

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, August 14 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:45 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Penrith 6 a.m. (Friday) FS1 — AFL: Brisbane at Fremantle AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Collingwood at Carlton 7 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Gold

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 11 .656 — New York 21 12 .636 ½ Indiana 18 15 .545 3½ Washington 14 18 .438 7 Chicago 8 24 .250 13 Connecticut 6 26 .188 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 27 5 .844 — Phoenix 19 12 .613

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