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Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down

U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein sided with Amazon, which argued that Parler would not remove posts from its site that threatened public safety in the wake of the Capitol riot.

Farida Mercedes and her two sons Sebastian, 5, (left) and Lucas, 7, stand in their backyard in Fairlawn, N.J. Mercedes left her job as an assistant VP of HR at L'Oreal in August after working there for 17 years. As hundreds of thousands of women dropped out of the workforce in September, Latinas led the way, leaving at nearly three times the rate of white women.

'Something Has To Give': Latinas Leaving Workforce At Faster Rate Than Other Groups

Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women, and that could have lasting effects for the broader economy.

As of Sunday, mobile app stores in the U.S. won't be allowed to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok apps, the Commerce Department says.

U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat

As of Sunday, no mobile app store in the U.S. will be allowed to distribute or maintain the popular Chinese-owned apps, the Commerce Department says.

Lawmakers and civil rights groups are pressuring tech companies to come up with detailed policies about how to combat potential misinformation and disinformation about the 2020 census.

Social Media Sites Under Pressure To Prep For Census Trolls And Interference

Civil rights groups and lawmakers are pushing tech companies to prepare for an onslaught of disinformation that could turn people off from the 2020 census, especially among communities of color.

In this April 23, 2020 file photo, members of the Vermont House of Representatives convene in a Zoom video conference for its first full parliamentary online session in Montpelier, Vt.

Survey Shows Employees Want To Keep Working From Home

The survey by a Carlsbad-based consulting company says more than three-quarters of respondents want to continue to work from home at least some of the time after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

U.S. Officials Reassure S. Korea On Visit, But Differences Emerge On N. Korea Policy

The trip showed different policy approaches between the U.S. and allies such as South Korea and Japan to two big issues: North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal and China's growing assertiveness.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, elbow bumps with Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, center, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi watch after a joint news conference in Tokyo Tuesday.

In Tokyo, Blinken And Austin Work To Revive Asian Alliance To Counter China

The first Cabinet-level trip abroad of the Biden administration is squarely focused on the challenge presented by China to U.S. primacy. Blinken will also meet with his Chinese counterpart in Alaska.

Mourners gathered in 2016 at a makeshift memorial in San Bernardino, Calif., for the victims of the 2015 mass shooting.

Judge Dismisses San Bernardino Shooting Lawsuit Against Facebook, Google, Twitter

Family members and victims of the 2015 mass shooting in California had accused the tech companies of knowingly supporting ISIS and helping the group spread its radical beliefs.

Wendy and Eric Schmidt, shown here at a 2016 event for UCLA, have given $4.7 million to NPR to boost investigative reporting and news coverage in the Midwest and California.

$4.7 Million Gift To Propel Public Radio Coverage in Midwest, California

Philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt's $4.7 million contribution will help public radio stations increase news coverage in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska as well as California.

Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Spiced And Sweet

Airs Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

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