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Biometric data is considered a special category requiring explicit consent under the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation law, which goes into effect Friday.

3 Things You Should Know About Europe's Sweeping New Data Privacy Law

The General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect Friday, but it also has implications in the U.S. Firms like Spotify and eBay now say you can ask them to delete data about you they've stored.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., before a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Jackson, who abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs amid numerous allegations, will not return to the job of President Trump's personal physician but will remain on the White House medical staff, Politico reported Sunday.

Jackson Won't Return As Trump's Personal Physician, Report Says

Dr. Ronny Jackson, who abandoned his nomination to be VA secretary amid numerous allegations, will stay with the White House medical unit but won't be the president's physician, Politico reports.

KPBS Premieres New Episodes of Ken Kramer's About San Diego

“Ken Kramer’s About San Diego” is returning to the air Thursday nights at 8 p.m., beginning January 25 with five new episodes on KPBS.

Amina Osman protests Georgia state Sen. Michael Williams's "Deportation Bus" that reads "Fill this bus with illegals." She has been a resident of Clarkston, Ga. for nine years and is a refugee from Somalia.

Georgia Candidate For Governor Doesn't Plan To Use 'Deportation Bus' To Deport Anyone

This week Georgia state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams released a campaign video featuring his "Deportation Bus." The side of it reads, "Fill this bus with illegals."

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza in 2016. A referendum could extend his time in office for decades.

Tension Grows Around Referendum In Burundi

Rights groups accuse the government of intimidating and even killing opponents of the vote, which could extend the rule of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

African migrants climb over a metal fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Since the early 1990s, Spain has built 20-foot-tall, layered border fences around its two North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, to help dissuade migrants from entering the cities from Morocco in the hope of reaching a better a life in Europe.

Opinion: The EU Looks To Offshore Its Migrant Crisis. That's A Horrifying Prospect

European leaders are looking to set up migrant holding sites outside the EU, following a controversial Australian precedent, writes an anthropologist who researches migration in North Africa.

The inspector general's report raises questions about the reliability of the intelligence getting into the stream collected by the FBI or other agencies

The Russia Investigations: What The Justice IG Report Revealed

The Justice Department watchdog's long-awaited asteroid finally struck. Some big questions were answered, but many remain.

The Russia Investigations: What The Justice IG Report Revealed

The Justice Department watchdog's long-awaited asteroid finally struck. Some big questions were answered, but many remain.

Anas Modamani speaks to the media Feb. 6 in Wuerzburg, Germany, after a court session about his lawsuit against Facebook. Modamani's suit, regarding the misuse of a selfie he took of himself with German Chancellor Angela Merkel was rejected, but his lawyer Lawyer Chan-Jo Jun, right, says that under a new law a lawsuit might not even have been necessary.

With Huge Fines, German Law Pushes Social Networks To Delete Abusive Posts

Social media companies could be penalized by as much as $58.3 million if they don't remove a malicious post from their platforms soon after it is reported — in some cases within 24 hours.

Magazine Cover Sparks Debate About Breastfeeding In Public

The magazine, in Kerala, India, featured a model with a baby at her breast. Supporters and critics can't stop talking about it. There's even a threatened lawsuit.

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