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A federal judge on Tuesday allowed an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission to proceed, coming after the agency's first complaint was dismissed.

Judge allows Federal Trade Commission's latest suit against Facebook to move forward

The judge had previously tossed the FTC's first attempt at attacking Facebook's alleged monopoly power for lack of evidence. This time, the judge said the FTC "has done its homework."

Actress Lori Loughlin enters through the back door at federal court on Aug. 2019, in Boston, for a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal.

Lori Loughlin And Mossimo Giannulli Receive Prison Sentences For Admissions Scheme

The Full House star will serve two months, and her fashion designer husband will serve five months. They pleaded guilty in May to fraud charges related to securing their daughters' admission to USC.

A 2018 California primary election ballot is shown at a polling station in San Diego, June 5, 2018.

San Diego Council President Cole Keeps Narrow Lead, Moreno Advances To Runoff

Political staffer Vivian Moreno will head to November's general election race for the San Diego City Council District 8 seat, but two candidates were in a dead heat for the second spot on the ballot.

Volunteers clear the Old Market district of debris in Aleppo, Syria, in 2019. Years of fighting have left many sections of Aleppo destroyed.

Syria's Civil War Started A Decade Ago. Here's Where It Stands

The conflict has not only pitted the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad against a band of rebels, but drawn the U.S., Iran, Russia and Turkey, among others, into a complex proxy war.

Cats overtake an empty tourist shop in Jordan's ancient city of Petra.

Animals Roam Free In Petra Heritage Site Under Jordan's COVID-19 Lockdown

Tourists' absence from the ancient city has made way for the cats, dogs, birds and other creatures to take over.

The Maya Angelou quarter is the first in the American Women Quarters Program, which will feature other prominent women in U.S. history. The other quarters in the series will begin rolling out later this year and through 2025, according to the U.S. Mint.

The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program" — a four-year program that will feature prominent women in U.S. history.

Jamie Beck, who has a mild intellectual and developmental disability, was placed in a guardianship at the age of 19, after her parents died. She remained in the guardianship for eight years, before transitioning to to a supported decision-making arrangement.

Britney Spears left her guardianship, but others who want independence remain stuck

If a judge rules a person can't make their own decisions, the next step can be a legal guardianship or conservatorship. Some states allow less restrictive options, but advocates say it's not enough.

With many U.S. cities on lockdown, demand for rides has dried up, exacerbating the financial woes of ride-hailing apps like Lyft.

Lyft Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Employees As Virus Saps Demand For Rides

The ride-hailing company is also furloughing hundreds of workers and cutting pay as it tries to reduce costs during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Western megadrought is revealing America's 'lost national park'

A famed desert landscape has reemerged as water levels in Lake Powell reservoir have fallen to record lows. It's raising questions about the future of this oasis and water in the American West.

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian peacekeepers board on a Russian military plane at an airfield outside Moscow, in Russia to fly to Kazakhstan Thursday. A Russia-led military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, said early Thursday that it would send peacekeeper troops to Kazakhstan.

Russia-led alliance troops have arrived in Kazakhstan after mass protests

Russia-led alliance troops arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday after increasingly chaotic and violent protests rocked the nation for days and resulted in dozens of people killed and hundreds injured.

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