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A group of more than a dozen states sued TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the app was intentionally designed to addict teens, something authorities say is a violation of state consumer protection laws.

More than a dozen states sue TikTok, alleging it harms kids and is designed to addict them

Lawsuits filed by 14 attorneys general argue that TikTok knowingly exacerbates the youth mental health crisis and places profits over child safety.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks to reporters before he departs Pitt-Greenville Airport following a campaign event in Greenville, N.C. on Saturday.

Vance defends spreading claims that Haitian migrants are eating pets

Sen. JD Vance, in a media appearance, blames the media for ignoring the situation in Springfield, Ohio, and justifies false stories about Haitian migrants.

This artist depiction shows Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira (right) appearing in U.S. District Court in Boston on April 14, 2023.

Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira is sentenced to 15 years in prison

A federal judge sentenced Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, to prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.

Jennifer Schmidt reacts during a listening session hosted by the In-Custody Death Review Division with the Board of State and Community Corrections in Escondido on Dec. 14, 2024. Schmidt’s father, Gilbert Gil, died in Vista jail in 2022.

California’s jail population will rise thanks to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say

California recorded historically high numbers of deaths in county jails for the past six years. Now, counties expect to house more prisoners as Prop. 36 takes effect.

A supporter of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos prays at the entrance of the municipal building one week after he took office in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

In Mexico, the mayor of a state capital has been killed less than 1 week after he took office

Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.

In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted

Groups that Democrats believed would always turn out in their favor did not do so this year. Here's how the vote shook out in the seven swing states.

A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.

A new copyright rule lets McDonald's fix its own broken ice cream machines

What would a McDonald’s be without its temperamental McFlurry machines? We may be closer to finding out.

A general view to the Kremlin towers and Ivan the Great cathedral in May 2024. U.S. intelligence officials say Russia was behind an attempt to spread baseless claims about Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.

U.S. intel officials say Russia is behind attempts to smear Tim Walz

A video making lurid and false claims about the Democratic vice presidential candidate was spread by pro-Trump accounts. Intelligence officials say Russia was behind the video.

Cinematographer Bianca Cline and director Joel Souza at the Rust premiere in Torun, Poland on Wednesday.

After a fatal on-set shooting, 'Rust' continued production. On Wednesday, it premiered

Three years ago, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a gun held by Alec Baldwin went off on set. Her husband settled a wrongful death suit to become a producer of the film, which premiered in Poland on Wednesday.

People talk during KPBS' South Bay elections engagement event at Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center in National City, California on October 24, 2024.

Fear, trust and misinformation: South Bay’s unique voice on voting challenges

KPBS recently led a discussion with South Bay community members on the unique challenges they face around voting.

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