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Month: February 2026

Apple allowed child sexual abuse materials on iCloud for years

State sues Apple for negligence over the alleged distribution of child sexual abuse materials on iCloud and devices

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By Ramishah Maruf, Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The West Virginia attorney general’s office sued Apple on Thursday, claiming the tech giant allowed child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) to be stored and distributed on its iCloud service. The lawsuit claims that Apple prioritized user privacy over child safety for years. The company has

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Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations earlier this month in Minneapolis.

Trump administration expands ICE’s ability to detain legal refugees in latest memo

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By Matthew Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the need to ensure refugees undergo additional screening, according to a DHS memo obtained by CNN. Immigration officers may “arrest and detain”

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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said New York Federal Reserve researchers should be "disciplined" over findings suggesting American businesses and consumers are almost entirely paying for tariffs.

Kevin Hassett says Fed researchers should be ‘disciplined’ over report that Americans are paying tariffs

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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that researchers at the New York Federal Reserve who produced a study finding American businesses and consumers are shouldering 90% of the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs should be “disciplined.” “It’s, I think, the worst paper I’ve ever seen in

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Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia

Slavery exhibit returns to Philadelphia museum following judge’s orders that cited Orwell’s ‘1984’

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Informational panels on slavery returned to a popular historical museum in Philadelphia on Thursday, after a federal judge evoked the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984” to order the Trump administration to bring back the long-standing exhibit earlier this week. US District Judge Cynthia Rufe, an appointee

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