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Senate Intel Chair: New law on TikTok will hold up in court 04/24/2024 04:50pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says he believes the new law that requires Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law 04/24/2024 04:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots. The announcement marked an end to the long, painful Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say 04/24/2024 03:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by Ukrain About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren't yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds 04/24/2024 03:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by Will the FAFSA fiasco force current college students to drop out? 04/24/2024 02:56pm • Normally, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process, commonly known as FAFSA, begins in the fall and high school seniors know how much financial aid they qualify for by the spring — as they decide where to go to college. Current college students receiving financial aid also rely on i A Russian deputy defense minister is ordered jailed pending trial on bribery charges 04/24/2024 02:33pm • A Russian deputy defense minister in charge of military construction projects and accused of living a lavish lifestyle was ordered jailed Wednesday pending an investigation and trial on charges of bribery, court officials said in a statement. Timur Ivanov, one of 12 deputy defense ministers, appear TikTok may be banned in the US. Here's what happened when India did it 04/24/2024 02:03pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature. In India, the app was banned nearly four years ago. Here's what happened: WH Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway 04/24/2024 11:54am • BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense, residents and members of the group said Wednesday. Their withdrawal What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you 04/24/2024 10:51am • No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional ap Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses 04/24/2024 08:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold together the coalition of voters he'll need for reelection. The protests at Columbia Universit Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church 04/24/2024 07:07am • SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation. The seven, aged Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill 04/24/2024 05:05am • SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature 04/23/2024 10:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who Casey and McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania's high-stakes US Senate contest 04/23/2024 10:24pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and The Basics of Baby Savings Accounts 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Congratulations! The stork just delivered a bouncing baby boy or girl. But alas, the big-beaked bird failed to deliver advice on how to save money for your new arrival. So, what about opening a baby bank account? "It's a great idea," says Judith Corprew, executive vice president and chief compliance