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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) overseeing the well-being of children, eliminated thousands of pages of regulatory guidance that had been languishing on the books as far back as 1976, Fox News Digital learned. The Administration for Children and Families is a Health and Human Services agency charged with promoting the economic and social well-being of kids and their families via overseeing programs such as the Head Start school readiness program, child support enforcement, foster care and adoption services, and…

Zuckerberg defends social media platforms at landmark trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Wednesday in a civil case over social media addiction allegations that skyrocketing social media use shows how people value the sites and it’s not a strategy to keep users addicted. Jo Ling Kent reports.

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailBooking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, state of the consumer, impact of AI on travel, and more.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A court storm turned into an extra fiasco after a student appeared to put his phone near Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg’s face.Iowa Hawkeyes students and fans rushed the court after their 57-52 victory over the ninth-ranked Cornhuskers, and things took a turn when Hoiberg appeared to smack a phone out of a student’s hand, who appeared to be recording a video.The student got into the handshake line between players and coaches and was whisked away by another Iowa staffer.  Forward Cooper Koch of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates with fans after the…

The US economy is expanding at a pace that would normally silence most critics. GDP is growing at a healthy rate, payrolls continue to rise, and equity markets sit near record highs. But the story that often goes untold is that three-fifths of Americans feel that the country is in recession. The gap between data and lived experience is now large enough to deserve its own analysis. What looks like resilience at the top level reveals a deeper realignment once you look at who owns assets, who drives spending and where jobs are actually being created. Where are the jobs…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Based on data collected via 2025 telephone interviews with more than 13,000 U.S. adults, Gallup estimates that 9% of Americans self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or another non-heterosexual identity.”The vast majority, 86%, say they are heterosexual, while 9% identify with one of the various LGBTQ+ identities and 5% do not give a response,” Gallup noted in releasing the poll results on Monday.The figure was slightly less than the 9.3% for 2024, but nearly triple the 3.5% who identified as LGBT in 2012, according to the company.LGBT AMERICANS REACH RECORD NUMBER, MORE…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Walmart — The big-box retailer shed 3.7% after its full fiscal year outlook fell short of expectations. Walmart said it anticipates net sales will increase by 3.5% to 4.5% and adjusted earnings per share to range from $2.75 to $2.85. Analysts polled by LSEG were expecting guidance of $2.96 per share. However, Walmart’s earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter topped expectations. Hims & Hers Health — Shares popped nearly 7% following the telehealth firm’s announcement that it will acquire Australian digital health company Eucalyptus. The deal is valued…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched his country as a central player in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, saying it aims to build technology at home while deploying it worldwide.”Design and develop in India. Deliver to the world. Deliver to humanity,” Modi told a gathering of some world leaders, technology executives and policymakers at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday.Modi’s remarks came as India — one of the fastest-growing digital markets — seeks to leverage its experience in building large-scale digital public infrastructure and to present itself as a cost-effective hub for AI innovation.The summit…

South Korea’s court on Thursday (Feb 19) sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for leading an insurrection during his botched attempt to place the country under martial law in December 2024.Prosecutors had previously demanded that the 65-year-old be sentenced to death for his role.The verdict, closely watched in a deeply divided country, was the most consequential yet for the ousted leader, whose attempt to impose emergency rule triggered a national political crisis and tested the resilience of South Korea’s democratic institutions.Masterminding an insurrection carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty or life imprisonment under South…

Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoA new United Nations Human Rights Office report says Israel’s military campaign and blockade of Gaza have created living conditions “increasingly incompatible with Palestinians’ continued existence as a group in Gaza” as it presses its genocidal war on the enclave.The report released on Thursday states that “intensified attacks, the methodical destruction of entire neighbourhoods and the denial of humanitarian assistance appeared to aim at a permanent demographic shift in Gaza”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“This, together with forcible transfers, which appear to aim at a permanent displacement, raise concerns over ethnic cleansing in Gaza…