NEW YORK (AP) — Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced Thursday. Such encryption means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages. Encrypted chats, first introduced as an optional feature in […]

BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — A judge will hand down the final sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, capping a remarkable investigation that broke into public view on the eve of the 2020 presidential election but produced mixed results in court. Shawn Fix and Brian Higgins pleaded guilty earlier this year […]

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress is preparing to extend the domestic surveillance authority that allows law enforcement to spy on Americans without a warrant by another four months, giving lawmakers more time to either reform or keep the disputed program. The extension of the surveillance provision – known as Section 702 of the […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress will not take up legislation this year that would give the Biden administration new tools to address foreign-owned apps like TikTok that have raised national security concerns, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee said Thursday. Senator Maria Cantwell told Reuters she is still working on legislation and in talks with […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer crashed into a North Dakota sheriff’s vehicle during a police chase, pushing it into a deputy and killing him, according to authorities and the Republican senator’s family. Ian Cramer, of Bismarck, was arrested and jailed following Wednesday’s crash, and charges are pending, the […]