SAN DIEGO — Twenty-seven cruise ship workers, including some from the Disney Cruise Line, were deported after having engaged with child pornography, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The discovery was made last month, after CBP officers boarded eight cruise…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is failing to stop some con artists who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams, according to a new report. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The report is due to be released on…

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken possession of the sailboat owned by the American man whose wife disappeared in the Bahamas last month, an official said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The official, from the Coast Guard’s station in Fort Pierce, Florida, referred additional…

LOS ANGELES — The mayor of the Los Angeles-area city of Arcadia will plead guilty to illegally acting as an agent of China and has resigned from her municipal position, officials said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Eileen Wang, who was elected mayor of…

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur previews how Democrats plan…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a sweeping lawsuit Monday against Netflix, accusing the Hollywood streaming giant of “spying on” people in his state, including children, and collecting user data without consent. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Netflix is not the ad-free and kid-friendly platform…

WASHINGTON — Virginia Democrats on Monday filed a last-ditch request at the Supreme Court seeking to revive a recent voter-approved congressional district map for the state. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The move came after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled last week that the process…

The NBA draft lottery is one of the most consequential days of the NBA calendar. Every year, the bottom quarter of the league looks forward to the day when the league draws ping-pong balls, from behind closed doors, to determine the draft order. After a long season of losing, and perhaps some tanking, the teams’…