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…

For years I avoided bar soaps because I only associated them with my skin feeling tight and dry, something I wanted to avoid at any cost. Instead, I relied on liquid body washes or shower oils. While reporting and testing bar soaps for this story, I noticed a shift in many of their formulas —…

MADRID — Pope Leo may not find it hard to connect with his hosts as he kicks off a weeklong visit to Spain this weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Like Leo, Spain’s socialist government has been vocally critical of the Iran war, risking the…

Five men have now been freed after spending more than a week trapped in a flooded cave in Laos, according to rescuers, with two others still missing. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The first of the five men was rescued on Friday, with footage shared…

John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City will begin Ebola screenings for passengers flying in from countries impacted in the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Public health entry screening serves as one component…

Lawmakers are leery that AI will give old-fashioned snooping a dangerous new edge. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The long-running fight to rein in the government’s power to search Americans’ phone calls, emails and text messages without a warrant has gained new urgency on Capitol…

Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature passed a new congressional map splitting up the state’s lone majority-Black district, swiftly responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s major redistricting ruling last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The redrawn district lines, which Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign into…

Screaming, yelling and accusations of self-dealing. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. That’s how Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday described a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that’s drawn bipartisan opposition. On…

Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the Trump administration is “open to all ideas” to lower the cost of gas, including suspending the federal gas tax. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Gas prices have been soaring, hitting a…