BANGKOK — A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. Germany’s GFZ center for geosciences said the midday temblor was a shallow 10 kilometers, with an epicenter in neighboring Myanmar, according to temporary reports. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The greater Bangkok area is home … Read more
Auto tariffs announced by President Donald Trump will likely raise car prices by thousands of dollars days after the policy takes effect, while hiking costs for repairs and insurance, some experts told ABC News. Within hours of the policy rollout, Ferrari said it will raise prices by as much as 10% for some models to … Read more
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are giving up on creating a statewide database to collect information on students who might commit violence, even as they push forward other parts of a school safety bill aimed at preventing a school shooting like the one in September at Apalachee High School. House and Senate lawmakers unveiled a compromise … Read more
Rory McIlroy made a slow start to his final PGA Tour event ahead of The Masters by carding an opening-round 70 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. The FedExCup leader, already a winner at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Players this season, has opted for a first Houston appearance since 2014 to prepare … Read more
Krafton, South Korea’s gaming giant known for titles including PUBG: Battlegrounds and Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), has acquired a controlling stake in 12-year-old Indian gaming studio Nautilus Mobile for $14 million in an all-cash deal. On Friday, the South Korean gaming company confirmed to TechCrunch that it has acquired a “north of 75% stake” in … Read more
CHICAGO — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing parts of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts among federal contractors and grant recipients. Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois halted the Labor Department from … Read more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order behind closed doors on Thursday directing federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls “divisive” and “anti-American” content from museums and national parks, sources familiar with the order told ABC News. The order — called “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” — directed the … Read more
The White House is continuing to downplay and deflect criticism over a Signal group chat among top Trump administration officials in which plans for an airstrike on Yemen were discussed just before being executed. Democratic lawmakers are demanding an investigation and accusing key Trump defense and national security officials of revealing classified information about the … Read more
In a climate where wins have been hard to come by, Democrats in Washington were able to go on offense amid outrage over the group chat on messaging app Signal in which top Trump officials discussed a U.S. military strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. Democrats were able to confront some of those officials and … Read more
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