As of Dec. 26, Polk County remained under a burn ban that started in November. What does that mean for New Year's fireworks?

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Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London ...

SYDNEY - Australia at midnight became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram ...

The measure, which affects anyone under 16, is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard young people from the potential harms of the platforms. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, ...

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching ...

The Trump administration announced it is expanding its travel ban to more than 30 countries in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC, by an Afghan national.

It took 13-year-old Isobel less than five minutes to outsmart Australia's "world-leading" social media ban for children. A notification from Snapchat, one of the ten platforms affected, had lit up her ...

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Trump announces travel restrictions on 19 countries in June speech The US is poised to significantly expand its controversial travel ban, with plans to extend restrictions to cover more than 30 ...

The Trump administration has paused immigration applications from 19 countries. The hold applies to countries previously listed in a June travel ban proclamation. A pause comes after a recent shooting ...