Encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp “jeopardize public safety” and must be opened up to scrutiny by law enforcement agencies, Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday during a cyber-security conference at Fordham Law School. “Converting the internet and communications platforms into a law-free zone, and thus giving criminals the means to operate free of lawfulRead moreRead more

The NBA is investigating how free agency unfolded this summer after several teams lodged tampering complaints, according to ESPN — and the Nets could figure heavily in that investigation. That’s because, before free agency opened at 6 p.m. on June 30, news already had broken that two of the league’s biggest stars — Kevin DurantRead moreRead more

Italy is planning on packing phone-addicted teenagers off to rehab with a tough new law to curb social media obsession. New legislation is set to crackdown on a phenomenon called “nomophobia,” which means living in fear of losing your mobile and having no internet connection. According to the bill, eight out of 10 Italian teensRead moreRead more

Harley-Davidson warned that its bike sales this year could drop more than previously expected, as it grapples with tariff troubles and slack demand from millennials. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker — which got into a tussle with President Trump last summer over its plans to move some of its manufacturing overseas — expects to ship 212,000Read moreRead more

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is launching a probe into big tech companies’ efforts to reduce competition and stifle innovation— raising the heat on an already-embattled industry. The DOJ’s antitrust division will determine whether “market-leading online platforms have achieved market power and are engaging in practices that have reduced competition, stifled innovation, orRead moreRead more

Spiritual guru and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson clarified on Twitter Tuesday that she is not “a cult leader” and claimed she does not question vaccine science. The 66-year-old self-help book author made the statement about a month after she first had to clarify her stance on vaccinations in the US. “I am notRead moreRead more

Find someone who looks at you the way Hollywood looks at Hollywood. Tinseltown loves nothing more than making movies about itself and heralding the magic it alone creates. “Love letters to Hollywood,” the expression goes. In recent years we’ve been handed “Hail, Caesar!” from the Coen brothers and the almost-Best Picture-winning “La La Land.” ToRead moreRead more

The angriest guest on earth? A Chicago woman threw a fit while waiting to get on the popular Disney ride “Tower of Terror” — allegedly punching a cast member in the face — after being told she didn’t have a FastPass, cops said. The 23-year-old was at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a group of peopleRead moreRead more

He may feel the need … to appease China. In the Paramount Pictures trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, Tom Cruise’s character is seen wearing his iconic bomber jacket — with two key changes. Two patches that had originally shown the Japanese and Taiwanese flags have been replaced with twoRead moreRead more

The woodsy community of Wolcott, Connecticut, doesn’t see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distribute doorbell cameras to some homes, he didn’t hesitate. The police who keep watch over the town of 16,000 raffled off free cameras in a partnership with the camera manufacturer. So far, theRead moreRead more