Federal agencies responsible for safeguarding the security and personal data of millions of Americans have failed to implement basic defenses against cyberattacks, according to a report from Senate investigators released Tuesday. The agencies earned a C- report card for falling short of federally-mandated standards in the 47-page report by the …

The Detroit Pistons kicked off the NBA draft Thursday night by selecting Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick. Cunningham had been widely expected to be the first name called in New York, though Pistons general manager Troy Weaver wouldn’t reveal plans earlier this week and said the …

Joe Biden has sent a clear message to businesses: Make it easier for workers to quit — or the government will do it for you. The president’s July 9 executive order takes aim at an increasingly common and oft-criticized feature of the labor market: noncompete agreements. Under these restrictive agreements, …

Dallas – Hundreds of Black voters marched at the Texas state Capitol, calling for a stop to Republican-proposed voting restrictions in the Legislature. Over 50 state Democrats left Austin to prevent a vote during this special session. Attorney Abdul Dosunmu said “the voting rights of Black Texans” are at stake. …

Correspondent Tracy Smith asked celebrity impersonator Rich Little, “Is it true that when you became a U.S. citizen, the judge asked you to do it in a John Wayne voice?” “Yeah, yeah. He said. ‘I’m gonna swear you in as John Wayne,’ So, I got up there and I said, …

Nike is waging an all-out war with the devil. The apparel company has successfully blocked the sale of Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” — at least for now. On Wednesday, a U.S. District Court in New York approved Nike’s request for a temporary restraining order against MSCHF, the art collective …

It happened this past week … the loss of two great stars of stage and screen.  Cloris Leachman died Wednesday. As a dramatic actress she won an Oscar for “The Last Picture Show.” But it is for her comic roles that she’ll be best remembered, including “Young Frankenstein” opposite Gene …

Gabrielle Union and NBC have settled their dispute after the actress and former “America’s Got Talent” judge alleged she was wrongfully terminated from the show. Union had filed harassment and discrimination complaints against the network last year.  “We’ve reached an amicable resolution,” reads a joint statement from Union and the …

Perhaps you’ve heard of the “Ex-Presidents Club”? Well on May 31, 2012, John Howard Sanden became a member of another group that’s almost as exclusive: the artists who’ve painted those presidents. Sanden is a sought-after portrait artist (The New Yorker once called him “the man who makes moguls look good”), …

Look closely at this three-dimensional scene, featuring a pair of exuberant dancers. “You’ve been enslaved for 250 years, and now you’re free, and this is jubilation and joy,” said professor Jontyle Robinson. The director of the Legacy Museum at Alabama’s Tuskegee University, she describes the scene as the moment of …