The verification company ID.me said it will let anyone who created an account through the company to delete their selfies starting March 1, and that it was allowing government agencies using the service to skip the selfie step altogether. The move comes two days after the Internal Revenue Service said …

Two Crystal Cruises ships — the Crystal Symphony and the Crystal Serenity — have been seized in the Bahamas, according to multiple reports.  The Crystal Symphony was scheduled to dock in Miami on January 22, but instead sailed to the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize …

Joey Logano won the exhibition Busch Light Clash on a temporary quarter-mile track built inside LA Memorial Coliseum for a made-for-TV spectacular intended to hype NASCAR’s upcoming season. NASCAR moved the Clash to Los Angeles from Daytona International Speedway, its only home since its 1979 inception, as part of a …

President Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors faced a heated grilling from Republicans on Capitol Hill Thursday, as GOP lawmakers warn of central bank overreach and claim some of the president’s nominees threaten to move the Fed further away from its mandate focused on price …

 Todd Kendhammer says his wife Barbara died in a freak car accident. But authorities questioned his story from the beginning, and he was tried and convicted of intentional homicide. Kendhammer and his children have refused to accept the verdict and are seeking a new trial. Their fight for what they …

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Friday unveiled a proposal to ban nearly all abortions, mimicking a Texas law that leaves enforcement up to private citizens through lawsuits instead of through prosecutors and criminal charges. The governor has previewed the legislation for weeks, and it has received an enthusiastic reception …

Amy Schneider continued her climb up the “Jeopardy!” leaderboard on Friday, tying Matt Amodio’s second-place record for consecutive wins. Schneider, the first woman to break $1 million in winnings on the quiz show, has now won 38 games and $1,307,200.  To win her 38th game, she beat out an office …

President Biden will meet virtually with new Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Friday, according to the White House. The White House says the meeting will be to “further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people,” and will “highlight the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance.” Kishida, who leads …

KFC restaurants across the country will soon have plant-based chicken on the menu. Beyond Fried Chicken will be offered at more than 4,000 KFC outlets for a limited time, starting Monday, January 10, KFC an supplier Beyond Meat announced Wednesday. To be offered as a combo meal or a la carte …

Her voice is among the mightiest in pop music today. Raised outside Bristol, England, Yolanda Quartey knew at age 4 she wanted to sing. Now, Quartey, known as Yola, is up for two Grammy awards, including for her song “Diamond Studded Shoes.” It earned the British singer-songwriter a nomination for …