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Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

First We Feast, the food and pop culture brand behind the YouTube show, was sold to a group of investors, including “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans, Crooked Media and the Soros Fund.

North Korea has dispatched “thousands” of IT workers to send revenue back to the country’s ruling regime, in violation of U.S. and U.N. sanctions, the DOJ said.

Key House and Senate lawmakers are demanding top federal law enforcement officials immediately brief them about mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and New York, as the White House downplayed any potential threats to national security or the public.

Investigators found no evidence of undercover FBI employees at the Capitol, but the presence of FBI informants could further fuel right-wing “fedsurrection” conspiracy theories.

IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes.

Juan Soto put on a New York Mets jersey and cap for the first time Thursday after his record $765 million, 15-year contract was finalized and talked about what made the difference in his decision.

Dick Van Dyke says his neighbors helped him evacuate his home amid the deadly fires in Malibu, California.

Stanley is recalling 2.6 million Switchback and Trigger Action stainless steel travel mugs due to a burn hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says.

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month.

Two of the three Alexander brothers, the ultra-luxury real estate brokers accused in a sexual assault investigation involving dozens of victims who were violently raped as far back as over a decade ago in South Florida and New York, were denied bond in court on Thursday.

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick is set to be introduced as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina on Thursday.

A cuddly, bipedal mushroomlike creature from the Pokémon universe has become the latest fixation among those who are scouring the social media profiles of the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.