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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer U.S. regulators say Facebook misled parents and failed to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app, including misrepresenting the access it provided to app developers to private user data. As a result, The Federal Trade Commision on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to a 2020 privacy order

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — US regulators say Facebook misled parents, failed to protect privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app.

By The Associated Press The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike Tuesday after negotiations with Hollywood studios that began in March failed to result in an agreement. The guild has billed the issues behind the labor dispute as “an existential crisis.” Writers say they’re facing a host of new issues

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet — not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. Astronomers on Wednesday reported their observations of what appeared to be a gas giant around the size

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In an about-face, Twitter says it has restored free access to a key tool for verified government and “publicly owned” services so they can tweet weather, transit and other alerts after New York City’s transit agency said earlier this week it would no longer use the platform for its

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood writers picketing to preserve pay and job security outside major studios and streamers braced for a long fight at the outset of a strike that immediately forced late-night shows into hiatus, put other productions on pause and had the entire industry slowing its roll.

By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A pair of pitchers with the same last name and born one day apart took a double no-hitter into the sixth inning Tuesday night. Neither Mason nor Bryce Miller — who are not related — was around at the end. AJ Pollock homered to break up

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds had lost their last nine games at Petco Park. Jonathan India and Alexis Díaz made sure the streak didn’t reach 10. India singled in the go-ahead run on Luis Garcia’s first pitch of the 10th inning and the Reds beat San Diego

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Harper’s return to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup got off to a rough start. The two-time NL MVP went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in his return just 160 days after Tommy John surgery, and Philadelphia lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-1 on

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James no longer has to do it all against Stephen Curry on the big stage, not even close. Anthony Davis plugs the middle and takes away the easy chances inside. Dennis Schröder has the energy to help chase No. 30 all over the court.

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Taylor Ward capped a four-run first inning with a three-run homer, Patrick Sandoval combined with three relievers on a four-hitter and the Los Angeles Angels beat St. Louis 5-1 Tuesday night to extend the Cardinals’ losing streak to four. St. Louis (10-20), facing the Angels for

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — San Francisco’s Anthony DeSclafani threw a season-high 109 pitches in eight scoreless innings of a win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Hard work for sure, but from Houston manager Dusty Baker’s vantage point the right-hander made it look easy. “It looked like he didn’t even

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Harper defied the odds and returned 160 days after Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger is trying to stress something else now that he is back in the lineup — patience. Harper went 0 for 4 and struck out

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In an about-face, Twitter says it has restored free access to a key tool for verified government and “publicly owned” services so they can tweet weather, transit and other alerts after New York City’s transit agency said earlier this week it would no longer use the platform for its