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TikTok is back on the Apple and Google app stores

Apple and Google removed the app after the Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting firms from doing business with TikTok as long as it is controlled by China-based ByteDance.

The CDC has revised its guidance to church leaders, deleting a warning about the risk of spreading the coronavirus through choirs and singing. In this photo from last summer, a choir sings at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California.

CDC Quickly Changed Its Guidance On Limiting Choirs At Religious Services

A federal official says the White House had not approved the initial version, which included the warning, "The act of singing may contribute to transmission of COVID-19."

From The Newsroom: Regulating Ride-Share Services; Remembering Jose Feghali

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: Months after controversy erupted, the Dallas City Council approved new rules that will regulate…

U.N. Aids

The United Nations begins a special session on AIDS Monday in New York. The conference will call for governments and NGOs to contribute $10 billion annually to AIDS treatment and prevention programs. Lisa Simeone speaks with Thoraya Obaid, head of the U.N. Population Fund, about cultural considerations that come into play when dealing with reproductive and sexual activity.

Several Web browsers, including Mozilla's Firefox, enable users to request additional privacy online via a "do not track" button. But there's no consensus on how much privacy the button should offer users.

'Do Not Track' Web Browser Option Gains Steam

Government regulators in the U.S. and Europe are putting pressure on the online advertising industry to adopt a new Web browser option called "do not track." The option is designed to offer users more privacy from the websites they visit — but there's still no consensus on precisely how much privacy the feature should provide.

By hijacking a user's computer, "bad" bots make it look as if she visits a website often, thus making the site more valuable to advertisers.

In A Battle For Web Traffic, Bad Bots Are Going After Grandma

"Bad" Web bots are going after everyone they can, but why? Because by hijacking Grandma's computer, they make it look as if she visits a site often, thus making the site more valuable to advertisers.

The American Civil Liberties Union says that Amazon Rekognition, facial recognition software sold online, inaccurately identified lawmakers and poses threats to civil rights — charges that Amazon denies.

Facial Recognition Software Wrongly Identifies 28 Lawmakers As Crime Suspects

The American Civil Liberties Union tested Amazon Rekognition, and found erroneous matches on images of politicians, especially among people of color.

The Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol has voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump to question him about what he knew beforehand and how he reacted during the attack.

Afghan cadets attend a graduation ceremony at the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul. Saturday's "insider attack" is the third time an Afghan soldier has killed an American counterpart this year.

Utah Mayor Identified As Service Member Killed In Afghanistan

Maj. Brent Taylor, mayor of North Ogden, a small city in Utah, was identified as the U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan. "We feel blessed to have had him as our mayor," the city said.

A sample search of Facebook's new Graph Search feature shows users' photographs. The company says users can also look for music.

Facebook Unveils Graph Search, Adding A New 'Pillar' To Services

Users of Facebook will soon have a new search tool at their disposal, the leaders of the company announced Tuesday during a live event. The new Graph Search feature will let people on Facebook sift through photos, people, places and business pages.

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