A federal judge on Monday temporarily paused Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, siding with a dozen Democratic-led states that said the $110bn deal would smother competition in Hollywood.

Discovery hit its first major speed bump Monday when a federal judge in California granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits the companies from closing the deal. The court said that during the pause it would consider whether the merger should remain blocked,

A federal judge has temporarily paused the controversial merger between Paramount and Warner Bros., according to a report by The New York Times. This restraining order lasts for 14 days, though could stretch out even longer if both parties agree.

The delay is intended to give the court time to consider a lawsuit that argues the $111 billion merger violates antitrust laws.

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Miami on Monday after they were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges in the United Kingdom.

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami after U.K. prosecutors brought further rape, sex trafficking, and other charges against them.

The brothers face new charges related to rape, indecent images of a child and extreme pornography, among others.

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were taken into custody by federal law enforcement officials in Miami on Saturday, the U.S.

Just one month after record shattering rainfall from Tropical Storm Arthur, people are bracing for impacts from the second storm of the season along the Gulf Coast.

The National Hurricane Center upgraded the sprawling area of low pressure to Tropical Depression Two on Sunday morning.

Tropical Depression Two formed off Florida’s west coast Sunday, forecast to become Tropical Storm Bertha as it head up to the Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Depression Two has developed in the Gulf of Mexico, prompting a Tropical Storm Watch for parts of Florida as forecasters predict additional strengthening and heavy rainfall along the northern Gulf Coast.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Sunday walked back an earlier finding that a lettuce sample supplied by Taylor Farms had tested positive for Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands of Americans.

The FDA said experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an investigation into the cyclospora outbreak.

The FDA says its lab finding of Cyclospora in Taylor Farms lettuce linked to the Taco Bell outbreak was a false positive after experts re-reviewed results.

A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms that had tested positive for cyclospora was a false positive, the Food and Drug Administration said Sunday. But the FDA said its investigation and data "continue to converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms locations in central Mexico.

A person who authorities say deployed an incendiary device outside a New York federal building Monday, the FBI said.

The FBI says an incendiary device was deployed outside a New York federal building and a person has been taken into custody

One person was taken into custody after deploying an "incendiary device" outside a building that houses the New York field offices of the FBI and ICE.

FBI officials provide an update after authorities say a suspect armed with an incendiary device and pellet gun was arrested outside New York's 26 Federal Plaza.

A Chicago police officer was shot Monday morning in Albany Park.

A Chicago police SWAT officer was one of multiple people shot during a domestic incident in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood Monday. According to the Chicago Fire Department, multiple people were shot during the incident at approximately 11:11 a.

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A man was killed outside a Lincoln Park bar, and four others were wounded in separate overnight shootings across Chicago. Here's what police say.