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A joint investigation involving the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom helped take down the WeLeakInfo site, which the Justice Department says sold billions of stolen usernames, passwords and other data.

FBI Seizes Website Suspected Of Selling Access To Billions Of Pieces Of Stolen Data

The site weleakinfo.com is now down. The Justice Department says that for a fee, users could access stolen personal data names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses. Two people were arrested in Europe.

A man walks past a Walmart store in Washington, D.C. on July 15. Walmart said it was "confident" that its joint deal with Microsoft would satisfy both TikTok users and U.S. government regulators.

Walmart Joins Microsoft In A Bid To Buy TikTok

Walmart cited a potential boost from TikTok to its online presence, including the giant retailer's efforts to grow online advertising and a marketplace for third-party sellers.

Work crews remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson on Wednesday in Richmond, Va. The city's mayor, Levar Stoney, has ordered the immediate removal of multiple Confederate statues in the city, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up their removal for public safety.

Richmond, Va., Mayor Orders Emergency Removal Of Confederate Statues

A crane and a cherry picker soon arrived on the city's Monument Avenue to remove the statue of Stonewall Jackson before cheering crowds.

The Jewel Case: Caffeine (12-12-19)

Put on a pot of mud and tune for another edition of your weekly musical multivitamin, the Jewel Case. Our theme tonight is CAFFEINE; we'll be gettin'...

Downtown Street Closures You Need To Know About

This weekend, work takes place on the Brent Spence Bridge as two events cause some street closures downtown.

Bishop O.C. Allen III stands outside his church, a few feet away from Confederate Avenue, in Atlanta. After years of residents' efforts to change the street's name, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed legislation to rename it to United Avenue on Wednesday.

Atlanta To Change Names Of Streets That Honored Confederacy

The city's mayor signed a bill renaming three streets. Many local governments have taken similar measures in the wake of last year's white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Curious Cbus: What Ever Happened To Kahiki Supper Club?

Among the many restaurants that have come and gone over the years, The Kahiki Supper Club stands out not only as a restaurant but as a lost cultural and architectural landmark.

U.S. Women's National Soccer Team forward Megan Rapinoe, right, tries to get around Japan's Risa Shimizu, left, with the ball during the first half of SheBelieves Cup soccer match, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Chester, Pa. The U.S. tied Japan 2-2 in a friendly match in the run-up to the World Cup in June.

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Takes Next Step To World Cup

In its trek back to the Women's World Cup in June, the defending champion U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is playing this weekend in a 'friendly' game against number four England.

In Germany, Family Pug Seized And Sold On EBay To Cover Unpaid Debts

Edda was taken from her family, in part over an unpaid dog tax, according to an Ahlen city spokesman. Now Edda's new owner is seeking compensation over what she says were unrevealed medical issues.

Texas officials are reporting businesses are hiking up prices for food, water, and hotel rooms following a winter storm that walloped Texas this week. This is as residents wait in long lines at grocery stores and face food and water shortages.

Texas Officials Warn Of Price Gouging As State Faces Food, Water Shortages

Houston area residents are reporting exorbitant prices of food, water, and hotel rooms while the state continues to deal with shortages of essential items after a winter storm hit the state.

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