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AOL violated children's privacy to serve online ads Verizon-owned Oath has agreed to pay a $5 million penalty for violating a federal privacy law that prohibits online advertisers from tracking children without parental consent.

Apple's Tim Cook: Violence, hate and division have ‘no place’ on his platform Apple CEO Tim Cook said his company is no place for hate, violence and division, seemingly taking a swipe at Facebook and Twitter in the process without mentioning them by name.

Air Force sets sights on high-tech laser weapons The Air Force will one day fire high-tech laser weapons from drones and fighter jets to destroy high-value targets, conduct precision strikes and incinerate enemy locations from the sky.

YouTube mobile videos will now play automatically Love them or hate them, autoplay videos are coming to YouTube's mobile apps on Android and iOS.

Apple offers veterans 10 percent discount via new online store Apple has launched a new online store for US veterans and active military members that offers a 10 percent discount on company products.

We don't have enough air and missile defense weapons, Pentagon says Pentagon weapons developers and military war commanders are expressing concern that deployed forces simply do not have enough Air and Missile defense assets to meet a fast-changing threat environment involving high volumes of dangerous new enemy weapons.

A senior lawmaker in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said he would vote against her Brexit deal and predicted parliament would reject it by at least 80 votes, The Telegraph newspaper reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QDZF8w

A Ukrainian church council will meet on December 15 in order to create an independent Orthodox church and elect its leader, President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2G9nIsa

Dozens of people were arrested in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and South America on Wednesday in an operation against members of Italy's 'Ndrangheta organized crime group, officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2rkA9XC

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday the United States had yet to provide any evidence Moscow was in breach of a landmark arms control treaty, but said it was ready to keep discussing the matter with Washington. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FY1Ek3

A Spanish regional court confirmed on Wednesday a nine-year prison sentence for five men for sexual assault and upheld a controversial ruling that the men should be cleared of the more severe sentence of rape in the so-called "wolf pack" case. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2rkq7FR

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Gregg Jarrett: Mueller strikes out trying to nail Trump – Flynn sentencing memo is a big nothing A sentencing memo that Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed in U.S. District Court in Washington Tuesday recommending little or no prison time for President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn doesn’t implicate the president in any wrongdoing.

Hannity: Flynn's life has been in limbo for this? Special Counsel Mueller recommends no jail time for Gen. Michael Flynn.

Doug Schoen: Democrats will be hurt by radical policies – Moderation is their key to success Democrats need to embrace moderate policies to win voter support and reject radical positions.

Gutfeld on the passing of George Herbert Walker Bush People come and go on our planet, and in our lives, and it helps to remember that all of us have something in common with the great ones.

Kurtz: Media can make or break politicians under fire 'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on whether or not it is easier for politicians to survive scandal in the age of Trump.

Geraldo Rivera: Migrants at our border want a better life and deserve our kindness I understand that millions of Americans still view the thousands squatting in squalor in Tijuana as a menace to society. They are not. Rather, they are desperate economic refugees looking for a better life.

George H.W. Bush's service dog 'Sully' isn't a Democrat or Republican -- It's doggone crazy to attack him  People from around the world are recalling President George H.W. Bush’s many accomplishments and outstanding qualities with words of praise – but one of the most beautiful and moving tributes was a wordless expression of love from his service dog, Sully. Unbelievably, a mean-spirited writer for Slate has chosen to attack this loyal dog.

Michael Goodwin: Trump is prepping for all-out political war As I sat a few feet from President Trump while he ripped special counsel Robert Mueller and warned Democrats he is preparing a devastating counterpunch, the phrase “The Gathering Storm” came to mind. That’s the title of Volume I of Winston Churchill’s masterful history of World War II.

George H.W. Bush’s praise for the war heroes of Pearl Harbor came from his heart Bush was 17 on December 7, 1941, a Sunday. Friends died in the Japanese attack. A day later he tried to enlist. Too young, he was told to return at age 18. Bush did, almost losing his life in 1944 when his plane was shot down.

Dana Perino: Remembering George H.W. Bush – What leaders and managers can learn from our 41st president As our nation continues the process of mourning President George H.W. Bush, I wanted to share a story with you that was shared with me this past weekend.

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