Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee grilled Joe Berchtold, the president of Live Nation, over his claim that bot activity caused the botched Ticketmaster rollout for Taylor Swift's Eras tour.

Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota accused Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster of being a monopoly that harms consumers.

Live Nation Entertainment's president and chief financial officer told a Senate Judiciary panel that bots attacked Ticketmaster's servers and crowded out fans when tickets for Taylor Swift's tour went on sale.

The outage knocked out electricity for millions across the country, where power failures have become increasingly common in recent years.

A shooting on the eve of the Lunar New Year left 10 people dead and at least 10 others injured in Monterey Park, Calif. It was the worst mass shooting in the United States since May 2022.

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announced a $2.5 billion aid package for Ukraine and reiterated America's commitment to supporting Ukraine's fight against Russia during a meeting with Western defense officials in Germany.

President Biden, during his tour of storm damage in California, took a question from a reporter on the classified documents found in his private office.

More than a million people demonstrated across France against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the country's legal age of retirement to 64 from 62.

Matteo Messina Denaro, the most wanted fugitive in Italy, was arrested at a hospital in Sicily, where he arrived for an appointment, the police said.

Rescue and recovery efforts were underway after powerful storms spawned tornadoes and strong winds across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.