US officials on Friday ordered a ban on downloads of the popular Chinese-owned mobile applications WeChat and TikTok from Sunday, saying they “threaten national security”. The move comes amid rising US-China tensions over technology and a Trump adm...

  It was a typical start to the new year in a country accustomed to gun violence, despite an overall drop in violent crime nationwide. Just minutes into New Year’s Day, a teenage boy was shot and wounded in the leg on the North Side of St. Lo...