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The youngest victim said he was 9 years old when he was allegedly sexually assaulted by Combs. HOUSTON -- High-profile Houston attorney Tony Buzbee is vetting claims of assault made by more than 3,800 people from across the U.S. against hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. Combs, 54, was arrested on Sept. 16 by federal agents and is being held in the Metropolitan Detent...

Sometimes, you have to start from scratch to make something amazing. Sometimes, you already have most of the ingredients, but you have to do some improvising to make the thing sing. Until today, TechCrunch was in the latter camp. Top reporters who know how to get to the bottom of a story? Check. Must-read news and analysis? Check. Product reviews, dives into the peop...

Greetings from the Orbiting HQ! As you can see, we've refreshed the site design. We hope you'll come to love it. Ars Technica is a little more than 26 years old, yet this is only our ninth site relaunch (number eight was rolled out way back in 2016!). We think the Ars experience gets better with each iteration, and this time around, we've brought a ton of behind-the-...

Vice President Kamala Harris visited an emergency operations center in Augusta, Georgia, where she sat for a briefing and thanked assembled officials for "doing God's work." Harris is in the state to get an up-close look at the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. Harris told the emergency workers, "You all leave home, you leave family members who are in need of ...

Comet A3, also known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3), was spotted in San Francisco, California, early Friday morning, and astronomers believe it will make another appearance in October. The comet was seen flying over the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise, and stunning time-lapse footage was captured by a photographer. Comet A3 was named after the place where it w...