Oct 14 Instagram says it will limit teens to PG-13 content by default as safeguard By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The company is also adding an even stricter setting that parents can set up for their children. Continue reading
Oct 14 Pennsylvania man pleads guilty terrorism, arson attack at governor's mansion while Shapiro's family slept By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press No one was injured, but authorities say the 38-year-old Balmer told them he planned to beat the governor with a small sledgehammer if he encountered him. Continue reading
Oct 14 Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices issued their order Tuesday without even asking the victims' families to respond to Jones' appeal. Continue reading
Oct 14 Rare October storm brings heavy rain, flash flood warnings and possible mudslides to Southern California By Jaimie Ding, Hallie Golden, Associated Press Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said during a news conference Monday night that she was very concerned about the weather and explained that strike teams, rescue teams and helicopters were all ready to respond. Continue reading
Oct 14 News outlets including The New York Times and Newsmax say they won't sign Pentagon rules document By David Bauder, Associated Press The new rules declare large swaths of the Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth's team risk getting their access revoked. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Nor'easter slams East Coast In our news wrap Monday, New Jersey and parts of New York declared emergencies as a powerful nor’easter slammed the coast, officials in Mexico say at least 64 died in last week's flooding, Madagascar's president said he had to flee… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 4:10 Speaker says U.S. 'barreling toward' prolonged shutdown as ripple effects grow By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Doug Adams Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said today the U.S. is “barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns” in history. That stark warning on the 13th day of the shutdown comes as impacts are starting to ripple across the country,… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 5:30 Trump's shutdown firings hollow out special education office By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas On Friday, the Trump administration fired most employees at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The Department of Education office is tasked with protecting the rights of millions of children with disabilities across the country and ensuring they… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 9:06 Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on adjusting to life at home after decades in prison By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster To many supporters, Leonard Peltier was a political prisoner unjustly punished for his activism with the American Indian Movement. To his critics, he is a remorseless killer of two FBI agents in 1975, a charge he denies. President Biden commuted… Continue watching
Oct 13 FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta By Jeff Martin, Associated Press The Friday night shooting left six people dead and more than a dozen injured. Continue reading