Jan 31 WATCH: Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in Senate hearing on child exploitation By Barbara Ortutay, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Sexual predators. Addictive features. Eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and advocates say companies are not doing enough to protect them. Continue reading
Jan 31 House Homeland Security Committee votes along party lines to advance Mayorkas impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Mayorkas has been meeting with senators on a border security package and argues the Republicans should instead be working with the Biden administration on U.S.-Mexico border issues. Continue reading
Jan 30 New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Continue reading
Jan 30 Washington state to develop guidelines for agencies using generative artificial intelligence By Hallie Golden, Associated Press The executive order was signed by the Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday and highlights the huge potential for generative AI as well as its risks. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 5:23 House Republicans move to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens The House of Representatives is on the cusp of impeaching a Cabinet secretary for the first time in 150 years. Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee advanced articles of impeachment Tuesday against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The full chamber is… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:38 With calls for a ceasefire, protesters pressure city councils for U.S. action in Gaza By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau As Hamas weighs a new proposal for a temporary truce in Gaza, protesters in the U.S. calling for a ceasefire have disrupted everything from commutes in New York City to a parade in Los Angeles. In cities across the country,… Continue watching
Jan 30 NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question in new transparency law By Anthony Izaguirre, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The issue was thrust into the national spotlight this weekend when NYPD officers pulled over a Black lawmaker without giving him a reason. Continue reading
Jan 30 U.S. and China commit to tackling fentanyl trafficking in a sign of cooperation amid differences By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The head of a U.S. government delegation to China says that American and Chinese officials have committed to working together to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States. Continue reading
Jan 30 U.S. considering more measures against Venezuelan President Maduro after pulling some sanctions relief By Fatima Hussein, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The U.S. is considering additional measures against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government after the South American country's highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader. Continue reading
Jan 30 Poland's new government asks Germany to think creatively about compensation for World War II losses By Associated Press The foreign minister in Poland's new pro-European Union government says he would like Germany's leaders to think in a "creative" way about compensating Poland for huge losses it suffered at German hands during World War II. Continue reading