By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of Instagram, appearing before a Senate panel, met with deep skepticism over new measures the platform is adopting to protect young users nd the company’s commitment to transparency. Adam Mosseri faced off with senators angry over revelations of how the photo-sharing
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By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of Instagram, appearing before a Senate panel, met with deep skepticism over new measures the platform is adopting to protect young users nd the company’s commitment to transparency. Adam Mosseri faced off with senators angry over revelations of how the photo-sharing
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A father and son have been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive California wildfire that forced tens of thousands to flee the Lake Tahoe area earlier this year. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday that David Scott Smith and his son Travis
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President Joe Biden’s first visit to Missouri as acting president was met with criticism from his opponents on the opposite side of the aisle.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Scott Peterson ha sido condenado nuevamente a cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional por la muerte de su esposa y su hijo que estaba por nacer, dictaminó este miércoles una jueza de California. Peterson, de 49 años, fue condenado en 2004 por los asesinatos de su esposa Laci y
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Fingert Click here for updates on this story IRVINGTON , Alabama (WALA) — There is a heck of a pig problem in one Irvington neighborhood. “Started out with what was two pigs, has escalated to 40 or 50 pigs,” said Lisha Nicolas. That growing number creating quite the problem for neighbors with frustration
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has completed deliberations for the day in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. After a weeklong trial, the jury deliberated for about two hours Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Masse Click here for updates on this story SOUTHBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — A startling discovery was made during the search for a missing person Monday. The person authorities were looking for was reported missing from Berkshire Road in Southbury back on April 19 of this year. State Police say they, along with Naugatuck
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A former medical staffing company employee admitted Wednesday that she used to her permission to steal personal information, which she then used to obtain more than $127,000 in fraudulent loans. Roseanna Taylor, 41, pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and wire fraud
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has appointed a former federal judge to ensure no First Amendment protections are violated in the review of materials seized by authorities from individuals connected with the conservative group Project Veritas. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said she was appointing Barbara Jones to oversee
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The vote in a recall effort against a socialist Seattle City Councilmember has tightened considerably as more mail ballots are counted. That means it will take least another day to determine whether the controversial lawmaker will be ousted or keep hear seat. Kshama Sawant Sawant is a 48-year-old economics professor and the
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By Dianne Gallagher and Ethan Cohen, CNN The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday that moves the state’s primary elections from March 2022 to May 2022, due to lawsuits over redistricting maps for congressional and state legislative districts. The preliminary injunction also halts candidate filing, reversing an earlier state Court of Appeals ruling.
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A bill that will prevent the US from importing goods produced using forced labor by Uyghurs and other minority Muslim populations in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China passed the House on Wednesday evening. The vote was 428-1. Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the only member to vote against it.
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of the way Iowa treats people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, telling the state it must find ways to care for people in community settings and not in institutions or be sued. A federal
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of the way Iowa treats people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, telling the state it must find ways to care for people in community settings and not in institutions or be sued. A federal
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is promising to use his executive powers to withdraw the commonwealth from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program he says has overburdened ratepayers and businesses. Youngkin said during a speech Wednesday that he would pull Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is promising to use his executive powers to withdraw the commonwealth from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program he says has overburdened ratepayers and businesses. Youngkin said during a speech Wednesday that he would pull Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas
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Three people were hurt in a crash on the Highway 54/63 southbound Missouri River bridge just before noon when a Ford Fusion changed lanes and hit a Lincoln Towncar, sending the Lincoln into the concrete wall, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. All three of the injured people were in the Towncar, and they were taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.
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Leah Dolan, CNN While many of us will spend the final days of 2021 reflecting on its whirlwind events, global color authority Pantone has already been busy looking ahead — to decide on the shade that will best encapsulate 2022. On Wednesday it unveiled Very Peri, a periwinkle hue that the company says combines the
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN While many of us will spend the final days of 2021 reflecting on its whirlwind events, global color authority Pantone has already been busy looking ahead — to decide on the shade that will best encapsulate 2022. On Wednesday it unveiled Very Peri, a periwinkle hue that the company says combines the
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