By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will focus on the “metaverse,” a virtual computer-generated space where people can
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By The Associated Press No. 12 Kentucky emerges from a bye after a 30-13 loss at top-ranked Georgia looking to get back on track and win in Starkville for the first time since 2008 (14-13). Mississippi State looks to follow up a 45-6 pasting of hapless Vanderbilt by avenging last year’s 24-2 beating by Kentucky
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They are two prominent historians with very different views of the past — and the present. Gordon Wood and Woody Holton met last weekend to debate the American Revolution, and the new books each have published. But midway the firm, but collegial tone shifted when
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future. Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a document trove that
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future. Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a document trove that
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted stays of execution for two Oklahoma men. The high court’s move Thursday allows the state to move forward with its first lethal injection in more than six years. The court lifted stays for John Marion Grant and Julius Jones that
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers are tinkering with Sam Darnold’s mechanics in hopes of salvaging whatever confidence the quarterback has left. Panthers coach Matt Rhule has been working closely with Darnold this week on his footwork, particularly slowing down his backpedal. Darnold’s drops have gotten quicker and
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said he’d channel Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin when asked about the head coaching vacancy at the University of Southern California. Del Rio appeared to express interest two years ago in the USC job if it were open but
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said he’d channel Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin when asked about the head coaching vacancy at the University of Southern California. Del Rio appeared to express interest two years ago in the USC job if it were open but
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants have denied spreading disinformation about climate change while sparring with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming. Exxon CEO Darren Woods said his company acknowledges the risks of climate change and
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants have denied spreading disinformation about climate change while sparring with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming. Exxon CEO Darren Woods said his company acknowledges the risks of climate change and
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By Dakin Andone, CNN Members of the New York City Fire Department gathered Thursday to protest the city’s looming Covid-19 vaccine mandate as officials brace for possible mass staffing shortages. According to the mandate, members of the fire department, the New York Police Department and other city workers have until 5 p.m. Friday to have
Continue Reading Arizona utility regulators considering a rate case for Arizona Public Service Co. have voted to abolish a grid-access fee paid by customers with rooftop solar panels and to not make customers pay for some of APS’ spending on a New Mexico power plant. The Arizona Republic reports that various changes that the Arizona Corporation Commission
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said he’d channel Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin when asked about the head coaching vacancy at the University of Southern California. Del Rio appeared to express interest two years ago in the USC job if it were open but
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chelsea says Christian Pulisic has resumed training ahead of Saturday’s match at winless Newcastle. The 23-year-old Pulisic has not featured since Aug. 14 when he scored in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace to open the league season. The American forward injured an ankle while on international duty in early September —
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Notre Dame has a slim chance to make the College Football Playoff but will need plenty of help. Realistically, the Irish need to win out for a New Year’s Six bowl berth. The Tar Heels have struggled with three ACC losses but are coming off a bye week following a 45-42
Continue ReadingBy CBSBoston.com Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a blast from Salem’s celebrity past as the Peabody Essex Museum’s historic Ropes Mansion will be decorated as it was from “Hocus Pocus” through Halloween. It will be the first time the set has been recreated since the movie was
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday announced that he is suing Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, based on revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen and the trove of internal company documents she leaked. The securities lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Ohio Public Employees
Continue Reading By The Associated Press San Francisco and Chicago come into Sunday’s game at Soldier Field looking to stop their skids. The 49ers dropped their fourth straight after winning their first two when they fell to Indianapolis last week. The Bears got manhandled 38-3 by Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their most lopsided
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The most populous U.S. state not surprisingly has the most people being released from its prisons and jails. And now it has what organizers said Thursday is the nation’s first statewide coordinated effort to help them reintegrate back into the community. The newly formed Re-Entry Providers
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