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Month: November 2021

Instagram head to testify before Senate subcommittee about the platform’s impact on kids

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, is set to testify in a Senate subcommittee hearing in early December about the platform’s potentially harmful impact on younger users following months of scrutiny on the issue. The testimony will mark Mosseri’s first appearance before Congress. It also makes him the most high-profile

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Lieutenant Governor of California visits FIND Food Bank to discuss local food insecurity

The Lieutenant Governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis, toured FIND Food Bank in Indio and helped out with the Thanksgiving distribution and packing. She was joined by Palm Springs Mayor Christy Holstege and Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Middleton. According to FIND Food Bank spokesperson Kayleen Sullivan, Kounalakis came to learn more about food insecurity

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The last gift on the shelf

By TREVOR SOCHOCKI Click here for updates on this story     GRAND BLANC, Michigan (WNEM) — Decking the halls this holiday season is going to be more challenging than ever. “I’ve noticed going into the stores,” Sara Johnson said. “The toy shelves are empty. They’re empty. It’s really sad.” Experienced shoppers like Johnson are bending over

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Federal officials green-light wind farm off coast of Rhode Island in quest to expand renewable energy

By Gregory Wallace, CNN Federal officials are green-lighting plans for a wind farm off the Rhode Island coast as the Biden administration aims to grow renewable energy capacity. The Wednesday approval out of the Interior and Commerce Departments brings the South Fork wind farm closer to providing enough power for 70,000 homes to Long Island,

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Tennessee man home for Thanksgiving after collapsing at Atlanta Airport

By IYANI HUGHES Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — A Tennessee doctor is home with his family for the Thanksgiving holiday after a scary experience while traveling through Atlanta Airport. Atlanta U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers successfully administered life-saving aid and resuscitated Dr. HC Wheatly, when he collapsed after arriving

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