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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The American Psychological Association is calling for teens to undergo training before they enter the sometimes fun but sometimes fraught world of social media, according to new recommendations released Tuesday. “Social media is neither inherently harmful nor beneficial to our youth,” said Dr. Thema Bryant, the APA’s president. “Just as we
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By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Officials in Southwest Louisiana have charged a 58-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a group of juveniles who were playing hide-and-seek, one of whom was injured. The incident happened early Sunday in the small town of Starks, Louisiana, near the Texas state line. Authorities say that a group
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak’s daughter will spin letters for co-host Vanna White on Wednesday. Maggie Sajak took to her Instagram with the news she will be helping out on “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” while White competes on the show. “Warming up for Wednesday,” she captioned it. “I hope to
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN Bruce Callahan, one of two men who escaped from a Virginia jail earlier this month, was captured after he pulled a fire alarm at a university just miles from the facility he fled, officials said. Bruce Callahan was taken into custody “without incident” Monday morning on the campus of Longwood University,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Roughly 4.4 million people will soon receive checks from TurboTax, following a 50-state settlement with parent company Intuit for allegedly steering millions of low-income Americans away from free tax-filing services. Customers affected by the settlement will receive an email about the settlement and checks will automatically be mailed throughout this
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force is proposing that all women at average risk of breast cancer start screening at age 40 to reduce their risk of dying from the disease, according to a new draft recommendation statement. It’s an update to the 2016 recommendation, in which the task force recommended
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sleeping poorly due to job stress? That may be due to a lack of support from coworkers and higher-ups, a new study found. However, receiving improved psychological and social support at your job allows you to more easily shut off from the workday, thus giving you precious downtime to de-stress and
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to Papua New Guinea during a trip to the Indo-Pacific region this month, the White House announced Tuesday, marking the first visit of a sitting US president to the Pacific country. The visit will take place between stops in Japan and Australia, according to White House
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers investigating the use of Pegasus spyware say they are deeply concerned about abuses in Hungary and Poland. They’re also lamenting the lack of government cooperation with their inquiry. The spyware developed by Israeli company NSO has been used around the world to break into
Continue Reading The Associated Press About 8.3 million Hyundais and Kias dating to the 2011 model year can be stolen easily by using just a screwdriver and a USB cord, creating an auto-theft outbreak across the U.S. The cars lack theft immobilizers, whereby computer chips in car keys and steering columns must recognize each other before the
Continue Reading By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bedding provider Tempur Sealy has agreed to acquire Mattress Firm in a cash-and stock-transaction valued at about $4 billion, the companies said Tuesday. Mattress Firm operates more than 2,300 brick-and-mortar retail locations and an e-commerce platfom. After the Tempur Sealy acquistion is complete, the two companies
Continue ReadingBy Will Maetzold Click here for updates on this story WINSTON, Oregon (KPTV) — An Oregon boy recently made a discovery that dates back tens of thousands of years. On April 11, third grader Jeremiah Longbrake was playing in a creek at his grandmother’s house near the southern Oregon town of Winston. He brought something
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN The US ambassador to Israel Tom Nides will depart from his post in August, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Nides informed the embassy of his plans on Tuesday, one of the sources said. The second source said Nides has begun telling members of the Israeli
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites. So far, it hasn’t solved the problem. Across the country, thieves are still
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites. So far, it hasn’t solved the problem. Across the country, thieves are still
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Automatic balls and strikes could soon be coming to the major leagues. Much like the players themselves, the robo-umps are working their way up through the minors with the goal being promoted to the show. The goal is to eliminate the individual and sometimes inconsistent
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Irish airline Ryanair is making a big order for Boeing 737 Max jets. Ryanair said Tuesday that it has agreed to order 150 Max planes with an option for 150 more. That would be the biggest aircraft purchase in the airline’s history and a boost for Boeing. At Boeing’s
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story BORING, Oregon (KPTV) — Friday night, business was usual at the Timber Pub & Grub in Boring, until a pickup truck came barreling through the front door. The bar’s manager, Lori Washburn, said it struck several people inside. “Multiple people called 911,” Washburn said. “Responders
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Christie’s is auctioning a staggering 700 pieces of jewelry from the collection of the late Heidi Horten, an Austrian heiress whose German husband built a retail empire starting in the 1930s — in part from department stores and other assets sold by desperate Jews as they fled
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Julieta Colombo, sobrina del caricaturista argentino Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, mejor conocido como “Quino”, murió este lunes, confirmó la cuenta oficial de Twitter del ilustrador y de Mafalda. “Despedimos con profunda tristeza a Julieta Colombo, que desde pequeña fue testigo de la rutina de trabajo y obra de su
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