By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted that Twitter had pulled out of the EU’s disinformation “code of practice” that other major social media platforms have pledged to
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted that Twitter had pulled out of the EU’s disinformation “code of practice” that other major social media platforms have pledged to
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has increased its security screenings following a massive leak of classified documents allegedly by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard that exposed sensitive information online, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) conducts routine screenings of employees
Continue ReadingBy FOX12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — An armed robber is being sought by Portland police after they held up a Portland store and made off with some snacks. On Sunday, April 30 at 1:39 a.m., the suspect entered a convenience store in the 1000 block of North
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office must turn over documents related to former JPMorgan Chase (JPM) executive James “Jes” Staley in response to a subpoena from the bank in ongoing federal lawsuits that allege JPMorgan enabled and benefited from longtime banking-client
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story GROVELAND, California (KOVR) — However quiet it feels at the entrance to Yosemite National Park, it feels silent to Finn Horsley. “The waterfalls are full flow, the perfect time to visit Yosemite,” says Horsley. “And then this happened.” He and his wife bought the Charlotte
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM, KEVIN FREKING and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close” late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations
Continue ReadingBy KCAL-News Staff Click here for updates on this story LAKE FOREST, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Despite his enraged roommate wildly swinging a pickaxe, a Lake Forest man mustered up the courage to put an end to his inexplicable rampage Monday. “I was just trying to keep him calm and just end the aggression,” the
Continue ReadingBy WWJ Staff Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A 19-year-old facing charges in a Walled Lake fatal crash that killed a 13-year-old girl is now facing charges of having child sexual abuse material in an unrelated case. Gavin Kassab, 19, of Commerce Township, is charged with 10 counts
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By Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, on Thursday indicted a man on a murder charge in connection with last year’s shooting death of Takeoff, a member of the rap group Migos. Patrick Clark, 33, was arrested in connection with the death in December. Takeoff, 28,
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PHOENIX (AP) — As summer starts, Maricopa County officials say there have already been four heat-related deaths this year. Maricopa County Department of Public Health issued a heat report this week, which the agency will compile every week between now and October while temperatures soar. Officials for Arizona’s most populous county say the first one
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Carolina Calero (CNN) — El célebre futbolista portugués Cristiano Ronaldo, que ha marcado cientos de goles en su carrera, los celebra siempre corriendo hacia el banderín de la esquina para realizar su icónica celebración “Siu”, haciendo piruetas en el aire antes de aterrizar en posición de fuerza. Pero después de marcar un gol decisivo para
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The Republican governor signed the law after it was approved by the Legislature earlier in May with only Republican support. Several
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A small high school in rural Texas has postponed its graduation ceremony after an end-of-year review revealed only five of the school’s 33 seniors had met the requirements to graduate, according to the school district’s superintendent. “Marlin High School has announced that high school graduation will
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Marie Stevenson, a math teacher at Rancho Mirage High School, was named a 2024 Riverside County Teacher of the Year! Ms. Stevenson was surprised by the announcement on Friday. She had agreed to volunteer as a judge for a lip sync battle in a colleague’s Friday morning dance class. Upon entering the gymnasium, Ms. Stevenson
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Actor Megan Fox, a 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover star who has long been regarded as a sex symbol,
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted that Twitter had pulled out of the EU’s disinformation “code of practice” that other major social media platforms have pledged to
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted that Twitter had pulled out of the EU’s disinformation “code of practice” that other major social media platforms have pledged to
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was set to start Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays after being activated from the bereavement list Friday. Kershaw went on the list Monday following the death of his mother, Marianne Tombaugh. The left-hander took the loss Sunday at St. Louis to fall to
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story BERLIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Four people, including a 12-year-old, were arrested in connection with a couple of stolen vehicle crashes in Berlin. One crash involved a stolen Porsche, the driver of which crashed into police cruiser. The suspects in the vehicle were described by Berlin
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