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YouTube joins Meta to appeal social media addiction verdict
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (348+ words) LOS ANGELES — YouTube has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, seeking to challenge the jury's determination that the company designed its platform to hook young users without concern for their well-being. Lawyers representing…...
Federal, local agencies crack down on straw gun purchases with new campaign
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (345+ words) ST. LOUIS — Federal and local law enforcement agencies are cracking down on straw gun purchases with a new public awareness campaign, officials announced Wednesday. “Don’t Lie for the Other Guy” focuses on those who buy a firearm for someone else…...
New details in shooting deaths of five East St. Louis family members
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (228+ words) Spectrum News Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Judge orders teen held in shooting deaths of 5 East St. Louis family members BELLEVILLE, Ill.–Citing details presented by prosecutors that she…...
Federal regulators order Kalshi to honor pending trades in Michigan
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (355+ words) LANSING, Mich. — A legal battle over sports prediction markets intensified Tuesday after federal regulators stepped in to keep certain trades involving Michigan residents from being canceled, setting up another clash between the state and the federal government over who has…...
Buffalo diocese statement on priest facing child sexual abuse charges
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (200+ words) The Diocese of Buffalo is providing new details about a priest who was arrested on child sexual abuse charges. Last week, federal agents arrested Fr. Jeffrey Nowak, 46, of Lackawanna, after they seized multiple devices inside his home that contained sexually…...
Prosecutor declines to charge officer who fatally shot Eddie Deans Jr.
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (265+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced Tuesday he will not file charges against a Grand Rapids police officer in the fatal shooting of Eddie Deans Jr. on May 30. Deans was killed following an hourlong standoff that began…...
Syracuse mayor, state AG sue Nob Hill owners over years of violations
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (248+ words) Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens and New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the owners and managers of Nob Hill Apartments over years of health and safety issues, business practices and tenants’ rights violations, the AG’s office announced Wednesday. The suit…...
Senators ask to include Maine in Biddeford shooting probe
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (255+ words) Spectrum News Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Collins, King ask DOJ to include Maine in Biddeford shooting probe WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine)…...
Wilson courthouse shooting renews conversation about safety
8+ hour ago (482+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A shooting outside a North Carolina courthouse that left a woman critically injured and wounded a police officer and sheriff’s deputy is renewing conversations about courthouse security across the state. Abdul Karim Mustafa appeared in court Tuesday on charges…...
Apple says he will not seek reelection as Albany County sheriff
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (143+ words) Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple Sr. announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection next year. Apple started in the sheriff’s office in 1987 and has served as county's top cop since 2011, when he replaced former Sheriff James Campbell, who retired....