Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man can be released from psychiatric hospital
Jan 10, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man will be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge…
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Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst
Jan 09, 2025
MENLO PARK (AP) -- It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. The social media giant has also loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse —…
US opens another Tesla probe, latest focused on tech that remotely returns car to driver
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into 2.6 million Teslas after reports of crashes involving the use of company technology that allows drivers to remotely command their vehicle to return to…
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-equipped bird feeder for his birthday. But by Christmas, she had become so obsessed with birds that…
Lawsuit alleges Fox Sports ex-host harassed hairstylist and offered her $1.5M for sex
Jan 06, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports alleges in a lawsuit that former host Skip Bayless made repeated, unwanted advances toward her — including an offer of $1.5…
Crypto mogul Do Kwon pleads not guilty in first US court appearance
Jan 03, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Hyeong Kwon pleaded not guilty Thursday to a freshly unsealed indictment released in time for his first U.S. court appearance. Kwon entered the plea in Manhattan…
It's called the 'Winter Arc.' And for some, it's replacing New Year's resolutions
Jan 02, 2025
New York (AP) — A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown that most people don’t tend to uphold their New Year’s resolutions much past the first month. In an attempt to reframe…
The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year's Day after a 71 million increase in 2024
Dec 31, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year's Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday. The 0.9%…
Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging
Dec 30, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show…
Snow, ice and strong winds make for dangerous conditions in upper Midwest
Dec 20, 2024
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing North Dakota officials to shut…