Blackburn explains Kids Online Safety Act, publishes guide
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With summer around the corner, one U.S. Senator says big tech platforms are eager to profit off children's data, and predators will be logging on to take advantage of more…
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Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because of supply disruptions and a massive safety recall by manufacturer Abbott. Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a…
EA Sports and FIFA end partnership, both eye new video games
ZURICH (AP) — Electronic Arts will stop making its hugely successful FIFA video game in its current name. FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during an interview conducted with The Associated Press in Doha, Qatar,…
Sheriff: Alabama inmate, jailer were prepared for a shootout
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana sheriff says the Alabama murder suspect and jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week were heavily armed and preparing…
Alabama jailbreak mystery deepens as manhunt ends with death
(AP) -- The death of an Alabama jailer found shot in the head with a gun in her hand after a weeklong manhunt has only deepened a mystery: Why would a trusted official help free a hulking murder suspect with…
Biden signs Ukraine bill, seeks $40B aid, in Putin rejoinder
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is seeking to portray a united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden signs the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 in the Oval Office of the White House,…
Sheriff: Ex-jail official, inmate she helped escape caught
UPDATE: EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Official: Alabama jail official who helped inmate escape is dead after shooting herself. EARLIER STORY: An Alabama sheriff says escaped inmate Casey White and former jail official Vicky White have been taken into custody in…
Wordle answer changed to avoid fraught word, NY Times says
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times scrambled to change its Wordle game on Monday to avoid a puzzle answer that might be seen as some sort of commentary on the news. FILE - A…
Tenant: Thousands of bees found in Mississippi apartment
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A woman says she has left of a Mississippi apartment where thousands of bees were found living in the walls and ceiling. Alexa Lee told The Oxford Eagle that she moved to Oxford from Georgia in…
Biden starts program to provide discounted internet service
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration says 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes. The program announced Monday could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service. The $1…
