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Jury orders Meta and YouTube to pay $3 million in social media harm case

A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has ordered Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube to pay more than $3 million in compensatory damages for designing social media platforms that attorneys for the plaintiff said caused severe mental health harm to a young California woman, according to a press release from the plaintiff's law firm.

March 25, 2026

FBI warns music industry faces rising threat of cybercrime and fraud

The FBI's Nashville Division is warning musicians, industry workers and fans that cybercriminals have made the music business a growing target for fraud, extortion and intellectual property theft, the bureau said Tuesday.

March 25, 2026

True Value hardware closing Franklin, Tennessee location after 53 years in business

Harpeth True Value Home Center, an independently owned store affiliated with the True Value cooperative, announced via Facebook on March 5 that it will permanently close on April 1, 2026, citing financial pressures and a shifting retail landscape.

March 25, 2026

Uruguayan man pleads guilty to laundering $100K tied to Venezuela sanctions

A Uruguayan man pleaded guilty to conspiring to move nearly $100,000 into the United States through an unlicensed money transfer operation in an effort to evade American sanctions tied to Venezuelan government officials, the Justice Department announced.

March 25, 2026

Who is Emily Gregory? Democrat who flipped Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district

Emily Gregory is a first-time Democratic candidate who on Tuesday pulled off one of the most politically symbolic upsets in recent Florida history, flipping a state House seat in President Trump's own Palm Beach County backyard.

March 25, 2026

Iran’s regime won’t fall — and Israel’s assassinations may be making it stronger

Israel has killed scores of Iran's top officials, including its supreme leader -- but the regime is still standing. Here's why the assassination campaign may be strengthening hard-liners instead.

March 25, 2026

Gene Shalit, iconic ‘Today’ show film critic, turns 100

Gene Shalit, the longtime film and book critic for NBC's "Today" show whose handlebar mustache and colorful bow ties made him one of morning television's most recognizable faces, turned 100 years old on Wednesday.

March 25, 2026

Stephen Colbert to co-write new ‘Lord of the Rings’ film after ‘Late Show’ finale

The outgoing host of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" announced Wednesday that he will co-write and develop a new film in the "Lord of the Rings" franchise.

March 25, 2026

Ground beef recall: USDA warns of metal contamination in beef sold at Mom’s Organic Markets

Federal food safety regulators are warning consumers in Washington, D.C., and five states -- Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia -- not to eat a popular brand of ground beef that may contain metal fragments.

March 24, 2026

The ‘Relax Row’ has landed: United introduces economy seats that convert into couch

United Airlines introduces the "Relax Row," which are economy seats that convert into a lie-flat couch on long-haul flights. The Relax Row will start in 2027, and is the first of its kind among North American carriers.

March 24, 2026

Recall roundup: Children’s ibuprofen, Frigidaire gas ranges pulled

A look at recalls affecting consumers today: Taro Pharmaceuticals has recalled nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen oral suspension after consumers found black particles and a gel-like mass in the berry-flavored liquid. Electrolux recalled approximately 174,800 Frigidaire gas ranges due to a defective bake burner that causes delayed ignition and flash flames.

March 24, 2026

Three suspects sought after four Jewish charity ambulances destroyed in London fire

Four Jewish charity ambulances were deliberately set on fire in a targeted antisemitic attack in north London, prompting a counterterrorism investigation and widespread condemnation from British leaders.

March 24, 2026

Russian hacker sentenced to nearly 7 years for enabling U.S. ransomware attacks

A federal court in Indianapolis sentenced a Russian national Monday to nearly seven years in prison for hacking into U.S. companies and enabling ransomware attacks, the Justice Department announced.

March 24, 2026

Apple releases iOS 26.4: Here’s what you need to know

The update brings a handful of new features, eight new emoji, and the usual round of security and performance improvements -- but users still waiting on a revamped Siri will have to keep waiting.

March 24, 2026

Hannah Montana anniversary special: The nostalgia, the Cyrus reunion and why fans never moved on

Twenty years after a teenage girl from Tennessee put on a blonde wig and changed the Disney Channel forever, Miley Cyrus is back for a reunion special of the show, and fans could not be more ready.

March 24, 2026

CPAC fled Washington and conservatives say it was the best thing that ever happened to them

CPAC 2026 is underway in Dallas. The conservative conference left Washington years ago -- and after COVID pushed it further south, organizers say they're never going back.

March 24, 2026

Cornell study finds link between susceptibility to corporate jargon and weaker analytical thinking

A new academic study has introduced a tool to measure how easily employees are swayed by jargon-filled corporate language that sounds meaningful but lacks substance.

March 24, 2026

What is Bill Cosby’s net worth? Disgraced actor ordered to pay $59.25 million in civil trial

Bill Cosby could be left in dire financial straits following a $59.25 million judgment awarded to the woman who accused him of drugging and raping her more than five decades ago. The decision in favor of Donna Motsinger calls into question the net worth of the 88-year-old comedian, who is now held liable for the alleged 1972 sexual assault.

March 24, 2026

Valerie Perrine dead at 82: ‘Superman’ and ‘Lenny’ actress dies after Parkinson’s battle

Valerie Perrine, the Oscar-nominated actress best known for her roles in Bob Fosse's "Lenny" and the Richard Donner "Superman" films, died Monday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 82.

March 24, 2026

Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’ trailer drops, and the internet reacts

Disney released the first full trailer for its live-action remake of "Moana" on Monday, and social media wasted no time rendering its verdict -- mostly unfavorable, and often hilarious.

March 24, 2026