Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules

Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general alleging the company designed its Instagram social media platform to addict children, the state’s top court ruled on Friday. The ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court marked the first time a state high court has considered whether a federal law that generally shields…

Former Jets QB Browning Nagle dead at 57 after cancer battle

Former Jets quarterback Browning Nagle died this week after a battle with colon cancer. He was 57. Nagle came to Gang Green following a standout career at Louisville, where he threw for 4,653 yards and 32 touchdowns over two seasons as a starter under Howard Schnellenberger. He led the Cardinals…

Angel Reese trade is already paying off for Dream

The WNBA season hasn’t even started yet and the Dream are already benefiting from the Angel Reese trade. After Atlanta acquired Reese from the Chicago Sky on Monday for two first-round picks, the franchise’s ticket sales have since skyrocketed. Stubhub revealed Thursday that sales spiked by 15 times last season’s…

ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ ‘This Week’

ABC News is tapping insider Jon Schlosberg to run its flagship Sunday show “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” installing a streaming-era producer at the helm of its top political program. Schlosberg moves into the job after a five-year stint as senior producer of “Prime with Linsey Davis,” ABC News Live’s…

Warriors’ playoff push begins in earnest tonight against Kings

SAN FRANCISCO — The push is officially on. With Steph Curry, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford set to share the floor for the first time Friday against the Kings, the Warriors begin an abbreviated dress rehearsal for what they hope can turn into an improbable playoff run from the bottom…

Barron Trump preps for launch of new beverage company in May

First son Barron Trump is serving as director of a new beverage company incorporated in Florida last December, according to state corporation filings. The 20-year-old Trump scion is one of five directors of the herbal tea start-up SOLLOS Yerba Mate Inc., which is set to launch in May 2026 with pineapple- and coconut-flavored…

Melania Trump says ‘I am not Epstein’s victim’ in stunning public address

WASHINGTON —  Melania Trump reignited interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case Thursday by shockingly declaring she wasn’t the dead sex trafficker’s victim or accomplice — and then urging Congress to hold public hearings with victims to expose his associates. The first lady delivered her stunning remarks in the ornate foyer of the…

Aoshima: Japan’s tiny ‘Cat Island’ where felines hugely outnumber humans

QUICK FACTSName: AoshimaLocation: Ehime prefecture, JapanCoordinates: 33.7361, 132.4812Why it’s incredible: Cats outnumber humans by about 27 to 1.Aoshima is a tiny, 0.2-square-mile (0.5 square kilometers) Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea that is home to around 80 feral cats and three elderly people. It is the best known of…

California gov candidates pile on as Eric Swalwell misconduct rumors swirl

Competitors for California’s governorship are ramping up their attacks on leading Democratic candidate Eric Swalwell after claims this week that the congressman had inappropriate conduct with younger women in his office and working on his campaigns. Lower-polling candidates are hoping to use the allegations to gain traction. One of them,…

How Silicon Valley is testing employees’ AI usage

Companies are now making AI bot management a key performance metric for employees, shaking up HR. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expects engineers to spend big on AI tokens; Meta requires ‘agent-assisted’ code. A Silicon Valley founder tests employee AI reliance by giving access, then cutting it to see who begs.…

Supreme Court blocks candidate after alleged GOP infiltration scheme exposed

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a self-described “progressive” candidate’s bid to enter Ohio’s Republican primary, leaving in place a decision by state election officials to disqualify him for misrepresenting his party affiliation. Samuel Ronan, a former Democratic state and national candidate, attempted to run as a Republican in Ohio’s 15th…

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