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Meta attorney Kevin Huff makes closing arguments, Monday, March 23, 2026, in state court, in Santa Fe, N.M., in a trial where the social media conglomerate is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

4:26 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube

FILE - U.S. Presidential envoy John Coale, speaks to journalists outside the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept. 11, 2025, ahead of the arrival of released prisoners from Belarus. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, file)

Trump envoy credits colorful rhetoric and vodka shots in helping him build bond with Belarus leader

4:17 PM on Wednesday, March 25

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Belarus recently revealed how he used vulgarity and vodka shots to help ingratiate himself with the country’s autocratic leader

FILE -WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks prior to Game 1 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury, Oct. 3, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher), File)

WNBA sets April 3 expansion draft for new teams in Portland and Toronto

4:02 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The WNBA will hold an expansion draft for its new franchises in Portland and Toronto on April 3

An Air Canada Express jet taxis past the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, as maintenance crews prepare to move the plane from the runway where it had collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Mangled plane in LaGuardia crash is towed from runway as most injured passengers leave hospital

3:22 PM on Wednesday, March 25

All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital

FILE - The U.S. Postal Service's next-generation delivery vehicle, left, is displayed as one new battery electric delivery trucks leaves the Kokomo Sorting and Delivery Center in Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

USPS seeks a temporary 8% charge on Priority Mail and other products to offset transportation costs

3:21 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a temporary 8% extra charge on some of its most used shipping products to cover rising transportation costs

FILE - A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Seven months later, the government still hasn't fixed CDC's shot-up windows

3:01 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The federal government has not yet replaced the bullet-pocked windows that serve as a grim reminder of an attack at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than seven months ago

FILE - Author Tracy Kidder stands in his cottage, in South Bristol, Maine, on Sept. 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80

2:07 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died

FILE - Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Byron Murphy II (91) celebrates with cornerback Devon Witherspoon (21) after recovering a fumble by New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Doug Benc, File)

NFL will open 2026 season on a Wednesday for 2nd time ever with the champion Seahawks as host

12:59 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The NFL will open the season on a Wednesday for the second time ever with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks set to host the first game of the 2026 season

FILE - A shadow is reflected on new pumps at Rich Bohnen's service station in Minneapolis on Oct. 28, 2013. (Jeff Wheeler/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP)

EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

11:27 AM on Wednesday, March 25

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium

11:05 AM on Wednesday, March 25

A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment

Mary Rodee holds a photo of her son Riley after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial

10:23 AM on Wednesday, March 25

A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services

In this photo released by the Kebbi State Government, a man inspects a burned military vehicle following a late Tuesday ambush by armed militants in Shanga, Kebbi, northern Nigeria, Wednesday, March. 25, 2026. (Kebbi State Government via AP)

Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say

10:01 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Authorities in northern Nigeria say armed militants ambushed security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of Kebbi, fatally shooting nine soldiers, a police officer and one resident

Passengers wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight

9:39 AM on Wednesday, March 25

The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says it may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on as travelers are experiencing record waiting times

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian prime minister says Air Canada CEO's English-only condolences lacked compassion

8:57 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgment

Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, left, testifies as Nicholas Andersen, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, right, listens during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Latest: TSA official stresses record-high airport wait times as shutdown drags on

7:06 AM on Wednesday, March 25

At a House Homeland Security committee hearing that stretched over three hours lawmakers and Transportation Security Administration officials stressed the urgency of the ongoing government shutdown as TSA workers scrape by without pay and long security lines wind through some airports

FILE - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division speaks during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

The NAACP names ex-DOJ civil rights chief Kristen Clarke as its top lawyer

5:56 AM on Wednesday, March 25

The NAACP has named Kristen Clarke, a former Biden Justice Department official, as its next general counsel

Relief holes are drilled into a face in the Cargill salt mine, 1,800 feet below the surface of Lake Erie, in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie

4:05 AM on Wednesday, March 25

The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states

Barcelona players celebrate after Esmee Brugts scored her side's second goal during the women's Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Barcelona routs Real Madrid 6-2 in quarterfinals of Women's Champions League, Bayern beats United

3:30 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Barcelona moved closer to a record-extending eighth consecutive semifinal in the Women’s Champions League with a 6-2 rout of rival Real Madrid in the first leg of the quarterfinals

In this photo released by Belarus' Presidential Press Service, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend an official meeting ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Belarus' Presidential Press Service via AP)

Belarusian President Lukashenko arrives in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un

1:58 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in North Korea’s capital on Wednesday, where he is to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

FILE - Rihanna arrives at the premiere of "Smurfs" on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of Rihanna and to assaulting the superstar’s family

9:32 PM on Tuesday, March 24

A woman has pleaded not guilty to firing shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there

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