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Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users
Walker Montgomery was just 16 when someone pretending to be a teenage girl messaged him through Instagram and seduced him into cybersex.
Letter: More thoughts on fire chief hire
It was refreshing to hear Councilman Rusty Greene’s comments, in hindsight, about leaving the contentious executive session to hire a new fire chief. We all
Ole Miss drops midweek matchup at Memphis
Ole Miss went 0 for 14 with runners on-base and 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position against Memphis Tuesday night as the Rebels dropped their matchup with the Tigers 6-2 at FedExPark.
Tiger Woods returns at TGL and can’t stop LA from winning SoFi Cup
Tiger Woods competed for the first time in more than a year and that wasn’t nearly enough to stop Los Angeles Golf Club, which made three straight eagles to close out a 9-2 victory in the TGL final Tuesday night to capture the SoFi Cup.
Ex-ump Richie Garcia worries current umps will be embarrassed when robots overturn ball/strike calls
Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot umpires will have on their human counterparts.
City of Columbus Building Permits, March 16-19, 2026
Stanley Jenksin; 307 22nd St. N.; reroof; Construction Risk Service LLC Bob Meeks; 510 Lincoln Road; reroof; Wheeler Roofing Inc. Robert Benton; 719 Hemlock St.;
Lowndes County Building Permits, March 25, 2026
Antonio Hines; 8578 Hwy. 45 S. Alt.; set up mobile home; West Malone Jr. Electrical Antonio HInes; 8578 Hwy. 45 S. Alt.; move mobile home;
Steve Knight steps down after 44-year run as men’s basketball coach at William Carey
Steve Knight became the head men’s basketball coach at William Carey College way back in July of 1982 at the age of 25.
Judge questions Pentagon’s motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI
A federal judge weighing the merits of the Pentagon’s designation of rising Silicon Valley star Anthropic as a security threat repeatedly questioned the government’s reasons for vilifying the company following a dispute over how its artificial intelligence technology can be used in war
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere.
Means’ surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance
Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means’ nomination to be U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators of both major political parties grilled her on vaccines and other health topics during a tense confirmation hearing, deepening doubts about her ability to secure the votes she needs for the role.
It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding.
TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight
The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports as travelers are experiencing record waiting times, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance in Congress.
Georgia could become the first state with weapons detection in all public schools
Georgia could become the first state to require every student to be checked for weapons when arriving at a public school each day.
Other Editors: Slashing gas taxes is good politics but bad policy
The Washington Post says cutting gas taxes is good politics, but bad policy
Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings at a perilous political moment for President Donald Trump and with open division on the right over the war he launched in Iran.
Froma Harrop: Does social media really addict us?
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are running content very harmful to children. So said a jury in New Mexico that just slapped their owner, Meta, with a $375 million fine. The state accused the company of spreading pornographic images and helping adults contact vulnerable children.
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial
Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being.
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.
Most Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
Group distributes 528 backpacks, school supplies at Lock and Dam
July 13, 2025
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