Sat, May 30, 2026 at 3:06 AM UTC CATAWISSA, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An 81-year-old Columbia County man is facing 85 felony charges in a child sexual abuse material case. The Attorney General’s Office says agents found dozens of illegal files on devices inside Brent Vogelbacher’s Catawissa home Wednesday. Woman accused of stabbing sister His...Read More
Stephanie Carrington Waterbridge Elementary School, Orlando, Florida AAA surprised an Orlando school counselor with the news that she had been named both the Florida and National AAA School Safety Patrol Advisor of the Year, capturing a joyful, emotional reaction on camera. The honor is part of AAA’s 2025–2026 Florida School Safety Patrol Awards, which also...Read More
The upcoming thriller Primetime is already getting attention after its first trailer, especially because Robert Pattinson is set to play former To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen. Now Hansen himself has reacted to the casting, and his response has been brief and a bit uncertain. The reaction came during a recent interview with NewsNation,...Read More
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting...Read More
‘Green Book’ study shows that laws reduce race discrimination faster than demographic change Anti-Black discrimination spaces were a dominant feature of public spaces in America through the 20th century. How far do shifts in racial diversity impact this discrimination? Lisa D. Cook and co-authors address this question using a digitized national dataset of “Negro Motorist...Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Gov. Henry McMaster has approved a sweeping new law aimed at limiting addictive features on social media platforms used by children, adding stricter privacy requirements and banning targeted advertising to minors. The measure targets large social media companies generating more than $1 billion in advertising revenue, including platforms such as Instagram...Read More
(TNND) — The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would ban kids under 16 from using social media platforms featuring “addictive features,” such as notifications, endless scroll and autoplay – all core parts of many popular apps. The bill, introduced earlier this year by Long Beach Democratic Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, now heads to...Read More
Exclusive: It’s been nearly six months since Australia’s teen social media ban came into effect but more than half of nine.com.au readers say it’s just not working. The under-16 social media delay (eSafety insists it’s not a ban) kicked off on December 10, 2025, and saw millions of teen accounts wiped from newly age-restricted platforms...Read More
When you think about the problem of cyberbullying, you probably regard it as reserved for older school-aged children or teens. This behavior, which includes online humiliation and targeting of another person on social media, causes severe distress, as known from media reports of young targets who become driven to self-harm and even suicide. Although workplace...Read More
(TNND) — The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would ban kids under 16 from using social media platforms featuring “addictive features,” such as notifications, endless scroll and autoplay – all core parts of many popular apps. The bill, introduced earlier this year by Long Beach Democratic Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, now heads to...Read More
