Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Texas man gets 15 months in prison for Facebook COVID hoax
(NEXSTAR) - A man's social media threats to spread COVID-19 at San Antonio-area grocery stores resulted in a 15-month prison sentence, prosecutors announced Monday. A judge sentenced 40-year-old Chris...
Nexstar Media Wire Oct 06, 2021
Facebook exec: We do not prioritize engagement over safety
A Facebook executive is pushing back on a whistleblower's claims - supported by the company's own internal research - that the social network's products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S....
BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Oct 06, 2021

Serial killer lured by fake social account gets 160 years in prison
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man who used dating apps to lure and kill three women five years ago was sentenced Wednesday to 160 years in prison after a trial in which it was revealed that friends...
David Porter/AP Oct 06, 2021

Parents say 5th-grader died of COVID-19 after she was class 'nurse'
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - The world will miss Teresa Sperry. Her parents said that the bubbly 10-year-old Virginia girl died from COVID-19 on Sept. 27 at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in ...
Regina Mobley Oct 06, 2021

Columbus Zoo, made famous by Jack Hanna, will appeal loss of accreditation
POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, known for the many television appearances by former director Jack Hanna, is losing its accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (A...
Colleen Marshall/WCMH Oct 06, 2021

Ex-Facebook employee asks lawmakers to step in. Will they?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Camera lights glare. Outrage thunders from elected representatives. A brave industry whistleblower stands alone and takes the oath behind a table ringed by a photographers' mosh pit....
MARCY GORDON, Associated Press Oct 06, 2021

Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate dodged a U.S. debt disaster Thursday night, voting to extend the government's borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that...
Kevin Freking/AP Oct 06, 2021

ESPN's Sage Steele issues an apology after controversial podcast comments
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - ESPN anchor Sage Steele is off the air after a series of controversial comments she made on race, sexual harassment, and COVID-19 protocols. Steele's comments came during an...
Felicia Bolton Oct 06, 2021

18-year-old mother shot by Long Beach school officer dies after being taken off life support
LONG BEACH, Calif. (NewsNation Now) - The family of an 18-year-old woman who was left brain dead after being shot by a Southern California school safety officer says she has died. Mona Rodriguez was r...
Aleksandra Bush Oct 06, 2021

Zodiac Killer: Police refute investigators' claims they found the serial murderer
SAN FRANCISCO (NEXSTAR) - A team of investigators calling themselves The Case Breakers say they know the identity of the Zodiac Killer, but law enforcement is refuting their claim. The serial murderer...
Jeremy Tanner Oct 06, 2021
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