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Gov. Kathy Hochul lends support for bills to protect children using social media at an event held Oct. 11, 2023, at the United Federation of Teachers headquarters in New York City. Attorney General Letitia James is at left; bill sponsors Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Nily Rozic are at right.

Hochul and James back crackdown on social media algorithms aimed at children

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Tish James are putting their weight behind two bills that would make the state a leader in protecting children from some of the harm caused by using social media.

Former President Donald Trump speaks after returning from a break during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Oct. 18 in New York City.

Trump isn't above the law, Justice Department tells a judge

Prosecutors said the former president should not enjoy blanket immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him.

Oran Routh was arrested on child porn possession and receipt charges on the same day his father, Ryan Routh, was charged with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

The son of Trump's alleged would-be assassin is charged over child sex abuse images

Oran Routh, 35, was arrested after the FBI searched his home in connection with another investigation. He's been charged with one count each of receipt and possession of images of child sex abuse.

Taylor Swift, seen onstage in Amsterdam in July during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour, has broken another record with her latest album <em>The Tortured Poets Department.</em>

This may sound like a broken record, but Taylor Swift has broken another record

Swift's The Tortured Poets Department has been the biggest album in the country for 12 consecutive weeks, the longest run atop that chart of her career.

A protester takes cover during clashes outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continue following the police shooting of Jacob Blake two days earlier. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Alleged Kenosha Shooter Fervently Supported 'Blue Lives,' Joined 'Local Militia'

The 17-year-old defendant in a double-homicide was a police youth cadet in the Chicago suburbs. He said on social media that he went to Wisconsin to assist police.

On a conference call last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's ongoing dispute with Gov. Ron DeSantis raised questions about Disney's continued investment in Florida.

Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus

Disney says it's not moving ahead with a planned office park in Orlando because of "new leadership and changing business conditions." Its dispute with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be a factor.

One of the signs taped to a voting booth. The district says Benjamin Mumford Zisk is not eligible to serve on ICSD's school board because he hasn't lived in Ithaca for at least a year. (Megan Zerez/WSKG)

Last minute changes, errors plague Ithaca's school board elections

Some voters said they were turned away from the polls because they followed an earlier, incorrect polling place assignment.

A look back at Jimmy Carter's presidency

Former President Jimmy Carter served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, with a focus on human rights-centered policies.

PBS shutters DEI office

The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017 file photo Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, speaks at a Capitol news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. Folmer is facing child pornography possession charges after authorities said they executed a search warrant Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, on a tip from an online social media provider that the user had uploaded an image using its service. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

PA State Senator Admits Guilt In Child Porn Possession Case

An account traced to him had uploaded an image showing a sexual act between a female minor and adult male. The office said police found two other images on Folmer’s cell phone.

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