Lindsey Vonn goes social with P.K. Subban marriage proposal
Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P.K. Subban.
Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — Supermodels and social media mavens, their makeup artists and hair stylists in tow, posed at a concert in leather pants, chunk...
Facebook to tackle efforts to interfere with 2020 US census
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it will clamp down on efforts to use its services to interfere with the 2020 U.S. census, including the posting of misle...
Quiz: How well did you keep up with business news in 2019?
NEW YORK — 2019 wound up being another big year for news from the business world. There was a leadership transition at Google's parent company, a huge...
Mayor: Schools official who called Jews ‘brutes’ should quit
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey mayor on Tuesday said a school board member should quit over comments she made about the shooting at a kosher market ...
Reddit bans accounts, suspects possible UK vote interference
LONDON — The prospect of Russian interference in Britain's election flared anew Saturday after the social media platform Reddit concluded that people ...
Haley: Killer ‘hijacked’ Confederate flag meaning for some
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said in an interview that a man who gunned down nine worshipers at an African American church in 2015 “hijacked...
Man who offered $500 for killing an ICE agent is acquitted
BOSTON — A man who tweeted that he would give $500 to anyone who would kill a federal immigration officer was acquitted Friday in a case that centered...
Cowboys for Trump group now says sand wasn’t from monument
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Iconic gypsum sand that the group Cowboys for Trump had said was from White Sands National Monument in New Mexico and was sent to ...
Let’s cancel ‘OK Boomer’ in 2020, and the humblebrag, too
NEW YORK — Either loudly sing your own praises or don’t in the new year, but let’s leave the humble brag behind, along with a few other oversaturated,...
NATO researchers: Social media failing to stop manipulation
LONDON — Social media companies are failing to stop manipulated activity, according to a report Friday by NATO-affiliated researchers who said they we...
Lawsuit challenges social media disclosure rule for visas
WASHINGTON — Two organizations of documentary filmmakers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday arguing that new rules requiring U.S. visa applicants to reg...
Daughter in admissions scandal returns to YouTube channel
LOS ANGELES — Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli on Sunday posted her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin ...
Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist
VALLETTA, Malta — Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist.
Italy’s ‘Sardines’ movement threatens Salvini’s dominance
ROME — In Italy’s polarized political landscape, a grassroots group calling itself “Sardines” is putting the squeeze on right-wing populist Matteo Sal...
Ohio State star Young returns with “chip on my shoulder”
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Chase Young, who returns from a two-game suspension on Saturday, took to social media this week with what could be an ominous warning...
The Latest: China editor says HK police should use live ammo
HONG KONG — The Latest on Hong Kong protests (all times local):
UK media: Prince Andrew’s sex claims rebuttal a PR disaster
LONDON — British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey...
Ex-ambassador’s testimony shines light on conservative media
NEW YORK — Former Ukrainian Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s impeachment testimony on Friday spotlighted the role of conservative media in her downfall ...
Unproven fraud claims seen in state races could cloud 2020
As Kentucky's Republican governor trailed by thousands of votes in his re-election bid and Democrats took the reins of the Virginia Statehouse, social...
Tech companies rush to fight misinformation ahead of UK vote
LONDON — Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack down on bogu...
Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers
As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October, supporters of the offensive launched a different kind of campaign — online.
Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate’s execution
HOUSTON — Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn't commit are mount...
From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO on outs with Dems
WASHINGTON — Mark Zuckerberg's social network in Washington is shrinking.
Browns’ Whitehead released after ‘unacceptable’ Twitter rant
CLEVELAND — Jermaine Whitehead's disturbing social media rant cost him his job.
Twitter pulls back on political ads, but pitfalls await
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter says it will ban political ads on its site — a move that could create unintended consequences for users and nonprofit groups.
‘A bold step’: Democrats laud Twitter for political ad ban
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates largely praised Twitter's decision Wednesday to ban all political advertising, while President Donald ...
Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 election
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its servic...
Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia
WASHINGTON — Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year's vote as well. But it's not the only nation with an eye on U.S. pol...
‘It’s a fine target’: Census bureau to fight misinformation
CHICAGO — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to battle misinformation campaigns for...