Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will need to navigate the pitfall-filled debate of their political lives on Tuesday as each tries to persuade millions of voters and viewers that they're the one best suited to be presid...
WASHINGTON -- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced su...
An 83-year-old woman sustained \\\\"serious injuries\\\\" after being gored by awild bisonat Yellowstone National Park, officials said on Monday. The woman, from Greenville, South Carolina, was visiting the park on June 1 when a bison ...
Iceland's south-western peninsula could face decades of volcanic instability, warns the Icelandic Met Office (IMO). Earthquakes and fears of an impending eruption have led to the evacuation of the small fishing town of Grindavik....
The camera never lies. Except, of course, it does - and seemingly more often with each passing day. In the age of the smartphone, digital edits on the fly to improve photos have become commonplace, from boosting colours to tweaking light...
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Facebook's owner, Meta, has been fined €1.2bn (£1bn) for mishandling people's data when transferring it between Europe and the United States. Issued by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), it is the largest fine imposed...
Donald Trump is the first US president to be indicted in criminal proceedings, which also happened as he is seeking the Republican nomination in 2024 The specific charge is not known, but the grand jury investigation centered on a $130,0...
Up to 15 million people face risk of catastrophic flooding from glacial lakes which could burst their natural dams at any moment, a new study finds. The study led by Newcastle University is the first global attempt to map potential hotspo...
Air France and plane maker Airbus are facing involuntary manslaughter charges at a court in Paris over a 2009 crash which killed all 228 people on board. The flight from Rio de Janeiro crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Flight recorders suggested pil...
European Union countries will face five to 10 terrible winters if nothing is done to reduce gas prices, Belgium's energy minister says. Tinne Van der Straeten said gas prices should be frozen and not used to dictate the price of electricity...
Facebook users around the world have been waking up to find themselves locked out of their accounts for no apparent reason. The message many received reads: "Your Facebook account was disabled because it did not follow our C...
At least 30% of the world's tree species face extinction in the wild, according to a new assessment. They range from well-known oaks and magnolias to tropical timber trees. Experts say 17,500 tree species are at risk - t...
Do you have a favourite emoji? Maybe it's the wink or the face rolling around with tears of laughter. Perhaps if you're feeling slightly more sardonic, it's the smiling face with jazz hands. With more than 3,000 to choose from, t...
The first game developer signed up to test Facebook's plan to put adverts into Oculus VR games has reversed course after a backlash from players. It comes days after Facebook announced it would place adverts inside players' heads...
Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years. He was barred indefinitely from both sites in January in the wake of posts he made on the US Capitol riots, but last mon...
Brandon Elliott's court appearance comes as the NYPD investigates more potential bias attacks. CBS2's Christina Fan reports....
Yes, the novel coronavirus can survive on surfaces. No, it doesn't seem to matter. Last week, a new coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand -- where cases were originally thought to be linked to frozen food -- again begged the often asked but r...
A contractor for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) wipes a bench of a subway train in New York, June 10, 2020. A grocery store cashier cleans and sanitizes her checkout lane before opening in Torrance, Calif., April 27, 2020...
Facebook became the latest social media platform to crack down on the fringe far-right conspiracy group known as QAnon on Wednesday afternoon. \\\\"We’ve removed over 790 groups, 100 Pages and 1,500 ads tied to QAnon from Facebook, b...