New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign social media bill: “Our kids are in distress”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that social media algorithms have negatively affected children and teens, saying “our kids are in distress” as she is set to sign into law a bill aimed at protecting kids online.   “They’re not living carefree lives because they are being held captive to powerful forces outside their

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs social media bill: “Our kids are in distress”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law targeting addictive social media feeds for children and teens, saying ahead of the bill’s signing that “our kids are in distress.”  “They’re not living carefree lives because they are being held captive to powerful forces outside their own control — algorithms that are intentionally

Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign earnings

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact an obscure tax enacted as part of Republicans’ sweeping 2017 reform package that targets U.S. taxpayers with shares of certain foreign corporations. The court ruled 7-2 that the so-called mandatory repatriation tax is constitutional under Article I and the 16th Amendment. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the

House investigates misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz, and other top headlines

House investigates misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz, and other top headlines – CBS News Watch CBS News Here are some of the top headlines Wednesday, including the latest on the House Ethics Committee investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz, a house explosion and collapse in Syracuse that left at least 13 people

Trump, GOP urge early and mail voting while continuing to warn of voter fraud

Detroit — Four years after Detroit’s convention center was the center of conspiracy theories and unfounded allegations of voter fraud, thousands of Republicans were back in the building last weekend to prepare for November’s rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. So-called election integrity efforts and disproven allegations of voter fraud were repeatedly invoked, this

White House touts new Biden immigration policy

With less than five months until the general election, President Biden announced sweeping federal action that will give undocumented spouses of American citizens who have lived in the United States at least 10 years a new path to permanent residency and, in time, legal citizenship. The plan could not only bring citizenship to some 500,000