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Report: TikTok Pushes Porn to 13-Year-Olds' Feeds
TikTok's algorithm not only allows minors to encounter pornography and highly sexualized material – it actively steers them toward it, according to a report published Friday by Global Witness, an investigative research nonprofit.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:14:56 EDTTrump Plans to Deploy National Guard in Illinois, Governor Says
The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:55:14 EDTNFL Analyst, Former QB Mark Sanchez Arrested After Being Stabbed
Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was charged with battery after a fight in downtown Indianapolis that left him hospitalized with stab wounds Saturday shortly after midnight, police and the TV network said.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:39:18 EDTCiattarelli Surges as NJ Governor Race Record Spending Explodes
The New Jersey governor's race has already topped $72 million in spending, setting the stage for the most expensive contest in state history as Republican Jack Ciattarelli narrows the gap against Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the New York Post reported.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:13:18 EDTPatel Fires Agent Trainee Who Displayed Pride Flag
FBI Director Kash Patel fired a new agent trainee in Quantico, Virginia, who displayed a pride flag at his previous workplace, a source told ABC News.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 17:49:46 EDTArmed Woman Shot by Border Patrol After Ramming ICE Vehicles in Chicago
U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city's southwest side.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 17:32:53 EDTFederal Judge to Decide on Alleged ICE Violations in Chicago
A federal judge is scheduled to decide whether federal agencies illegally arrested and detained dozens of individuals during the Trump administration's recent efforts to curtail illegal immigration in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 17:00:46 EDTShutdown Halts Events at Military-Base Schools
Students at Pentagon-operated schools on or near military bases are facing disruptions due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:38:02 EDT2 Teen Girls Dead From Apparent Subway Surfing Incident
Two teenage girls were found dead atop a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, early Saturday in an apparent subway surfing incident, reports the New York Times.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:29:22 EDTRepublicans Close Ranks, Scrap Votes in Unified Shutdown Strategy
Republicans are rallying behind Speaker Mike Johnson's move to cancel House votes next week, tightening their strategy in the government shutdown fight as they press Senate Democrats to accept a temporary funding bill without policy add-ons, The Hill reported.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:46:18 EDTSpirit's Ultra-Low-Cost Model Isn't Holding Up
Spirit Airlines helped popularize the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) model in the U.S., offering low fares while charging extra for services once included in ticket prices, such as checked bags and seat selection.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:39:38 EDTLawyers: Combs to Do Time in 1 of US's 'Worst Prisons'
After Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced Friday to 50 months in federal prison on prostitution-related charges, his lawyer said the hip-hop mogul will serve his time in one of the harshest correctional facilities in the United States, The Hill reported.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:25:29 EDTFed Union Sues DOE Over Partisan Out-of-Office Messages
A federal employee union is suing the Department of Education over altered out-of-office messages sent on behalf of furloughed workers which blame Democrats for the government shutdown, reported NBC News.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:23:47 EDTAnalysts: Pritzker Could Use Guard to Boost 2028 Ambitions
Political analysts think Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, could use President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Chicago as an opportunity to raise his national profile ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run, the Washington Examiner reported.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:08:52 EDTWashington Post Poll: Most US Jews Disapprove of Israel's War in Gaza
A majority of American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel's conduct in the Gaza war, with 61% saying the country has committed war crimes and nearly four in 10 accusing it of genocide, pointing to an historic rift, according to a new Washington Post poll.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:52:32 EDTAt Least 1 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Russian Strike on Rail Station
Russian drones struck a Ukrainian railway station on Saturday, killing one and wounding dozens, as Moscow stepped up strikes on Ukraine's rail and power grids ahead of the fourth winter since its all-out invasion.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:00:41 EDTNetanyahu: Hope to Announce Release of All Hostages 'in Coming Days'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza "in the coming days" as indirect talks with Hamas continue in Egypt on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:27:52 EDT2 Children Killed, 2 Injured in Houston-Area Shooting
Two children were killed and two more were critically injured in a shooting early Saturday near the Houston suburb of Angleton, Texas, authorities said.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:05:22 EDTTrump Still Quiet On Key Virginia Endorsement
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday. Candidates and political observers question if he will use the visit to make an endorsement announcement in the state's gubernatorial race.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:26:21 EDTTrump Admin. Brings Back Student Loan Forgiveness
Under the Trump administration, the Education Department this week reinstated a long-standing student loan forgiveness program that had been on hold since July, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.
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