A graphic video from a Pennsylvania man accused of killing his father that circulated for hours on YouTube has put a spotlight yet again on gaps in social media companies’ ability to prevent horrific postings from spreading across the web. Police said Wednesday that they charged Justin Mohn‚ 32‚ with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse after he killed his father‚ Michael‚ in their Bucks County home and displayed the man's decapitated head in a 14-minute YouTube video that anyone‚ anywhere...

What an expansion of the child tax credit could mean for parents Washington — The House saw a rare moment of bipartisanship late Wednesday when lawmakers approved a major tax bill that would expand the Child Tax Credit and extend some business tax breaks. But whether the Senate can maneuver the legislation to passage is another question. The bill passed the House by a vote of 357 to 70‚ earning more support from Democrats than Republicans. Next up is the Senate‚ where 60 votes would be needed...

Three New Mexico police officers will not be charged for their role in the fatal shooting of a Farmington man in April when cops responded to the wrong house. As Blaze News previously reported‚ officers with the Farmington Police Department responded to a domestic violence call around 11:30 p.m. on April 5‚ 2023. However‚ police "erroneously approached the wrong house‚" where 52-year-old Robert Dotson resided. Police bodycam footage shows the three cops knock on the front door of Dotson's house...

From blaming mass shootings on abortion and the teaching of evolution to harassing survivors of school shootings‚ Republicans have a long history of deeply f--ked-up responses to America’s gun problem. And that tradition is apparently alive and well in Indiana‚ where a state lawmaker responded to student pleas for gun control by telling them he was packing and flashing his firearm in their faces. The Associated Press reports that earlier this week‚ students from Burris Laboratory School...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Tribune staffers walked out of the newsroom Thursday in a historic 24-hour strike. About 200 Tribune company employees in Chicago‚ and journalists several other cities‚ said they have no choice but to walk out. This is the first time in the 176-year history of the newspaper that employees have walked out. The News Guild employees said they have been without a contract for five years and owner Alden Capital Group continues to try to cut salary and benefits. "My rent just...

French farmers used tractors‚ tires‚ and manure to block off eight major roads to Paris and showcase their displeasure with planned European Union regulations on the farming sector‚ which they argue could cripple their industry and push business into other‚ less-efficient parts of the world.  Why they’re protesting: Like others in the bloc‚ French farmers say the new EU environmental regulations will drive up costs for farmers and push production down‚ driving what they...

Dozens of farmers who descended on a food market outside Paris have been arrested‚ as tensions over protests for better conditions escalated. The French government had warned that disruption at Rungis‚ a food distribution hub which feeds 12 million people‚ would cross a red line. About 91 farmers who converged on the market are in custody‚ police said. Farmers are aiming to stop food deliveries reaching supermarkets‚ in a call for better pay and less red tape. Rungis‚ located on the...

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised more aid for French agriculture on Tuesday and vowed to shield it from “unfair competition” in an attempt to appease protesting farmers‚ but many appeared unmoved by his efforts as they blocked major roads around Paris for a second day. The barricades of tractors and bales of hay caused miles of traffic bottlenecks in the Paris region‚ but protesters have not encircled the city. Neither have they crippled the French capital itself‚ which has experienced...