SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly ...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers and helped keep Atlantic City’s ...
By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Two residents and one organization from Marquette County have been honored at the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards. Big Bay resident Marcia Gonstead was one of five honored in the Volunteer of the Year category, which includes those over the age of 25 who strive to improve the lives of people in their community or state. According to Gonstead’s biography on the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards webpage, she has been a “fervent and effective leader for more than 20 years in Marquette County.” “Marcia’s passion for volunteer work developed ...
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The husband of a southern Michigan woman missing for more than two years was charged Wednesday in connection with her disappearance. Dale Warner, 55, was arraigned in Lenawee County District Court on open murder and tampering with evidence charges, according to court records. Warner was arrested Tuesday and ordered held on bond. A probable cause conference is Nov. 29. Dee Warner, 52, was last seen in April 2021 at her Franklin Township home, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) southwest of Detroit. Authorities have yet to find her body. “We believe ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion. In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — More than 100 handguns were stolen from a store in southwestern Michigan after the manager was held at gunpoint outside his home and forced to reveal how to turn off the alarm, authorities said Tuesday. All guns except one were recovered and two men were arrested Friday, a day after the brazen heist at Dunham’s Sports, U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said. “Just look at the firepower on this table,” Jim Deir, head of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Michigan, told reporters. “There’s over $100,000 worth ...
