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A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Snapchat should be held legally responsible in a case in which a young man used the app's "speed filter" feature before a fatal crash.

Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules

A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a stunning ruling: It said a decades-old legal shield preventing platforms from lawsuits should not apply to Snapchat in a case involving a fatal car crash.

When relaying why she chose the farm fields for her college graduation photo shoot, Jennifer Rocha explained it's because that's where her parents "sacrificed their backs, their sweat, their early mornings, late afternoons, working cold winters, hot summers just to give me and my sisters an education."

A College Grad Honored Her Parents With A Photo Shoot In The Fields Where They Worked

"The whole reason I wanted to go back to the fields with my parents is because I wouldn't have the degree and the diploma if it wasn't for them," says Jennifer Rocha, recent graduate of UC San Diego.

Although she coordinates COVID vaccinations at the federally-subsidized clinic in Linden, Tenn., nurse Kirstie Allen has not yet gotten the vaccine herself. She wants to wait a while and see more research first. In Tennessee, only 42% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal

Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.

Indian journalist Priya Ramani (left) smiles as she leaves Patiala House Court in New Delhi in 2019. A New Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted Ramani of criminal defamation after she accused a former editor-turned-politician and junior external affairs minister, M.J. Akbar, of sexual harassment.

Indian Woman Sued For Defamation Over #MeToo Complaint Against Her Boss Is Acquitted

Journalist Priya Ramani said her former editor had sexually harassed her, which he denied. "I feel vindicated on behalf of all the women who have ever spoken out against sexual harassment," she said.

A courier delivers goods at night on a street in Beijing in February.

He Tried To Organize Workers In China's Gig Economy. Now He Faces 5 Years In Jail

The arrest of food delivery worker Chen Guojiang dealt a blow to nascent efforts to promote couriers' rights as they've gained broader public attention during the coronavirus pandemic.

Homes that were sold by the Department of Housing and Urban Development between January 2017 and August 2020 are in federally designated flood zones at almost 75 times the rate of all homes sold nationwide in that period. New Jersey is one hot spot. Here, flooding from Tropical Storm Henri in Helmetta, N.J., this August.

The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

The Scripps Health website is down with the homepage reading "Sripps.org will be back soon"

Nearly 2 Weeks In, Scripps Health Still Fighting Disruptive Cyberattack

Scripps health officials are still trying to restore online systems after a cyberattack took them offline nearly two weeks ago.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured on May 25, may be out of his position if opponents form a unity government.

Netanyahu Could Lose PM Job As Rivals Attempt To Join Forces

The head of a small hard-line party on Sunday said he would try to form a unity government with opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

The Hennepin County Government Center, where former police officer Derek Chauvin is being tried on murder charges, is surrounded by security fencing and is guarded against possible violence. Jurors are escorted into the building by sheriff's deputies. Here, members of the Minnesota National Guard and other agencies stand watch outside the building in Minneapolis.

Jurors In Chauvin Trial Have Security Escort, Are Partially Sequestered

When jurors report for duty each morning in Derek Chauvin's trial, they do so as a group, escorted into the courthouse building by sheriff's deputies.

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