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Though Twitter has temporarily suspended its new subscription service, experts say the damage to public trust in the platform may already be done.

Misinformation threatens Twitter's function as a public safety tool

Can people in dangerous situations still rely on Twitter for crucial updates and safety information?

Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken suit up for community service in <em>The Outlaws.</em>

British 'Office' co-creator Stephen Merchant isn't afraid to fuse comedy with tragedy

Merchant's new series, The Outlaws, follows low-level offenders who've been assigned community service. It was inspired in part by his parents, who supervised community service in Bristol, England.

Vehicles move along Interstate 5 north of downtown San Diego, Jan. 4, 2022. License plate readers are used to track vehicles throughout San Diego County.

Police want to install 500 cameras on city streets and San Diegans are skeptical

San Diego police want to install 500 new cameras on top of light poles scattered throughout the city.

Visiting Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang after they witnessed signing on agreement for both countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023.

The leader of the Solomon Islands visited Beijing. Here is why that's important

A pact on police cooperation is just one of several deals signed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this week during a trip to Beijing meant to upgrade the relationship between the two countries.

Mark Brown repairs a clock at Brown's Old Time Clock Shop in Plantation, Florida in 2007.

These are the states enacting legislation to help make daylight saving time permanent

A bill that would keep daylight saving time permanent for the entire nation is now stalled in Congress.

Google shows you ads for anti-abortion centers when you search for clinics near you

A new report finds Google makes millions of dollars in ad buys from anti-abortion "pregnancy centers" that aim to divert women who are seeking abortion care.

Members of law enforcement investigate a scene where people were injured in a shooting on Interstate 295, in Yarmouth, Maine, on Tuesday.

Maine man killed his parents and their friends before firing on motorists, police say

A man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on a busy interstate highway, just days after being released from prison, police said.

Charlie Munger, the longtime vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, was a fixture at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.

Investor Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, has died

Buffett and Munger together built Berkshire Hathaway into a multi-billion dollar behemoth.

A worker cleans the outside of a First Republic bank in San Francisco.

JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover

JPMorgan Chase is taking over First Republic after the troubled bank was placed in the FDIC's receivership in the latest failure in the banking system.

The aftermath of a mudslide that ripped through villages on the foothills of Mount Elgon in 2012, killing at least 18 people. The slopes of this extinct volcano in eastern Uganda have become increasingly prone to such disasters as a result of climate change. The looming question: How do you help people find a safe new place to live?

Why villagers haven't left mudslide-prone mountain — and how a novel plan might help

On an extinct volcano in Uganda, hundreds of thousands face disaster due to climate change. The charity GiveDirectly is trying a surprising approach to help them get out of harm's way.

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