Facebook Braces for Federal, State Antitrust Lawsuits Over Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions

A former Pennsylvania elementary school principal is suing her ex-employer over claims she was fired for sharing conservative memes on Facebook. Amy Sacks, once the principal of Evergreen Elementary School in Collegeville, had been working for the Perkiomen Valley Public School District for two decades before she was let go in July.

A Pennsylvania school principal was recently fired in connection to a social media post in which he called Black Lives Matter a "leftist lie." The Northeastern School District board in Manchester approved a separation agreement with Shallow Brook Intermediate School principal Scott D'Orazio at a Monday night meeting, the York Daily Record reported.  D'Orazio shared a video to his Facebook page in June calling the Black Lives Matter movement a "leftist lie." A screenshot of the post was tweeted

Christopher Nolan, who was doing consumer press interviews today for the DVD release of Tenet, was asked about that movie’s film studio, Warner Bros., and their recent radical windows plan to drop their entire 2021 slate both in theaters and on their struggling frosh streaming service HBO Max at the same time. It was a move last Thursday that blindsided both film co-financiers and talent, leaving them irate.

direct to your inboxThe hacking of the secret 'EncroChat' communication's network during the summer was a major blow to the big-time criminals who used it to deal in guns and drugs away from prying eyes.For years, the totally legal service allowed 50,000 users around the world - 9,000 of them in the UK - to communicate in the knowledge none of their texts would be uncovered by law enforcement.That ended when investigators hacked into EncroChat's server in Roubaix, northern France, in April,

A Pennsylvania man’s desperate appeal to find an ICU to take his severely ill, COVID-19-stricken mother has gone viral. Shawn Rider’s mom Karen contracted the coronavirus in mid-November.

Ashley Graham took the first step when building a friendship with Jennifer Aniston. The 33-year-old model recently appeared on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen," and discussed how she and the "Friends" star became pals.

Nicole Kidman in hope of casting "The Undoing" star in an upcoming film. Normally this would't be noteworthy, but what made this particular pitch so unconventional is that it happened in the comments section of Nicole's Instagram.The "Official Sean Penn Instagram" account (not the Sean Penn) captured a screen shot of Tara's grammatically incorrect comment, which came after Nicole posted a photo overlooking New York City. "You are truly amazing in everything you do," Tara began.

Duke Struck, a 14-time Emmy winner and CBS Sports veteran who directed installments of The Oprah Winfrey Show, The NFL Today, Good Morning America and The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, has died. He was 82.

President-elect Joe Biden is not the only one waiting for a smooth transition of power. Michelle Fischbach, the GOP congresswoman-elect for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, said she's heard nothing from Rep.

Glossop Mountain Rescue Team were called out to two incidents in just three hours after walkers got into trouble trying to reach the remote spot.And now GMRT team leader Patch Hale is warning visitors that the elevation and inhospitable route makes it a difficult challenge for even the most experienced hikers.He said: "Visitors should be aware that social media only tells them half the story."Always check the weather before you set off."Conditions can change without warning at these elevations,

latest episode of the Apple series The Oprah Conversation? Oprah sits down with former President Barack Obama in the same cozy living room.

New York City schools will shut down starting Thursday due to a spike in COVID cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.  De Blasio said officials opted to close schools out of an abundance of caution after coronavirus test positivity rates surpassed a 3% threshold. "We must fight back the second wave," the mayor said on Twitter.  NYC principals are reportedly being told to take necessary items home with them as remote teaching will begin in the morning.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple is shelling out $113 million as part of a settlement negotiated with 34 U.S. states, resolving allegations that the company made misrepresentations about the batteries in certain older models of iPhones and software updates that throttled the devices’ performance.That’s in addition to the class-action settlement Apple agreed to earlier this year over the same issue, under which it will pay up to $500 million to former and current U.S.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler called for the resignation of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after thousands of uncounted ballots were unearthed after the 2020 election.

South Carolina police say a community Facebook post about a man in a green T-shirt allegedly stealing a package from a porch has led to the arrest of an individual who showed up in court wearing the same T-shirt. The arrest happened Wednesday in Goose Creek, S.C., a day after the man's picture from a surveillance camera showed up on the Facebook page of the Goose Creek Resident Group.

AUSTIN, Texas -- County commissioners in Texas have decided to drop their lawsuit against the outgoing sheriff for inviting A&E Network’s real-time police show “Live PD” to continue filming daily patrols even after the county ended the contract last year.The county commission, whose formal name is the Williamson County Commissioners Court, voted unanimously to end the lawsuit it filed in May against Sheriff Robert Chody on Tuesday, the Austin American-Statesman reported.At the advice of county