
With Congress closer to banning TikTok, app's future is murky
The future of the popular mobile app, used by 150 million Americans, has never been more uncertain. Here's what to know.
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The future of the popular mobile app, used by 150 million Americans, has never been more uncertain. Here's what to know.
CEO Shou Zi Chew struggled to convince skeptical lawmakers that the app protects user data as momentum builds for banning the app over national security concerns.
The 51-year-old actor played Data in 1985 adventure film "The Goonies."
A new office trend is trying to take the sting out of the start of the work week. It's called "Bare Minimum Mondays", and it's going viral on social media.
As a Sacramento grandpa departed for his vacation, he never expected the unlikely companions that hitched a ride in his suitcase. David Zielke unpacked his luggage and discovered a Peppa Pig figurine and her family in the midst of his toothbrush and pajamas – his 5-year-old granddaughter, Lisette, clearly the culprit. He decided to give his toy companions the trip of a lifetime. From fancy dinners to sunbathing to cooking classes, he documented the pigs' adventures as a video souvenir for Lisette.
With over a billion users, TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media platforms, but there are now efforts underway to ban the app nationwide.
"Social media therapy" is trending on TikTok, with the hashtag "mental health" having been searched more than 67 billion times.
The move could curb amount of time teens spend on platform, but many will be able to bypass limit by entering passcode.
Congress banned the popular app from federal government devices in December.
A California psychology professor has gained a million followers on TikTok by debunking "wellness" advice that could do more harm than good.
After passing Jenner, Gomez said she would be taking a break from social media.
In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the new verification system called "Meta Verified" will cost $11.99 month on web or $14.99 a month for iPhone users.
Two-factor authentication is a tool which requires users to enter a security code or key — in addition to their normal password — in order to gain access to their accounts.
The Supreme Court is for the first time considering the scope of Section 230, which provides legal immunity to online companies for content posted by third parties.
Whether fascinated by Facebook or taken with Twitter, kids could get the boot from social media. Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a bill banning children under 16 years of age from using social media.
Whether fascinated by Facebook or taken with Twitter, kids could get the boot from social media. Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a bill banning children under 16 years of age from using social media.
A peaceful protest was held by students and staff at John Knight Middle School on Tuesday morning.
Authorities say videos on the social media platform may have led to multiple car accidents and eight fatalities.
More than half of Twitter's top 1,000 advertisers in September were no longer spending on the platform in the first weeks of January, according to data provided to CNN by digital marketing analysis firm Pathmatics by Sensor Tower, in a striking sign of how far reaching the advertiser exodus has been following Elon Musk's acquisition of the company.
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he believes 13 is too young for children to be on social media platforms, because although sites allow children of that age to join, kids are still "developing their identity."
Wolfe showed off a photo of the mountain lion's corpse on Instagram.
The lawsuit was filed against the social media platform in San Francisco State Court on Thursday.
Plastic surgeons said they're seeing an increase in patients requesting the simple but "irreversible" procedure.
The post has more than 69 million likes, topping the previous record-holder: a 2019 photo of a brown egg.
Twitter users will no longer be able to link to certain rival social media websites, including what the company described Sunday as "prohibited platforms" Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon.
A vehicle vs. train incident on Thursday morning in the city of Galt has led to several road closures.
Google intentionally sought to "hide the ball" in a high-profile antitrust case by automatically deleting employee chat messages that could have been used as evidence in the suit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the tech giant.
Since the 1970s, the length of a baseball game has increased from just over two and a half hours to an average of three hours and seven minutes last season.
According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million full-time jobs around the world could be affected by artificial intelligence.
If the agreement is deemed to violate rules against perpetuity, it will be in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of England's King Charles III, the declaration said.
A vehicle vs. train incident on Thursday morning in the city of Galt has led to several road closures.
Google intentionally sought to "hide the ball" in a high-profile antitrust case by automatically deleting employee chat messages that could have been used as evidence in the suit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the tech giant.
Since the 1970s, the length of a baseball game has increased from just over two and a half hours to an average of three hours and seven minutes last season.
According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million full-time jobs around the world could be affected by artificial intelligence.
If the agreement is deemed to violate rules against perpetuity, it will be in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of England's King Charles III, the declaration said.
The Sacramento Kings have officially punched their ticket to the playoffs for the first time since 2006 with a 120-80 win in Portland on Wednesday, ending the longest-active postseason drought across the four major North American sports.
An elevator in a downtown Sacramento apartment complex has been down for nearly a week, essentially trapping some of the elderly or disabled in their units.
Sacramento Republic FC owner Kevin Nagle is set to buy an English Football League team.
An iconic recording artist has added a Sacramento stop to her global tour.
Kings fever is in full force all across Sacramento, but the chance that they may make the NBA playoffs is creating complications at Sacramento State University.
A nonprofit environmental group is trying to stop the Forest Service from dropping retardant into water as they pushback against a bill introduced by Congressman Doug LaMalfa.
California Senator Steven Bradford has proposed a bill to create a special "Ebony Alert" system for missing Black women, girls and youth.
California's travel ban has been in effect since 2017. It requires the state Attorney General to maintain a list of states subject to the ban. That list has grown quickly as states have passed laws restricting doctors from providing gender-affirming care to minors and stopping transgender women and girls from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity.
According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, the snowpack for this season has passed the 700 inches benchmark.
Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation.
Since the 1970s, the length of a baseball game has increased from just over two and a half hours to an average of three hours and seven minutes last season.
The Sacramento Kings have officially punched their ticket to the playoffs for the first time since 2006 with a 120-80 win in Portland on Wednesday, ending the longest-active postseason drought across the four major North American sports.
Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray broke the record for most three-pointers made in a season by a rookie in a matchup against the Portland Trailblazers on Wednesday night.
For years, the NFL has been pushing for flag football, which is played as a five-on-five non-contact sport, to be included as an Olympic event in order to grow interest in the game worldwide.
Sacramento Republic FC owner Kevin Nagle is set to buy an English Football League team.
If the agreement is deemed to violate rules against perpetuity, it will be in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of England's King Charles III, the declaration said.
California Senator Steven Bradford has proposed a bill to create a special "Ebony Alert" system for missing Black women, girls and youth.
"Our police officers have cried and are crying with Nashville and the world," police chief John Drake said at the vigil.
The legislation from a bipartisan group of senators would require regulators to claw back all or part of the compensation bank executives got in the five years leading up to a bank's failure.
Twitter was reacting to a post mentioning the Nashville school shooting, transgender people and "vengeance."
The company was in late-stage clinical trials of a vaccine to prevent lower respiratory tract disease in adults over the age of 60 with RSV. The vaccine being tested was using an adenovirus vector platform, similar to the technology behind in its COVID-19 vaccine.
Children who live with cats or dogs during fetal development and early infancy may be less likely than other kids to develop food allergies, according to a new study.
The decision means Narcan can be available at convenience and grocery stores, but its price isn't clear.
Long COVID has affected millions of people globally.
More than 80 percent of 911 calls are for medical aid, but "7 out of 10" patients taken to the ER don't actually need to be there. That's why a new project being launched in Elk Grove could be a game-changer, designed to break down the backlog while still saving lives.
According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million full-time jobs around the world could be affected by artificial intelligence.
Closing out a half century of purely gasoline-powered V12 cars going back to the brand's earliest models, Luxury Italian sports car designer Lamborghini has unveiled its first supercar with a charging port.
Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, reported revenue doubled and profit surged 718% last quarter because of sharply higher egg prices.
Treacherous driving in a storm ended up taking a car off the road. But these viewers had AAA, so why didn't roadside assistance cover the tow?
Research shows more than half of the energy we use at home comes from heating and air conditioning, but in the UK, engineers are busy building homes of the future inside a climate lab to help cut costs and save the environment.
Should parents have the right to know if their child is exposed to lead in school drinking water? Many health advocates and parents say yes, but loopholes in existing California law may leave parents in the dark and kids at risk.
Democratic lawmakers voted down the bill, citing inmate privacy concerns, but voiced bipartisan frustration with secrecy and a lack of transparency from CDCR.
The Lincoln Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened on February 23 in the early morning.
A new audit finds evidence of possible fraud, including money mismanagement and illegal financial practices.
EXCLUSIVE: An updated Zero-Dollar Bail study out of the Yolo Co. DA's Office finds suspects who were released on $0 Bail were twice as likely to be rearrested for felonies and three times as likely to be rearrested for violent crimes compared to those who had to post bail.
Treacherous driving in a storm ended up taking a car off the road. But these viewers had AAA, so why didn't roadside assistance cover the tow?
After the storms knocked out the internet for a Wilton viewer and she couldn't get it restored, she knew it was time to call Kurtis.
A Manteca viewer asked us for help after, she says, the phone lines went down at her husband's nursing home in West Sacramento, and she wasn't able to reach him.
When the Internal Revenue Service came after a Sonora retiree who filed their taxes using the wrong form, he called on Kurtis Ming to investigate
"They shouldn't be doing a beta and using us."
Researchers at Stanford and the University of North Carolina made surprising new findings on how economics affects neighborhoods damaged by fires.
A local cat rescue group that stepped up to save hundreds of cats from the catastrophic Camp Fire was profiled in an award-winning documentary.
A $24 million settlement has been reached over the massive Dixie Fire with ten public entities agreeing to a deal with Pacific Gas and Electric to pay for some of the damage.
The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of California's rural and unincorporated land is now in "high" or "very high" severity zones for wildfire danger, the state's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently announced.
California's office of the State Fire marshal released an updated fire hazard map showing which unincorporated parts of California are most at risk for fires and what future destruction could look like.
Croozer, a blind blue heeler, is helping the world "see" things from a whole new perspective. The pup's story of resilience now serves as inspiration for a new children's book by author Peg Sundberg.
A Lodi photographer unveiled a new exhibit in honor of Women's History Month. She's using her talents to empower the women in her community.
One Arizona great-grandmother celebrated her birthday by jumping out of a plane.
With sparkly dresses and sky-high heels, The Glass Slipper is a nonprofit that is stepping in as a fairy godmother before prom. They're making sure girls who were in - or are in - the foster care system have a chance to feel glamorous.
A local sheep in Vacaville is now a top ten finalist for the annual Cadbury Bunny commercial.
Google intentionally sought to "hide the ball" in a high-profile antitrust case by automatically deleting employee chat messages that could have been used as evidence in the suit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the tech giant.
According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million full-time jobs around the world could be affected by artificial intelligence.
The latest headlines from around the region this Thursday morning.
Soon, you'll be able to plug in your Lamborghini. Closing out a half century of purely gasoline-powered V12 cars going back to the brand's earliest models, Luxury Italian sports car designer Lamborghini has unveiled its first supercar with a charging port.
A nonprofit environmental group is trying to stop the Forest Service from dropping retardant into water.