DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan-Dearborn has reversed its decision to cancel its December commencement this year after students protested.

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors have detained and extradited a U.S. citizen suspected of posting on social media platforms in support of radical Islamic and jihadi movements.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's attorney general and state police launched investigations Thursday after a truck drove through a group protesting federal immigration policies at a detention...

LONDON (AP) — A British judge has sentenced a lookalike of "Friends" actor David Schwimmer to nine months in prison for theft and fraud.

Judge Sara Dodd sentenced Abdulah Husseni on Thursday...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig has become a U.S. citizen.

The Cuban-born Puig, who was traded to Cleveland by Cincinnati last month, posted a photo Wednesday on social media...

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota county commissioner has been banned from entering Yankton City Hall for a year.

Yankton County Commissioner Gary Swensen was sent a letter by Yankton's...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers:

DENVER (AP) — Colorado's child abuse hotline will not change its policy to accept tips via social media, email or text.

The Colorado Sun reports the recommendation came from a statewide task...

NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is selling Tumblr, a darling of early social media, to the owner of blogging platform WordPress.

Tumblr is known for its devoted fan base and has been home to angry...

Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracy theories online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epstein's ties to...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Dodge County say anyone arrested on suspension of drunken will be identified and have their photos posted on social media.

BEIJING (AP) — Italian fashion house Versace apologized Sunday in China for selling T-shirts that it said attached incorrect country names to cities, after being attacked on social media for...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Rookie linebacker Mack Wilson is trending in a positive direction at Browns training camp and on social media.

The fifth-round pick from Alabama was the only NFL player...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau wasted no time defending himself against accusations of slow play Saturday after harsh criticism on social media stemming from a video showing him taking...

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian authorities said Saturday that they are investigating a letter circulated on social media to see whether it was written by disgraced Cardinal George Pell, which would be...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Twitter has reposted a video from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign that showed protesters yelling threats in front of his Kentucky home.

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska police department has removed a social media post making light of a man asking officers to arrest and hold him in jail for public nudity, a report...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills says he has no hard feelings toward Stephen Ross regarding the team owner's support of Donald Trump, and says his objections to a...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and other GOP organizations said Thursday that they are freezing their spending on Twitter to protest the platform's treatment of...

PHOENIX (AP) — Alex Kack remained mystified Thursday as to how he became an internet sensation when all he did was laugh at a city council meeting in Arizona.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FBI is looking for outside contractors to monitor social media for potential threats, setting up a possible conflict with Facebook and other companies over...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson's national championship football program was flagged for eight secondary NCAA violations during a yearlong period from July 2018 through this past June.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Micah Parsons could hardly wait to see his face on the massive video board atop Beaver Stadium. He imagined how cool it would be to hear 107,000 fans roar when he was...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Tucson approved placing a "sanctuary city" measure on the ballot at a City Council meeting that later went viral on social media.

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A 43-year-old Rhode Island man charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Michigan girl he met on social media has been held on $125,000 bail.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's highest court on Wednesday upheld a government decision to fire a public servant who used a pseudonym to criticize government immigration policy on...

"Love at First Like" (Atria Books), by Hannah Orenstein

Dating in the digital age can be tricky business, especially when you project an image on social media that is in no way a truthful...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has explained a social media post that seemed to imply he'd been racially profiled by security staff at a Melbourne casino by...

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug. 3

Hawley's radically intrusive solution fixes a problem that might not exist.

Josh Hawley, Missouri's Republican junior senator and Capitol Hill's...

Houseplants are a quick and easy way to dress your home in autumnal color.

Anthuriums can add hues of pink, red or white. The philodendron's cascading, heart-shaped green leaves bring a...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of the Ohio shooting (all times local):

8:35 p.m.

A Twitter account appearing to be from the gunman who killed nine people in Dayton,...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Ruby Rose suffered the slings and arrows from schoolmates about being different before the rise of social media.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As he runs for Louisiana governor, Republican candidate Eddie Rispone is bypassing the conventional gubernatorial campaign approach, skipping the hand-shaking and speech...

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man praised on social media for spending $450 to buy Girl Scouts cookies has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill a prosecutor and witnesses in his drug...

BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has convicted a German-Algerian man of supporting the Islamic State group by helping members communicate on social media and sentenced him to four years in...

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN poked and prodded for fault lines among Democrats running for president during both nights of debates this week, and that wasn't to everyone's liking.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Police Department says seven officers whose Facebook posts were flagged in an investigation into offensive and sometimes threatening social media activity have...

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A Catholic priest in South Carolina won't face criminal charges for exchanging sexual photos with a minor on social media.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on the alleged Capital One hacker (all times local):

11:20 p.m.

Federal authorities say a former Amazon software engineer accused of a massive hack of Capital...

DETROIT (AP) — Democrat Tim Ryan said Wednesday he didn't put his hand over his heart when the national anthem was played at the presidential debate because of "absent-mindedness," not as a sign...

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A Catholic priest in South Carolina has been accused of exchanging sexual photos with a minor on a social media app that church officials and authorities say is intended for...

HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on protests in Hong Kong (all times local):

6:30 a.m.

Hong Kong police say six men were hurt by an eruption of fireworks early Wednesday near a police...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A county Republican Committee chairman in New Jersey who retweeted anti-Muslim and sexist posts on the committee's account has apologized for the content.