WikiLeaks reveals Saudi intrigue and unpaid limo bills
By RAPHAEL SATTER and MAGGIE MICHAEL At the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, diplomats talked about airing the grievances of disenchanted local youth using Facebook and Twitter. At the embassy in…
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Shorn or hairy: Female underarms having a mainstream moment
By LEANNE ITALIE On social media and red carpets, from New York to China, hairy underarms are having a mainstream moment. Women are proudly showing off their growth on Instagram…
High court throws out conviction for Facebook threats
By SAM HANANEL The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man prosecuted for making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free-speech issues that had made…
Anti-Muslim film back up on YouTube after court ruling
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and BRIAN MELLEY An anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to actors is back up on YouTube after a federal appeals…
NAACP: Investigate senator whose post tied Obama to IS group
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS A Maine branch of the NAACP wants an investigation into whether a state senator violated the Legislature’s code of ethics by sharing offensive Facebook posts, including one…
Univ. of Oklahoma severs ties with frat after racist chant
By SEAN MURPHY NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The president of the University of Oklahoma severed the school’s ties with a national fraternity on Monday and ordered that its on-campus house be…
AP Essay: Of a plane still missing, and a planet still vast
By TED ANTHONY BANGKOK (AP) — The towering Danish ship Kobenhavn set sail from Argentina one December day, bound for Australia with five dozen souls aboard. Eight…
Google, Facebook update contrasting plans to connect world
By JOSEPH WILSON Sci-fi solutions or making friends one at a time? Google and Facebook are taking different routes to expanding Internet use and access among the unconnected in developing…