65°F
weather icon Clear
 
Wikipedia announces plans for website to counter fake news

The founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia has announced plans for a crowd-funded news website offering stories by journalists and volunteers working together, an initiative he hopes will counter the spread of fake news.

 
‘Minimal but necessary force’ used on United passenger, officer says

One of the police officers who forcibly removed a United Airlines customer in an incident that became a public relations disaster for the carrier said “minimal but necessary force” was used after the passenger acted aggressively, according to an incident report.

Teen train robbers target 40-60 Bay Area transit riders

Dozens of teens robbed and assaulted passengers on a regional transit train in Oakland over the weekend in an apparently orchestrated attack, authorities said.

Scott Baio explains drug remark made after Erin Moran’s death

Scott Baio says he was responding to media reports when he suggested the death of his former “Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachi” co-star Erin Moran may have been due to substance abuse problems.