Facebook says it is dropping its reliance on news outlets to help determine what gets posted as a “trending topic” on the giant social network following a backlash over a report saying it suppressed conservative views. Facebook’s General Counsel Colin Stretch outlined this and other reforms in a 12-page letter sent Monday to Republican Sen. John Thune, chairman of the…
Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden is asking for help finding some stolen guns. Harden says 18 guns were stolen from a Butler County home while the residents were on vacation, during what he believes were multiple burglaries. “We’ve arrested four people for the burglaries. Two adults and two juveniles,” Harden says. The two adults are Kendorius McCoy and Joshua Searight, both 18. Searight…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Twitter set out to build a virtual town square bustling with billions of people. But it’s starting to look more like a novelty stand as social-media users flock to other services that strike a more personal chord. The company’s reported no user growth at all in the fourth quarter, the clearest signal yet that the one-time…
