Dwayne Johnson becomes Instagram’s most-followed man in America

Can Joe Biden switch the US from fossil fuels to renewable energy, especially when places like West Virginia are so dependent on coal? Well, the biggest challenge just might be a Republican victory in midterm elections.

The former US president had been blocked from the social media platforms since the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Meta said it was taking measures to prevent "repeat offenders" from violating its rules.

The second "surveillance balloon" announcement comes after the first sighting prompted the top US diplomat to postpone a trip to Beijing. China claims the balloons are used for scientific purposes.

China said the device deviated from its route, and "accidentally strayed over Latin America and the Caribbean." This comes even as the US is seaching for the remains of the suspected surveillence balloon it shot down.

"Meta Verified" follows Twitter and other social media companies attempting to instill confidence in their services by asking users to pay to prove their identities.

A South Carolina jury on Thursday found Richard "Alex" Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and son, convicting the once-influential attorney of murder in a case that has gripped the nation's attention for nearly two years.

As Honduras contemplates switching diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, experts say unofficial ties with remaining allies are stable but it's important to maintain formal relations, amid pressure from Beijing.

The social media platform's influencers and hashtags have changed vacation destinations — and not always for the best.

The European Commission hopes that pushing ahead long-brewing trade deals with Latin American governments can boost the EU.

The European Union's Internal Market commissioner Thierry Breton has called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to take "immediate action" or face heavy fines after a report this week revealed Instagram to be the worst social network for child sexual abuse material.

Wade, Trends in State Abortion Laws Have Emerged. In the absence of federal protections, state legislatures have become arbiters of abortion access, with some states banning or severely restricting abortion and others improving and protecting it.

It is one year since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, thus removing a federal right for women to end their pregnancies. We look at how America has changed in the wake of that historic decision. Also the global backlash against women's rights and who is behind it. Annette Young talks to Clara Dereudre, the co-author of a French report which offers recommendations on how to counter the backlash. Plus the determined women entrepreneurs of Iraq operating in a country where female workforce participation rate is just over 10 percent.