Todd Spangler
chicagotribune.com
Washington, DC, United States
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Meta shuts down Facebook Watch originals group, ‘Red Table Talk’ canceled
Amid broad cost-cutting moves, Meta is shuttering the Facebook Watch originals group, whose small slate of shows included the breakout hit "Red Table Talk." → Read More
BuzzFeed News is shutting down, company laying off 180 staffers
Pulitzer Prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division and cut another 15% of its staff across the company, adding to layoffs made earlier this year. → Read More
PBS suspends Twitter posting, joining NPR in boycotting Elon Musk-owned platform
PBS said it has suspended posting to Twitter after Elon Musk’s social network pinned a “government-funded media” descriptor to its primary account. → Read More
George Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ tops 1 billion YouTube views
"Careless Whisper," which features a signature saxophone riff, is the eighth song from the '80s to join the YouTube Billion Views club. → Read More
Meta mulling text-based social network to rival Elon Musk’s Twitter
Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, said it is considering launching a new Twitter-like social network. → Read More
Michigan's Barbara Bryant, first woman to lead Census Bureau, dies at 96
Bryant was nominated to lead the Census Bureau at a contentious time by former US President George H.W. Bush → Read More
Elissa Slotkin enters race for US Senate, giving Democrats a likely frontrunner
The Democratic congresswoman told the Free Press she will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Debbie Stabenow. → Read More
Biden on Lake Huron object: 'We still don't know' what it was, Canadians suspend search
The president said the object and two others shot down may have been benign but haven't been recovered. → Read More
Biden responds to Michigan State shooting, calls on Congress for gun control laws
President Joe Biden said he was praying for the Michigan State University shooting victims and it is past time for Congress to act. → Read More
1st missile shot at unidentified object over Lake Huron missed, general confirms
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledges first shot at unidentified object missed → Read More
Rumors, theories spread about unidentified object shot down over Lake Huron
Next steps are to recover the wreckage and figure out what the object was, and where it came from. → Read More
Rep. Elissa Slotkin announces divorce from husband Dave Moore
The Michigan congressman is divorcing her husband after 12 years of marriage, → Read More
US Rep. Huizenga to lead Republicans against SEC's climate change rule
The west Michigan congressman is leading a group going after what it considers regulatory overreach that will hurt investors' bottom lines. → Read More
Dingell launches Heartland Caucus to promote issues important to middle of US
Dingell believes Democrats need more representation from the middle of the country → Read More
US Supreme Court hears deaf Michigan man's request to sue Sturgis schools for damages
Miguel Perez said he should be allowed to file for damages after Sturgis schools failed to provide him adequate education. → Read More
5 things we learned from our sit-down with Debbie Stabenow
We sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Debbie Stabenow, who won't run in 2024. Here's what we learned. → Read More
Jocelyn Benson to receive presidential medal on Jan. 6 anniversary of US Capitol attack
Benson will receive the Presidential Citizens Medal on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. → Read More
Stabenow will not seek another U.S. Senate term in 2024
Stabenow, 72, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. She is the first woman from Michigan to be elected to the U.S. Senate. → Read More
Delphi retirees unlikely to get pensions restored as Congress nears exit
After a big win in the US House this summer, Congress appears ready to leave DC without finalized a plan to restore their pensions. → Read More
Jan. 6 Committee recommends criminal charges against Trump: What that means
In its final meeting, the committee adopted a report and said Justice Department should charge Trump with inciting or assisting insurrection → Read More