Snap CEO and co-founder Evan Spiegel said he supports government regulation of social media platforms, including his company’s popular Snapchat app, but he noted that the burden ultimately falls on the industry itself. Speaking on “CBS Mornings” Monday, Spiegel touted Snap’s focus on the “real world” and “real friendships” and …

Cole Emhoff, the son of second gentleman Doug Emhoff, is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Greenley Littlejohn. The proposal took place in front of a bonfire, according to a video Littlejohn shared on her Instagram account. “Surrounded by friends and family in my favorite place I said yes to the …

Twitter’s board is reportedly close to a deal with Elon Musk over the Tesla CEO’s bid to buy the social platform and take it private. Elon Musk reaches deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion Reuters and the New York Times reported that the board could announce an agreement as …

A Minnesota State Senate candidate was in labor while giving a speech at a convention to secure her party’s nomination and had to leave early to give birth. Erin Maye Quade went into labor at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, the morning of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party convention. She still showed …

A Florida dentist was arrested Thursday on charges that he hired hit men eight years ago to kill his sister’s ex-husband, a prominent law professor, so she could move back to the Fort Lauderdale area from Tallahassee with her two children. Charles Adelson, 45, was being held Thursday without bond …

Twitter on Friday said it adopted a “poison pill” plan that could block billionaire Elon Musk from significantly increasing his stake in the social media company. The counter-measure comes a day after Tesla CEO Musk unveiled a $43 billion hostile offer for Twitter.  In a statement, Twitter said that the …

Two men accused of pretending to be federal agents to dupe Secret Service and other federal officials are set to be released to home confinement pending trial, but District of Columbia Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey granted the Justice Department’s request to stay the ruling until 9 a.m. Wednesday to …

Ford and General Motors are issuing major recalls covering popular SUV models and pickup trucks. General Motors is recalling nearly 682,000 compact SUVs because the windshield wipers can fail. The recall covers the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain from the 2014 and 2015 model years. BMW recalls 900,000 vehicles, most …

A Southern California man is accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles — including baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards — into the U.S. since 2016, authorities said Thursday. Jose Manuel Perez, also known as “Julio Rodriguez,” was taken into custody on Feb. 25 at the San Ysidro border crossing …

A man wanted for a violent attack in New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) on Saturday has been arrested in Philadelphia, CBS Philly reports. Police say they found him sleeping on a bench in a Greyhound bus terminal Monday night after he allegedly set fire to his hotel …