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Month: May 2022

Biden administration defends disinformation board from fierce GOP criticism

By Priscilla Alvarez and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Department of Homeland Security and the White House are defending a new initiative to help target disinformation amid fierce criticism from Republicans who cast the effort as overreach and attacked its leader. Last week, DHS announced an interagency team, dubbed the “Disinformation Governance Board,” to coordinate department

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Feds tracked potential for election violence as far back as August 2020

By Whitney Wild, CNN Federal law enforcement tracked the potential for election-related violence as far back as August 2020, which is earlier than previously known, according to a government report released Monday. The Government Accountability Office said in its report that federal agencies had tracked the potential violence on social media and other websites. Furthermore,

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Hollingshead transfers from Georgia to Tennessee Lady Vols

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jillian Hollingshead has transferred to Tennessee after her freshman season, giving coach Kellie Harper four players from the transfer portal. Harper announced Hollingshead’s commitment Monday. The 6-foot-5 forward is a 2021 McDonald’s All-American from Powder Springs, Georgia. Tennessee already added forward Rickea Jackson from Mississippi State, point guard Jasmine Powell from

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How major US stock indexes fared Monday

The Associated Press A late rally in big technology stocks erased an afternoon slump on Wall Street Monday and left major indexes moderately higher. The uneven start to May followed a brutal April in which widespread technology sell-offs dragged down major benchmarks. Facebook’s parent company and chipmaker Nvidia each rose more than 5%. 

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