The Twitter Files: What they are and why they matter
Under Elon Musk, several journalists are releasing internal Twitter documents about content decisions. Critics say it shows censorship.
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Under Elon Musk, several journalists are releasing internal Twitter documents about content decisions. Critics say it shows censorship.
Musk took the stage to mixed reactions from the audience. "Cheers and boos, I see," said Chappelle, who is on tour with Chris Rock.
The billionaire owner of the social media service said the rapper "again violated our rule against incitement to violence."
Some health officials worry that lies about COVID-19 could spread more easily, while others say policy wasn't that effective.
Just 50 Twitter advertisers have spent nearly $2 billion since 2020, and all seem to have stopped, according to new report.
"We're back. Let that sink in," tweeted satirical right-wing outlet Babylon Bee after being suspended for eight months.
According to Bloomberg, Twitter could lay off more workers as early as Monday. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has restored the Twitter accounts of Kanye West, the artist now known as Ye, and former President Donald Trump, but Musk has said he won't allow Alex Jones back on the platform. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti discussed the decision to bring back the formerly banned accounts and how layoffs at the social media company are impacting profitability.
Musk made the move after holding a poll that asked Twitter users to click "yes" or "no" on whether Trump's account should be reinstated.
Another employee exodus appears to be underway at Twitter as many workers rejected Elon Musk's terms for staying with the company, choosing instead to depart.
Twitter has gutted a large portion of its workforce, including those who worked who fight misinformation on the platform. One of those contractors, Melissa Ingle, joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss her time at Twitter and the social media company's uncertain future.
After initially removing the label, Twitter became a cesspool of verified accounts pretending to companies, celebrities, politicians and other public figures.
The company is losing $4 million a week as high-profile staffers resign, raising doubts that it can keep operating.
In an email to the social media company's employees, the billionaire said there was "no way to sugarcoat the message."
Wall Street is waiting to see if balance of power in Washington shifts, but hot inflation remains main focus.
"I got this wrong," admits CEO Mark Zuckerberg as his company grapples with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes.
Some advertisers, users have left platform amid growing concern over company's ability to deal with hate speech, misinformation.
The platform's new owner issued the warning after some celebrities after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names - not their account names - to parody him.
It was not immediately clear when the subscription service would go live.
Human rights groups are pressing companies to ditch Twitter as hate speech on the platform spikes after Musk's takeover.
Employees at the social media company are girding for mass layoffs as its new billionaire owner moves to slash costs.
General Mills and Audi are the latest big advertisers to pull back amid questions about how the platform will moderate content.
The number of hate speech-filled tweets increased by 4.7 times an hour immediately following Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, researchers found.
Some celebrities have deactivated their accounts while others are weighing whether they will leave. Here is what they're saying about Musk's acquisition of the company.
Musk is in charge of the social media platform and has fired its CEO and other executives, numerous reports say. Musk tweeted, "the bird is freed."
Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and fired at least three top executives including its CEO, according to numerous reports. Jonathan Vigliotti is at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco.
Dan Reed is on a campaign to get more people to become donors. The more people he can register, the higher up he gets on the transplant list.
Not a lot of employers center their workforces around young people, but that's what the Cookie Cart is all about.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in New York earlier this month, and there has been some celebration on social media of the suspected killer.
Alleged drone sightings have been multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in the past few weeks. But experts say the majority of reports about unusual lights in the sky are probably anything but drones.
Trump's election is a big part of the positive outlook, especially for Republicans.
Dan Reed is on a campaign to get more people to become donors. The more people he can register, the higher up he gets on the transplant list.
Not a lot of employers center their workforces around young people, but that's what the Cookie Cart is all about.
Mental health is a topic that some might feel uncomfortable talking about. In St. Louis Park there's one event trying to change that.
The Minnesota United FC is already preparing for next season, less than a month after getting eliminated from the playoffs.
Minneapolis has softened an ordinance that prohibited obstructing entrances and driveways to abortion clinics after anti-abortion activists sued to challenge it on free-speech grounds.
Fraudsters have been posing as deputies reporting an "urgent" civil matter and more.
A Montrose man has pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly multi-vehicle collision involving a stolen truck earlier this year.
A 61-year-old man is dead after the vehicle he was driving collided with two semi-trucks on Interstate 94 during Thursday's winter storm.
An investigation is underway after a man and woman were found dead in a vehicle parked at the Duluth airport.
A one-year extension of federal farm programs, around $30 billion in economic relief and a break for the ethanol industry were part of a bipartisan deal that collapsed Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump denounced it.
The Centers for Disease Control says no person-to-person transmission has been detected and the risk to the general public remains low.
The man was flown to a hospital in Minnesota, but the department gave no word on his condition. No one else was hurt.
Xcel says the project is intended to replace the energy that will be lost when its coal-fueled power plant near Stillwater closes in 2028.
Minnesota and Wisconsin leaders are responding to the school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Roughly 70,000 gallons of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said.
Dan Reed is on a campaign to get more people to become donors. The more people he can register, the higher up he gets on the transplant list.
Army veteran Delphine Littlewolf and her 7-year-old son Curtis have been living in her compact car for six months.
It looks like any other grocery store, but when you check out at Today's Harvest in Maplewood, shoppers aren't spending a dime.
The Buck Hill slopes played host to "Carve for a Cure" on Sunday, a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
As an equestrian with years of experience, Jen Kelly has taken a tumble or two — until a tumble in September 2020 where she broke three vertebrae in her neck and crushed her spinal cord.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in New York earlier this month, and there has been some celebration on social media of the suspected killer.
Trump's election is a big part of the positive outlook, especially for Republicans.
An F/A-18 fighter jet was "mistakenly fired on" by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, authorities said.
Minneapolis has softened an ordinance that prohibited obstructing entrances and driveways to abortion clinics after anti-abortion activists sued to challenge it on free-speech grounds.
A judge's ruling could shake up control of the Minnesota House.
If the snow can stick around, they could get back on track. But across the industry there is concern about what the Arctic Cat news means for snowmobile dealers.
For generations, it's been an iconic part of the Twin Cities, and now it has its very own song, thanks to one of Minneapolis' own.
It looks like any other grocery store, but when you check out at Today's Harvest in Maplewood, shoppers aren't spending a dime.
Heating your home in the winter can take a toll on your pocketbook, but it doesn't have to with some easy tips to save.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans produce 25% more trash from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.
The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for "several hundred yards," an official said.
Fraudsters have been posing as deputies reporting an "urgent" civil matter and more.
A 29-year-old man has been charged with second-degree unintentional murder after a shooting that stemmed from a claimed theft.
A Montrose man has pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly multi-vehicle collision involving a stolen truck earlier this year.
A Hennepin County man is back in jail nearly a week after he was mistakenly released just hours after being sentenced to years in prison on drug-related charges.
Mental health is a topic that some might feel uncomfortable talking about. In St. Louis Park there's one event trying to change that.
Minneapolis has softened an ordinance that prohibited obstructing entrances and driveways to abortion clinics after anti-abortion activists sued to challenge it on free-speech grounds.
Under the new law, aerosol dusters will need to be kept behind store counters, and can only sold to people 21 or older starting Jan. 1, 2025.
The Centers for Disease Control says no person-to-person transmission has been detected and the risk to the general public remains low.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Wednesday that it had detected presumptive positive human case of H5N1 in Barron County.
The lawsuit lays out Blake Lively's allegations against Justin Baldoni during their time working on "It Ends with Us."
Holidazzle is a free event with lights, stage performances, Santa, nearly 200 vendors and more. It runs Wednesday through Sunday.
For generations, it's been an iconic part of the Twin Cities, and now it has its very own song, thanks to one of Minneapolis' own.
Among the 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations are the Coen Brothers' "No Country for Old Men," "The Social Network," Cheech & Chong's "Up in Smoke," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
Thirty years ago on Friday, the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington was demolished.
Watch an unforgettable moment during an Alexandria football game that brought the crowd to tears. Plus, a tough battle in boy’s basketball between Rockford and Zimmerman.
Steph Curry scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter and 31 for the night as the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103.
Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his NHL-leading fourth shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-0 victory Saturday night over the Minnesota Wild, who have lost four in a row.
Lindsey Vonn has finished 14th in a super-G to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40.
Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period and the Utah Hockey Club beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1.
Esme Murphy talks with Congressman Pete Stauber, who hopes to see President Biden’s 20-year moratorium on new mining near the Boundary Waters reversed by President-elect Donald Trump.
President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to reverse President Biden's 20-year moratorium on new mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on his first day in office.
In this election, Klobuchar faired much better than all other Senate Democrats — she won by a significantly larger margin.
For Democrats the postmortem continues on why Vice President Kamala Harris and her Running mate Governor Tim Walz performed more poorly with almost every demographic than Joe Biden did in 2020. In Minnesota, Senator Amy Klobuchar did much better than Harris with some of those same groups.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
During the first week of December, Little Falls holds Christmas tours around town. It's a chance for historic buildings to deck their halls and spread their cheer.
Duluth is known for its scenic views across the city, but one location stands out from the rest.
One family's creative design in central Minnesota allows guests to sleep under the stars — at any time of year.
"Thomas Dambo, he believes the trolls really help us kind of shine a light on how we can take better care of the environment and be better to each other," said Stearns.
There are a lot of quirky town names in Minnesota: Embarrass, Nowthen, Clontarff, Kiester. But the people of Nimrod believe their name stands out from the rest.
There are a lot of reasons to get distracted this time of year and to procrastinate.
It's a term that's being thrown around a lot these days. Some think it's a social thing, others a medical thing.
Every home has a distinct smell, and chances are your home smells just as strong to other people. Why can't we notice our own home's smell but we can notice everyone else's?
An important deadline is approaching, and we're not talking about Christmas shopping. End of semester exams are coming up for students of all ages.
Jeff Wagner dives into the cold-weather dating trend that has singles looking for love with a time limit.
Regions Hospital and Children's Minnesota share photos of their tiniest patients dressed to the nines for Halloween.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Thursday night due to the arrival of a severe geomagnetic storm.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Monday night.
Storms ripped through parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Thursday evening. There were several reports of tornadoes and trees were downed in the metro and beyond, including in Cottage Grove, Anoka, Champlin and Fridley.
A powerful thunderstorm tore through the grounds of the Minnesota State Fair on Monday night, delaying Tuesday's opening.
WCCO meteorologist Riley O'Connor says Sunday will be warmer compared to Saturday.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Saturday was our last cold day for a while, with a warm-up arriving Sunday and lasting through the holiday week.
After a cold day on Saturday, temperatures will rise again on Sunday.
Most of the country will be above average this holiday season
WCCO meteorologist Riley O'Connor says Sunday will be warmer compared to Saturday.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but also the most deadly for heart attacks. Research shows Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve are the most common dates for heart attacks. Allina Health cardiologist Dr. Steven Bradley explains why and let us know what you can do to protect yourself.
It’s a big weekend for both shopping and travel, with Christmas just three days away. The Transportation Security Administration says the airports will be busiest the Friday after Christmas and Sunday. Wendy Gillette tells us more.
Beret Leone has the latest updates and headlines.
There's a bit of a role reversal going on in St. Paul. The man known for gifting needs a specific gift for himself to survive. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield explains. Click here to learn how to help.