Is “time” really the problem with “screen time”? Researchers have described the negative effects of large amounts of time online and the beneficial effect of moderation. For instance, a 2019 study of more than 6,500 12- to 15-year-olds found that more than three hours of social media use a day is linked to depressive symptoms,…

On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump announced the death of a man he described as the “world’s number-one terrorist leader:” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State. Here’s what to know about the reportedly deceased leader of the infamous terrorist group: Early life and radicalization Al-Baghdadi’s was born in 1971 in the city…

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Hundreds of people packed an Alabama church to overflowing Sunday for the funeral of a girl who police say was killed after being kidnapped from a birthday party. The funeral of 3-year-old Kamille McKinney was held at the New Beginning Christian Ministry in Birmingham. That 700-seat church is less than 10 miles…

(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is criticizing the White House for failing to notify congressional leaders before the U.S. raid in Syria that President Donald Trump says killed the leader of the Islamic State group. She notes that the U.S. let Russia know the raid was in the works. The Brief Newsletter Sign up…

(PARIS) — A masterpiece attributed to the 13th-century Italian painter Cimabue that was discovered earlier this year in an elderly French woman’s kitchen sold for 24 million euros ($26.6 million) Sunday. Dominique Le Coent of Acteon Auction House, who sold the work to an anonymous buyer near Chantilly, north of Paris, said the sale represented…

In Saturday Night Live’s latest cold open, Alec Baldwin’s President Donald Trump is shown returning to New Mexico for a presidential rally in “the great city of Albacore” — the “tuna capital of the United States.” “I came back for a surprise rally because I heard they’re building a wall on the border of Colorado…