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People are sounding off on social media about how good it feels to just sit alone in your car. Health experts say time of intention is good for the mind and it's always important to take moments of solitude.

As altered images and so-called "Deepfakes" become more common, at least one big tech giant is hoping to show the feds it can regulate itself. Meta has announced new rules for labeling AI-generated images. But, will it be enough to win over critics?

Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin is announcing a grant this Friday that will help the city go green.

There is a recent push to protect kids on social media, and a local expert is weighing in on legal action.

The tween skincare craze is taking over social media and the beauty aisle with kids stocking up on skincare products before middle school. The trend is raising red flags for both parents and dermatologists. Christina Coleman has the story.

The Senate crowd was filled with parents, including two�Chicago�parents, of bullied victims.

Leaders of big tech companies were grilled by Senate leaders over child safety online. Attending were CEOs in charge of Meta, X and TikTok, to name a few. But also present were parents of children who lost a child to social media harm. Among those parents were Rose and Rob Bronstein, who lost their son Nate to suicide. They joined us live to talk about their story.

Tech leaders were taking tough questions from the Senate on Wednesday.

Social media companies like Meta, X, TikTok and Snapchat testified in D.C. Wednesday after lawmakers moved to a law to protect children online. Families of children who were cyberbullied gathered at the hearing to support stronger laws.

Five tech CEOs are set to testify on Wednesday about the crisis of online child sexual exploitation. Ahead of the hearing, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin made clear his disappointment about what big tech companies have done so far.