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Utah State Sen. Michael McKell, spoke to “GMA3” about concerns over scope and enforcement of the newly-passed laws regulating kids' social media access. As Congress considers banning TikTok amid growing fears over potential data privacy issues and Chinese government intrusion, some states are taking matters into their own hands to regulate social media access. Last week, Utah became the first state to pass a law limiting access to social media for kids under age 18. The statute will require parental consent for minors to use platforms like TikTok and Instagram, putting the onus on social media companies to verify users’ ages. One of the bill’s sponsors, State Sen. Michael McKell, spoke to “GMA3” about the scope of the new laws, addressing concerns over privacy and how the state plans to enforce them when they go into effect next March. EVA PILGRIM: So I just want you to break this down for us. How will these restrictions actually work? SEN. MICHAEL MCKELL: I think that's a gre...

The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the appeal of a 94-year-old Minnesota woman challenging the so-called practice of governmental 'home equity theft.' The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to the appeal of a 94-year- old Minnesota woman who got no compensation when the government seized her home over a small unpaid tax bill -- and pocketed the profit. Many justices suggested the practice, which the plaintiff's lawyers at the Pacific Legal Foundation have termed "home equity theft," could run afoul of the Fifth Amendment's prohibition against government taking private property without "just compensation." Geraldine Tyler, the plaintiff in the high court case, owed $15,000 in unpaid taxes, interest and penalties in 2015 when Hennepin County, Minnesota, seized her one-bedroom condominium and later sold it for $40,000. "It goes all the way back to the Magna Carta that the government cannot take more than it's owed,...

Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, who is transgender, has sued the state over censure. Montana state legislator Zooey Zephyr is suing the state , House Speaker Matt Regier and Sergeant at Arms for the Montana House of Representatives Bradley Murfitt after being censure d by House Republicans. "The recent actions violate my 1st amendment rights, as well as the rights of my 11,000 constituents to representation," Zephyr said in a tweet Monday. "Montana's State House is the people's House, not Speaker Regier's, and I'm determined to defend the right of the people to have their voices heard." Zephyr is Pet itioning for her legislative privileges and duties to be rein state d. Zooey Zephyr speaks on the House floor for the first time in a week during a session at the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont., April 26, 2023. Tommy Martino/AP, FILE Zephyr's calls to vote against a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth on bill SB99 were ignored...

The president's son was among guests who gathered to toast India's Prime Minister Modi, marking his first official event since news broke of his plea agreement. Just days after agreeing to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanors, Hunter Biden on Thursday night attended a White House state dinner hosted for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The president's son was among hundreds of high-profile guests who gathered to toast the foreign dignitary, marking his first official event since news broke Tuesday of his agreement with prosecutors. Hunter Biden was seen shaking hands and smiling as he made his way around the room. As he arrived at the White House event in a trolley accompanied by his wife Melissa Cohen, he declined to answer a question from ABC News about how he felt after taking the plea deal. MORE: Judge sets July 26 court date for Hunter Biden's initial court appearance Hunter Biden talks with guests before President Joe Biden offers a toast during a State...

The 6-3 opinion repudiated much of the "independent state legislature" theory. The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a strong rejection of a controversial legal theory that threatened to upend state election laws nationwide and give state legislatures unchecked power over federal election rules in the case Moore v. Harper. In a 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court sided with a group of North Carolina voters who challenged an attempt by state Republican lawmakers to circumvent a state court decision that struck down a new gerrymandered election map. Roberts was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. MORE: Supreme Court hears extraordinary bid to upend election laws, casts skeptical eye At the heart of the case was a fringe legal concept dubbed the "independent state legislature" theory, which contends the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution provides state ...

Hartford police have made an arrest after Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan was allegedly assaulted by a man while she attended a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayers. Hartford police have made an arrest after Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan was allegedly assaulted by a man while she attended a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayer s with her family at the XL Center on Wednesday morning. Andrey Desmond, 30, of New Britain, Connecticut, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with unlawful restraint in the second degree, assault in the second degree, breach of peace in the second degree and interfering with police. Police said in a news release on Thursday that officers responded to the area of 225 Trumbull Street after an assault against a female, who sustained minor injuries. MORE: Police board votes to fire 2 New Haven officers involved in arrest that left Randy Cox paralyzed When they arrived on the scene, the responding officers found the suspect already detained by civilian bystanders...

The vice president is the face for the administration's work on abortion, more. Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be hitting the road for a monthlong college tour, Travel ing to more than a dozen campuses across eight states . The trip underscores both the value Democrats are placing on young er voters and the more forceful role Harris is seeking to play on key issues like abortion access ahead of the 2024 election, after weathering two years of scrutiny and low approval ratings. The vice president's "Fight for our Freedoms College Tour" begins on Sept. 14 at Hampton University in Virginia. It will focus heavily on mobilizing young voters -- some of whom have expressed less than favorable views of President Joe Biden -- in states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin and Virginia, with additional campus visits and details to come. News of the tour, first reported by ABC News, comes as students return to school for the fall sem...

To document the reading crisis, ABC News traveled to schools in several states and met families of struggling kids, and spoke with experts about the problem. Learning to read isn't fair. It comes naturally for some students. But for others it's a frustrating, agonizing process that, if left unaddressed, can cause long-standing academic problems. Ask D'Mekeus Cook Jr., a fourth grader from Louisiana, who was reading at a kindergarten level when he started second grade two years ago. Or Journey, another fourth grader from Ohio, who said when she comes across an unfamiliar word it makes her feel "sad." They have both struggled to read -- and they're not alone. MORE: Math and reading scores for 13-year-olds lowest in a decade, report finds A combination of under-funded schools, educator shortages, inadequate teacher preparation and months of lost learning due to pandemic school closures have caused a resurgence of concern about kids' reading ability. But D...