Older Americans who are worried about young people’s social media use should probably take a hard look at their own online habits, according to a new study. Older users are more likely to promote political polarization, and to embrace conspiracy theories about UFO, aliens, the Illuminati, the Earth being flat, “alternative knowledge,” and more, the study found. Artificial intelligence platform Socialprofiler analyzed 756 million public profiles across Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. The study found that posts by millennials and Gen Xers are more slanted toward traditional partisan politics, whereas Gen Z tended to be more issue-forced, engaging with progressive causes such as climate change and LGBTQ+ rights. Younger generations also tended to be more interested in esoteric content like tarot readings, witchcraft, and spiritualism. It wasn’t immediately clear why older users tended to gravitate more toward conspiracy theories, the study’s authors said, but they plan to conduct follow-up research.

A beloved sports reporter and her husband were found dead at their home on Tuesday morning in a suspected murder-suicide. Police said that Christina Chambers, a former sports reporter for WBRC 6, and her husband, Johnny Rimes, sustained gunshot wounds inside their home in Hoover, Alabama. The couple’s three-year-old son was also found in their home, but was unharmed. Authorities suspect the incident was a murder-suicide, but the investigation is ongoing. Chambers, who had also taught broadcast journalism at Thompson High School in Hoover, was beloved in the community and had even received the Adviser of the Year award in 2024 from the Alabama Scholastic Press Association. Chambers joined WBRC in 2015 and worked primarily on its “Sideline” segment, which platformed local sports with live news coverage. U.S. Senator Katie Boyd Britt, who represents Alabama, shared a statement about Chambers’ death in a post on X. “Tragic news. Please join me in keeping Christina’s friends, family, and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers,” Britt wrote. “I’m also praying for the entire @WBRCnews team as they mourn the loss of a former colleague and friend.”

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An airport has given an airline a huge fine for losing one of its planes there for over a decade, the Daily Mail reports. Air India has been slapped with an $85,000 fee for a parked 737-200 left at Kolkata Airport in 2012. The plane had belonged to the carrier Indian Airlines, which in 2007 merged with Air India, and was later rented to the Indian postal service, India Post. The 43-year-old plane was omitted from records, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said, meaning the airline may have never known it owned it. According to the Times of India, he said, “Though disposal of an old aircraft is not unusual, this one is—for it’s an aircraft that we didn’t even know we owned it until recently." The Daily Mail reports, “One X user, Trinidade Gois, posted a photo of the jet, saying: ‘Last week Air India completed the sale and transfer of this B737-200 (VT-EHH) that had been grounded at CCU since 2012. Delivered to Indian Airlines in 1982, then on to Alliance Air, until it was converted into a freighter and flew with India Post titles. Apparently, the aircraft’s ownership lay forgotten for years.’” The plane is intended for training engineers, the Times reports.

Gil Gerard, the Hollywood star best known as the wisecracking star of sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, died on Tuesday at the age of 82 after a battle with a “rare and viciously aggressive form of cancer,” his wife Janet announced in a Facebook post. The Arkansas-born star died at his home in Georgia shortly after receiving the diagnosis, with his wife claiming there were “only days” between “the moment when we knew something was wrong to his death.” She added, “No matter how many years I got to spend with him it would have never been enough. Hold the ones you have tightly and love them fiercely.” In a statement written by the late actor following his death, shared by Janet, Gerard wrote, “My life has been an amazing journey. The opportunities I’ve had, the people I’ve met and the love I have given and received have made my 82 years on the planet deeply satisfying. My journey has taken me from Arkansas to New York to Los Angeles, and finally, to my home in North Georgia with my amazing wife, Janet, of 18 years. He added: “It’s been a great ride, but inevitably one that comes to a close as mine has.” Gerard advised fans not to “waste time on anything that doesn’t thrill you or bring you love,” before signing off with a promise to “See you out somewhere in the cosmos.”

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Warner Bros. Discovery has rejected a purchase offer from Paramount, saying Netflix’s bid is still the better option. Paramount made a hostile, all-cash approach for the entire Warner Bros. business of $77.9 billion, on Dec. 8 at $30 a share. Netflix, meanwhile, had already agreed to take its Studios and HBO Max streaming platform for $72 billion, a deal that executives at Warner still think is the better offer. On Wednesday, the board recommended that shareholders reject the Paramount bid, orchestrated by Chief Executive David Ellison and his father, Larry, a friend of President Donald Trump. Warner execs told investors that Paramount had “consistently misled” them, called the deal “illusory,” and said it posed a potential danger to the business if it were to accept. According to The Wall Street Journal, the letter of rejection filed by Warner Bros. said Paramount’s documents submitted in the bid “contain gaps, loopholes and limitations that put you, our shareholders, and our company at risk.” It added, “The terms of the Netflix merger are superior,” adding, “The [Paramount] offer provides inadequate value and imposes numerous, significant risks and costs on [Warner].”

Rapper Ja Rule, best known for his early 2000s hit songs and his involvement in the catastrophic Fyre Festival, narrowly avoided disaster on Tuesday at celebrity-amateur golf tournament in the Bahamas. In a video posted to X by Golfweek writer Adam Schupak, Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, can be seen hitting the golf ball directly into a line of reporters, prompting immediate reactions from the crowd, with some behind Atkins jumping back in horror. “Ja Rule almost took me and a bunch of photographers out with his tee shot in the celebrity shootout at the Derek Jeter Invitational.” Schupak wrote in the caption. Atkins begins to approach the photographers, asking, “Did I hit you?” before reversing course. Reposting the video on his Instagram Stories, Atkins wrote, “My bad...” along with a facepalm emoji and a laughing emoji. The tournament, organized by Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation, is taking place at the Royal Blue Golf Club in Nassau this week, finishing on Thursday.

County singer Joe Ely, was best known for his work with The Clash and Bruce Springsteen, died on Tuesday at the age of 78. The Texan toured both the U.S. and the U.K. with genre-melding shows spanning punk to honky-tonk. “Legendary songwriter, singer, and raconteur Joe Ely died today from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s and pneumonia,” a statement posted on the “She Never Spoke Spanish to Me” singer’s Facebook page said. “His beloved wife Sharon and daughter Marie were at his side at their home in Taos, New Mexico. Ely was born February 9, 1947 in Amarillo, Texas... signed with MCA Records in the 1970s and spent more than five decades recording and performing around the world.” The Boss also paid tribute to a man he had shared the stage with numerous times across three decades, saying, “We’re deeply saddened by the loss of Joe Ely, a singular American singer, great musician and great artist. I was lucky enough to count Joe as a true friend and I will miss that voice and his companionship. Our hearts go out to his wonderful wife Sharon and the family. We’ve lost an American classic.”

A 33-year-old American man has died after falling off a climbing path at Mount Triglav, Slovenia’s highest mountain, authorities said. The climber set out early Monday morning but disappeared during his ascent, the Associated Press reported. Authorities later found the man’s body around 1 a.m. at the bottom of a mountain trail, the outlet reports. Police said initial evidence indicates the climber suffered a steep fall. Mount Triglav, which rises more than 9,000 feet, is a popular but demanding climb that can be especially dangerous in unstable weather conditions or when visibility drops. The man’s identity has not been released by authorities, but the AP reports the man was staying in a cabin near the Bohinj Lake.

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Australian actor Martin Grelis, who appeared in the 1999 first installment of The Matrix film series, has died at the age of 57. “Martin was a bright spark who lit up every room he was in—a talented actor, a kind person, and a wonderful soul,” wrote Grelis’ talent agency, Sophie Jermyn Management, on Instagram, confirming the news of his death. Before his role as a helicopter pilot alongside Keanu Reeves, 61, in the famous sci-fi movie The Matrix, Grelis appeared in the Australian drama Big Sky. Over the years, he also appeared in the 2012 film Iron Sky and the Australian television film Schapelle. “Our condolences and thoughts are with his family and loved ones in this difficult time‚” Grelis’ agency wrote. The actor described himself as “a creative soul. Actor, singer, voice artist & surfer,” on his Instagram page, adding that he adores art and ”the glorious human condition we all share."

Rob Reiner’s concert film follow-up to this past year’s Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues is on hold following the director’s murder this past weekend. According to Variety, Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale, which U.S. distributor Bleecker Street initially planned to release in IMAX next year, has halted further release plans in light of Reiner and his wife Michele’s passing. As for when forward steps will be taken for the project’s release, sources told the site there won’t be news until “the best path forward is decided with those closest to Rob and his family.” The satirical rockumentary will feature the fictional heavy-metal band in concert at Stonehenge, making it the first rock show filmed at the storied English location. The “secret” concert reportedly took place in October. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer each reprised their roles as the band members, with guest appearances from Shania Twain, Eric Clapton, and Josh Groban, in the final film Renier directed before his death.