Detroit Free Press

A Michigan man is facing federal criminal charges after an FBI investigation alleged he called CNN headquarters multiple times with threats to gun down employees of the network for producing "fake news." Brandon Griesemer, 19, of Novi (MI) on Jan 9 allegedly called a publicly listed contact for CNN. When the operator answered he said, "Fake news. I'm coming to gun you all down," according to a criminal complaint.  Three minutes later, Griesemer is accused of calling back and making disparaging comments about the network. 

According to new research by a Michigan State University professor published in the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, computer use among retirees reduces the risk of depression by more than 30%.

And don't worry that Grandpa doesn't yet understand this newfangled Internet-thing. It's never too late to learn, said Sheila Cotten, lead author and a professor of telecommunication, information studies and the media.

Researchers wanted to focus on retirees -- those who no longer have jobs that force them to interact in person or online. With other factors held constant -- such as whether the seniors lived with other people -- the authors found that roughly 7 in 100 Internet users were estimated to have depression, whereas 10 in 100 non-computer users were estimated to have depression. In other words, Internet use led to a more than 30% reduction in the probability of depression.

It's not clear what the participants were doing -- checking e-mail, shopping or searching for information. And that doesn't matter, Cotten said: "It's really about being able to connect and communicate and find information you need."