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Vermont bill would ban cellphone use by anyone younger than 21

A bill introduced in Vermont’s legislature would prohibit anyone under 21 years old from using or possessing a cellphone. However, the bill appears to be more about gun rights than mobile phones. The legislation, introduced Tuesday by Democratic Sen. John Rodgers, says those under the age of 21 “are not developmentally mature enough” to possess and use cellphones safely. The …

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Drone swarms in 3 states prompt FAA, FBI investigation of mystery

Federal agencies and local law enforcement in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska met this week to investigate a mystery that’s generated buzz in those states: swarms of drones. Since mid-December, sheriff’s departments in the border area of the three states have been flooded with at least 30 reports of nighttime drone sightings, sometimes groups of a dozen or more machines, and …

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