Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram are back after one of company's worst outages

<p>The <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/10/04/facebook-instagram-outage-whatsapp-down-october-2021/5991289001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outage</a> lasted six hours. Plus, there's a state of emergency as <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/04/oil-spill-california-dead-wildlife-washes-ashore/5986916001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oil spill</a> cleanup continues in California, President Joe Biden sells his <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2021%2F10%2F01%2Fbiden-unable-unite-dems-behind-infrastructure-reconciliation-bills%2F5928828001%2F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">infrastructure</a> bills on the road, refugee admissions have fallen to a record low and the MLB Postseason is here.</p><p><br></p><p>(Audio: Associated Press)</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>