NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label
Apr 13, 2023
(AP) National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR's account with labels the news organization says are intended to undermine its credibility. Twitter labeled NPR's main account last week…
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To fight cancer, EPA wants sterilizer companies to emit less
Apr 12, 2023
(AP) The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding a higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of medical devices…
Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
Apr 11, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before…
Iowa won't pay for rape victims' abortions or contraceptives
Apr 10, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Attorney General's Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception — and in rare cases, abortions — for victims of sexual assault, a move that drew…
Few details in SF stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Apr 07, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Details of how tech executive Bob Lee came to be fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday were scarce as friends and family continued to mourn the man they called…
Bob Lee, Cash App founder, fatally stabbed in San Francisco
Apr 06, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, has been fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco. The San Francisco Police Department has…
Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme
Apr 05, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — A stone-faced Donald Trump made a momentous courtroom appearance Tuesday when he was confronted with a 34-count felony indictment charging him in a scheme to bury allegations of extramarital affairs that arose during his first…
Sunday's NCAA women's title game draws record TV audience
Apr 04, 2023
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday’s national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women’s basketball game on record. There were 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2 according to fast…
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Apr 03, 2023
NEW YORK, NY (AP) -- Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many…
Trump's indictment in New York: Here's what to know
Mar 31, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime, the culmination of a political rise defined by unprecedented scandal. The vote of a Manhattan grand jury…