Apr 27 European nations accuse Russia of 'blackmail' after shutting off natural gas for Poland and Bulgaria By Vanessa Gera, Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that "unfriendly" foreign customers start paying for gas in Russian rubles. European Union officials were holding emergency talks on Wednesday on the gas cutoff, which they also called blackmail. Continue reading
Apr 27 Wall Street shaky as tech stocks remain volatile By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks remained shaky in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday after a big sell-off on tech stocks a day earlier. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 6:29 Streaming services battle price increases, password sharing and viewership By Geoff Bennett, Juliet Fuisz After years of unlimited spending and major growth, the era of peak streaming may be ending. Streaming services are adjusting their plans, including most notably Netflix. This is leading to changes in pricing and the addition of more advertising, while… Continue watching
Apr 26 Russia suspending natural gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria By Associated Press The suspensions would be the first since Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that "unfriendly" foreign buyers would have to pay the state-owned Gazprom in ruble. Continue reading
Apr 26 What 3 experts think about Elon Musk buying Twitter By Kenichi Serino, Justin Stabley, Hannah Grabenstein After weeks of speculation, Elon Musk will buy social media platform Twitter for $44 billion, PBS NewsHour spoke to three experts in the fields of social media, communications and democracy about the purchase. Continue reading
Apr 26 Turning Twitter into a 'free speech' haven might not be as easy as Elon Musk thinks By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion, intending to turn it into a haven for free speech. But the social platform has been down this road before, and it didn't end well last… Continue reading
Apr 25 Trump says he has no plans to rejoin Twitter after Musk reaches deal to buy platform By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump told Fox News that he will instead focus on his own platform, Truth Social, which has been mired in problems since its launch earlier this year. Continue reading
Apr 25 Elon Musk reaches agreement to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion By Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world's wealthiest person, has said he wants to buy Twitter because he thinks it's not living up to its potential as a platform for "free speech."… Continue reading
Apr 25 Twitter in talks with Musk over bid to buy platform, according to media reports By Associated Press Twitter's board is negotiating with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media platform and a deal could be announced as early as Monday. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: Biden gives healthcare and energy remarks while visiting Washington state By News Desk Yesterday, Biden opened the two-day visit to the Pacific Northwest by focusing on improvements planned for the runway and roof of the Portland International Airport. Continue reading