Apr 05 Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Sue Bird highlight Basketball Hall of Fame class By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as was the 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team that they played on — dubbed the “Redeem Team.”… Continue reading
Apr 04 National Weather Service pauses severe weather alerts in Spanish and other languages By Adam Kemp The contract for artificial intelligence modeling used to send emergency alerts in different languages is among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracts that lapsed this week. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 6:59 Trade war, tariffs and uncertainty drag markets to worst week in years By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Stocks were in free fall again Friday as markets saw their worst week in years. The trade war heated up as China responded to President Trump with their own 34 percent tariffs on imported U.S. goods. Markets fell further after… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 6:19 News Wrap: Trump gives TikTok another 75 days to find American buyer to keep app running In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he's giving TikTok another 75 days to find an American buyer, Secretary of State Rubio said it will become clear within weeks whether Russia truly intends to pursue peace with Ukraine, a… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 5:52 Trump abruptly shakes up NSA leadership amid pressure from right-wing activist By Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn President Trump abruptly fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the country’s powerful cyber intelligence bureau. That’s according to reports and members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. The firings came after right-wing activist Laura… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 6:08 How NCAA’s transfer portal transformed March Madness By William Brangham, Sam Lane The NCAA Women’s Final Four tips off Friday in Tampa Bay with the men’s games starting Saturday in San Antonio. This year, the tournaments are unique because they feature a large number of players who previously played for a different… Continue watching
Apr 04 Americans are farming truffles and finding success. Here’s how By Casey Kuhn Research continues on best practices in American truffle growing. Projects spearheaded by the truffle growers' association and universities are done in tandem with the growers themselves. Continue reading
Apr 04 How Trump’s latest tariffs could affect your personal spending By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Cora Lewis, Associated Press Economists say consumers foot the bill from these kind of trade actions and stress the far-reaching impacts that U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs will have on goods sourced from around the world. Continue reading
Apr 04 Potentially catastrophic rains and floods may hit South and Midwest after destructive tornadoes By Adrian Sainz, George Walker IV, John Seewer, Associated Press Many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 7:59 GOP Sen. Johnson says Wisconsin bracing to see ‘how painful’ tariff fallout will be By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams Financial markets sank in the wake of President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on practically all goods being imported to the U.S. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is a member of the Senate budget and finance committees. His state of Wisconsin… Continue watching