Feb 28 Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide, sheriff says By Susan Montoya Bryan, Jacques Billeaud, John Seewer, Associated Press Preliminary autopsy results didn’t determine how Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife died at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but did rule out that they were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, the sheriff leading the investigation said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Tate brothers return to U.S. after travel ban lifted by prosecutors In our news wrap Thursday, social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived in Florida after a travel ban was lifted, Mexico is sending an infamous drug lord and more than two… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 6:09 More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws By Stephanie Sy, Shrai Popat In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the… Continue watching
Feb 27 5 facts about the federal workforce that may surprise you By Hannah Grabenstein Federal data paints a varied portrait of the people who make up the U.S. civil service. Continue reading
Feb 27 U.S. sees 3-month high as 242,000 Americans filing for unemployment benefits By Matt Ott, Associated Press Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years… Continue reading
Feb 27 What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers who face trafficking charges By Freida Frisaro, Curt Anderson, Associated Press A travel ban was lifted on influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. The dual U.S.-British citizens are charged with human trafficking in Romania, along with two Romanian women. Continue reading
Feb 27 European Union pushes back hard against Trump claims that 27-nation bloc was out to get United States By Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Union is insisting that the 27-nation bloc is not out to undermine the United States as U.S. President Donald Trump put it. Continue reading
Feb 27 Democratic lawmakers say DOGE access to U.S. intelligence secrets poses a national security threat By David Klepper, Associated Press Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Elon Musk about whether Department of Government Efficiency staffers have shared national security secrets over insecure communication channels. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Continue reading
Feb 27 USAID workers clear out belongings after mournful final visit to agency under federal guard By Gary Fields, Eileen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. Agency for International Development workers who've been given 15 minutes to clear out their workspaces as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency have begun arriving at their Washington headquarters. Continue reading
Feb 27 U.S. economy grew 2.3 percent annually in the last months of 2024, the outlook for 2025 is cloudier By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The American economy grew at a solid 2.3% annual rate the last three months of 2024, supported by a burst of year-end consumer spending, the government said, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of fourth-quarter growth. Continue reading