May 05 Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Back-to-back court rulings on abortion pill access are thrusting a contentious political issue back into the spotlight ahead of this year’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the second half of President Donald Trump's term. Continue reading
May 04 2nd sloth transferred from troubled Sloth World has died, Central Florida Zoo says By Associated Press A second sloth taken to a central Florida zoo for rehabilitation has died out of a group given up by a yet-to-open tourist attraction facing scrutiny for the deaths of more than 30 other sloths imported from Guyana and Peru. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 5:27 What the Supreme Court ruling means for abortion access and what comes next By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed continued nationwide access to abortion medication that’s often distributed by mail. The court issued a one-week stay on a lower court’s ruling that would have led to sweeping changes in how Mifepristone, one… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 6:32 How the collapse of Spirit Airlines is impacting travelers and the wider aviation industry By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Unda Dittaboot Spirit Airlines has officially shut down. The low-cost airline went out of business this weekend after 34 years. It’s left members of the flying public in a tricky bind and the larger industry with some serious questions. Stephanie Sy has… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 7:08 U.S. Forest Service cuts raise concerns on protecting public lands and fighting wildfires By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Sweeping changes are coming for the U.S. Forest Service, which manages roughly a third of America’s public land. The agency announced a dramatic overhaul of cuts, closures and consolidation. That’s on top of the Trump administration's latest budget request that… Continue watching
May 04 Daniel Kraus' 'Angel Down' and Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' are among Pulitzer winners in the arts By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Pulitzer Prize officials awarded the fiction prize to an author with a long history in fantasy, horror and young adult novels. Continue reading
May 04 Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over 'It Ends With Us' dispute By Associated Press The two sides settled their legal dispute Monday ahead of a planned trial over Lively’s claims that Baldoni conspired with publicists to preemptively destroy her reputation after she privately accused him of sexually harassing her on the movie set. Continue reading
May 04 Washington Post, AP, Reuters and Minnesota Star Tribune among Pulitzer winners for 2025 work By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The Post's coverage illuminated the fast-moving, sometimes opaque particulars of President Donald Trump’s drive to reshape the national government, and judges credited the Post with detailing what the changes meant for individual Americans. Continue reading
May 04 Officers shot man who opened fire near Washington Monument, Secret Service says By Associated Press A man spotted carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House by plainclothes officers and agents was shot by law enforcement Monday after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument, the Secret Service said. Continue reading
May 04 Fewer AAPI adults experienced hate incidents in past year but racism concerns linger, poll finds By Terry Tang, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Fewer Asian American and Pacific Islander adults are reporting overt anti-Asian attacks than during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds, but many still worry about racial discrimination. Continue reading