Oct 01 Conservationist Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, dies at 91 By Hallie Golden, Associated Press While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to humans. Continue reading
Oct 01 AOL ends dial-up internet service, marking the end of an era By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago. Continue reading
Oct 01 ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees given color-coded uniforms, 5:30 a.m. breakfast and strict rules By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Detainees arriving at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades are given color-coded uniforms and segregated based on criminal history and flight risk. Continue reading
Oct 01 U.S. government taking stake in company operating massive lithium mine in Nevada By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. Continue reading
Oct 01 Walmart says it will remove artificial colors and other additives from store brands by 2027 By Anne D'Innocenzio, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Walmart says it plans to remove synthetic dyes and 30 other food additives from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: NYC Mayor Adams holds briefing on partial collapse of apartment building in the Bronx By David R. Martin, Associated Press A massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building collapsed after an explosion Wednesday, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground. Continue reading
Oct 01 Stephen King is the most banned author in U.S. schools, PEN report says By Hillel Italie, Associated Press PEN America's "Banned in the USA," released Wednesday, tracks over 6,800 instances of books being pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. Continue reading
Oct 01 U.S. will allow South Koreans with short-term visas and waivers to work at industrial sites, Seoul says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The announcement came weeks after South Korea flew home more than 300 of its nationals who had been detained in a massive immigration raid at a battery factory being built on Hyundai's sprawling auto plant campus near Savannah, Georgia. Continue reading
Oct 01 Turning Point, moving forward without Charlie Kirk, makes first return to Utah since his killing By Hannah Schoenbaum, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Tuesday's stop at Utah State University in Logan was about two hours north of Utah Valley University, where a gunman killed Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10. Conservative podcast host Alex Clark told the crowd she was not… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 9:47 At gathering of military leaders, Trump hints at deployment in U.S. cities By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to nearly the entire senior officer corps of the military. It was an unprecedented gathering at a Marine base south of Washington. Hegseth announced new directives, and the president laid out a… Continue watching