Apr 25 New York’s highest court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial, orders new trial By Michael R. Sisak, Dave Collins, Associated Press The Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the judge at the disgraced movie mogul's landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him with improper rulings, including by letting women testify about allegations that weren't part of the case. Continue reading
Apr 25 U.S. economic growth slows to 1.6 percent, sign that interest rates may be taking toll By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and services — decelerated from its brisk 3.4% growth rate in the final three months of 2023. Consumers continued to drive growth last quarter but slowed their spending. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:44 Fragments of bird flu virus detected in cow’s milk sold in grocery stores By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow The FDA says samples of milk taken from grocery stores have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. But the agency says it's confident the milk in stores is safe. It suggests the… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 6:09 Father’s push to end gun violence persists 25 years after his son was killed at Columbine By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris It’s been 25 years since 12 students and one teacher were killed in the Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado. It was the largest mass killing at a high school in U.S. history at the time. But since then, school shootings… Continue watching
Apr 24 WATCH: Families of Boeing crash victims hold news conference following meeting with DOJ By David Koenig, Associated Press They asked the officials to revive a criminal fraud charge against the company by determining that Boeing violated terms of a 2021 settlement. Continue reading
Apr 24 Arizona House advances a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban to the Senate By Jacques Billeaud, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee abortion rights until a fetus could survive outside the womb, typically around 24 weeks. It also would allow later abortions to save the parent's life, or to protect her physical or mental health. Continue reading
Apr 24 Supreme Court seems unconvinced that state abortion bans conflict with federal healthcare law By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Doctors have said Idaho’s abortion ban has already affected emergency care. More women whose conditions are typically treated with abortions must now be flown out of state for care, since doctors must wait until they are close to death to… Continue reading
Apr 24 About 1 in 4 U.S. adults over 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The latest annual report from the program's trustees says the financial safety nets for millions of older Americans will run short of money to pay full benefits within the next decade. Continue reading
Apr 24 New Jersey woman becomes second patient ever to receive pig kidney in ‘transformative’ surgery By Lauren Neergaard Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano, only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney, is recovering well. Continue reading
Apr 24 How U.S. banning TikTok could affect you By Associated Press No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Continue reading