Mar 07 Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting largest wildfire in Texas history By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its equipment appeared to have played a role in igniting the Smokehouse Creek fire, though it did not believe its equipment was responsible for the Windy Deuce fire. Continue reading
Mar 07 Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from prosecution and lawsuits By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Three major IVF providers paused services after the state Supreme Court ruled last month that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a storage facility could pursue wrongful death lawsuits. Continue reading
Mar 07 Shooter who committed Maine's deadliest shooting had physical signs of traumatic brain injury By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Robert Card had been an instructor at an Army hand grenade training range, where it is believed he was exposed to repeated low-level blasts. It is unknown if that caused Card's brain injury and what role brain injury played in… Continue reading
Mar 06 Caucus chaos makes Utah last state to report Super Tuesday results By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Utah's Republican leaders are facing stiff blowback Wednesday after long lines and technology issues at some of the 2,300 neighborhood caucus locations has made Utah the last of the 15 Super Tuesday states to release voting numbers. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Fed chair says interest rates could be cut this year In our news wrap Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says interest rates could be cut this year if inflation keeps falling, Alabama lawmakers moved to shield IVF providers, politicians in Haiti try to form a new governing coalition, a… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:24 Beleaguered Texas residents struggle to recover from historic wildfires By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow Firefighters are making some progress against Texas wildfires as they try to contain them. But the damage there is causing concerns among residents over the cost of rebuilding. Stephanie Sy has reports on the long road ahead in the recovery… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:55 Measles outbreak raises concerns about drop in vaccinations By William Brangham, Murrey Jacobson, Shoshana Dubnow There were 58 reported cases of measles in the U.S. during all of 2023. But there's already been 41 cases across 16 states so far this year. The outbreak of this highly contagious virus is cause for concern for many… Continue watching
Mar 06 Arizona's health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat By Associated Press The Arizona Department of Health Services says Dr. Eugene Livar was appointed to the role under Gov. Katie Hobbs' extreme heat preparedness plan. Continue reading
Mar 06 OpenAI says Musk agreed the ChatGPT maker should become a for-profit company By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press OpenAI has attacked a lawsuit from Elon Musk, saying he supported making the ChatGPT maker a for-profit company. Musk has sued, accusing the company of betraying its founding goal to benefit humanity as it pursued profits instead. Continue reading
Mar 06 House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House has passed a $460 billion package of spending bills that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before the shutdown deadline. Continue reading