Jul 14 Movie and TV stars join writers on the picket line in fight over the future of Hollywood By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudekis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades. Continue reading
Jul 14 WATCH: Biden administration makes $20 billion ‘green bank’ available for clean energy projects By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal "green bank" for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers. Continue reading
Jul 14 Iowa’s restrictive abortion measure faces legal challenge as governor prepares to sign it into law By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press An Iowa judge will consider a request to postpone the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just as Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign the measure into law. Continue reading
Jul 14 Tennessee fined more than $8 million for over 200 infractions in football program By Associated Press The NCAA fined Tennessee more than $8 million on Friday and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. Continue reading
Jul 14 U.S. endures deadliest 6 months of mass killings on record By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press, Larry Fenn, Associate Press Six months. 181 days. 28 mass killings. 140 victims. One country. Continue reading
Jul 14 At least 11 tornadoes hit the Chicago area this week, weather service says By Associated Press The National Weather Service says a tornado outbreak in the Chicago area this week produced at least 11 twisters. Preliminary findings show they were relatively weak. Continue reading
Jul 14 ChatGPT company probed over consumer protection issues By David Hamilton, Associated Press The FTC's move represents the most significant regulatory threat so far to the nascent but fast-growing AI industry. Continue reading
Jul 14 Extreme heat wave sears Southwest By Eugene Garcia, Janie Har, Associated Press More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings as a blistering heatwave continues across the Southwest and California. Continue reading
Jul 13 People rescued from cars and homes as rapid rainfall causes flash flooding in central Mississippi By Associated Press Torrential rain in central Mississippi is flooding roads and sending water into homes and businesses. Swift water washed one car into a ditch, and the driver escaped before the car submerged. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Flooding in northern India kills more than 100 people By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, severe flooding in northern India has killed more than 100 people in the last two weeks, a mass grave with at least 87 bodies has been found in Sudan's West Darfur, a federal jury in… Continue watching