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
Jul 13 ChatGPT creator OpenAI signs deal with AP to license news stories By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The arrangement involves OpenAI licensing part of AP's text archive, while AP will leverage OpenAI's technology and product expertise, the two organizations said in a joint statement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading
Jul 13 Justice Department to investigate jail conditions in Georgia’s most populous county By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects. Continue reading
Jul 13 Biden says Tuberville’s protest blocking confirmation of military officers ‘totally irresponsible’ By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Biden says it is “irresponsible” for Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville to block confirmation of military officers in protest of a Defense Department policy. Continue reading
Jul 13 House Republicans interrogate FTC chair over big tech regulation, ‘harassment’ of Twitter By Matt O'Brien, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The FTC chair defended her aggressive legal strategy toward the country’s biggest technology companies as she appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Continue reading
Jul 13 Biden interested in prisoner exchange to free WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden says he’s serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days. Continue reading
Jul 13 Gunman who killed 11 in a Pittsburgh synagogue found eligible for death penalty By Peter Smith, Associated Press The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty. Continue reading
Jul 13 FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 8:28 ‘The 13th Step’ podcast investigates sexual abuse in substance recovery community By Ali Rogin, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens New Hampshire’s largest substance abuse treatment network has helped tens of thousands of drug users loosen addiction’s hold over their lives. But a three-year investigation by a local journalist uncovered evidence the group's founder took advantage of his position and… Continue watching