May 19 Videos show New Mexico gunman saying ‘come kill me’ to police officers after killing 3 By Associated Press Videos released by authorities in New Mexico recorded a voice said to be an 18-year-old gunman urging police to "kill me" during this week's rampage that left three older women dead before officers fatally shot him outside a church. Continue reading
May 19 New poll shows majority of adults in U.S. say they are concerned about debt limit, don’t understand latest negotiations By Darlene Superville, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about how the nation's economy would be affected if the debt limit isn't increased and the government can't pay its debts. Continue reading
May 18 More than 30 million U.S. drivers may be at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag defect By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that the manufacturer recall 67 million inflators that could explode with such force as to blow apart a metal canister and expel shrapnel. But ARC is refusing to do so. Continue reading
May 18 Can Montana enforce a TikTok ban? By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The law would have much more far-reaching effects than bans already in place in nearly half the states and the U.S. federal government that prohibit use of the app on government devices. Continue reading
May 18 Disney scraps plans for new central Florida campus as fight with Gov. DeSantis continues By Associated Press Thursday's announcement follows a year of attacks from Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, with Disney filing a First Amendment lawsuit against him and other officials last month. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 6:49 Death of migrant child in U.S. custody highlights struggles at southern border By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman For the second time this month, an underage migrant has died in U.S. custody. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said an 8-year-old girl at a Border Patrol facility in Texas “experienced a medical emergency.” Officials said the number of encounters… Continue watching
May 18 Why youth activists in Louisiana say they’ll ‘no longer stay quiet’ By Roby Chavez As Republican state lawmakers in Louisiana have pushed a barrage of bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights, a new wave of youth activism has been awakened. Continue reading
May 18 Your financial accounts are safe, experts say. Here’s what protects them By Hannah Grabenstein With recent bank failures, rising interest rates and the looming debt ceiling collision that threatens to push the U.S. into a potential recession, it’s natural to feel some financial anxiety and wonder if your money is secure. Continue reading
May 18 Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies at 81 By Associated Press Bearded and blunt-spoken, Zell reveled in bucking traditional wisdom. He had a golden touch with real estate, and got his start managing apartment buildings as a college student. Continue reading
May 18 Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down Enbridge pipeline due to oil spill risk By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land. Continue reading