May 17 Prince Harry, Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic car chase’ while being followed by photographers By Associated Press A spokesperson for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan says the couple were involved in a car chase while being followed by photographers. Continue reading
May 17 Ford recalls 310,000 more vehicles to fix problem with driver’s front air bag By Associated Press Ford is recalling more than 310,000 trucks in the U.S. because the driver's front air bag may not inflate in a crash. Continue reading
May 17 North Carolina overrides governor’s veto, bans abortion after 12 weeks By Hannah Schoenbaum, Gary D. Robertson, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor's veto. Continue reading
May 17 Mifepristone case moves to federal appeals court with history of supporting abortion restrictions By Kevin McGill, Associated Press A federal appeals court in New Orleans hears arguments Wednesday on whether a drug used in the most common method of abortion was properly approved by a government agency more than two decades ago. Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Biden honors 2 NYPD officers and others for Medal of Valor recipients at the White House By Colleen Long, Associated Press Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman are among those honored Wednesday by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation's… Continue reading
May 16 How the American Dream convinced people loneliness is normal By Ted Anthony, Associated Press American lore is full of tales of the lone cowboy, the rugged individualist who will do what needs to be done and ride off into the sunset. In reality, loneliness in America can be deadly. Continue reading
May 16 Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre asks Mississippi court to remove him from welfare fraud lawsuit By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Millions of federal welfare dollars for low-income Mississippi residents were squandered on projects supported by wealthy or well-connected people from 2016 to 2019, prosecutors say. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 8:34 New MLK Jr. biography reveals civil rights leader was misquoted in criticism of Malcolm X By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas The first major biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in roughly forty years is out. Jonathan Eig's "King: A Life" has important new revelations about the civil rights leader and what he dealt with as a public activist and… Continue watching
May 16 YouTube algorithm sends gun videos to kids as young as 9, study finds By David Klepper, Associated Press YouTube says it works hard to protect children, but the researchers say the material could traumatize vulnerable kids or send them down dark roads of radicalization and extremism. Continue reading
May 16 Virginia man who attacked a congressional staff office faces hate crime charge By Matthew Barakat, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The charges include aggravated wounding and malicious aggravated wounding for the baseball bat attack on two staffers at Rep. Gerry Connolly's district office in Fairfax. They also include a misdemeanor hate crime charge, and a felony count of destroying property.'… Continue reading