Politics

U.S. introduces more stringent standards for lead poisoning in children

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. health officials are changing their definition of lead poisoning in young children. The more stringent standard was announced Thursday.

Tigray spokesperson says Ethiopia airstrike killed 10, including children

By Associated Press

This is the deadliest of the new round of airstrikes that began last week as the year-long war intensifies.

Assange lawyer dismisses U.S. promises over extradition

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

Assange's lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, told Britain's High Court that the Australian was too mentally ill to be extradited to the United States to face trial.

Facebook grilled by U.K. lawmakers making online safety rules

By Associated Press

Lawmakers pressed Facebook to provide its data to independent researchers who can look at how its products could be harmful. Facebook has said it has privacy concerns about how such data would be shared.

'It's stupid,' billionaires complain about proposed tax

By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Elon Musk isn't happy. With a personal fortune that is flirting with $300 billion, the Tesla CEO — the richest person on earth — has been lashing out at a Democratic proposal to tax the assets of billionaires like him.

Facebook rebrands as Meta to emphasize 'metaverse' virtual reality vision

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a document trove that has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal reports of the harms its social network magnified across the…

U.N. calls on Sudan military to restore civilian government

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The U.N.'s most powerful body also said it is ready "to support efforts to realize Sudan's democratic transition" and the peoples' aspirations "for an inclusive, peaceful, stable, democratic and prosperous future."…

Exxon CEO denies spreading disinformation on climate change

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Exxon CEO Darren Woods is among top officials testifying Thursday as congressional Democrats investigate what they describe as a decades-long campaign to push disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.

This curator shows how art becomes a lifeline for those in and out of prison

By Justin Stabley

For Fleetwood, who was named a 2021 MacArthur fellow, the project was originally a way to reflect on her family’s legacy and what she could do to highlight what she considers a great injustice to her community.

WATCH: Biden gives remarks on legislative agenda, infrastructure and climate change proposal

By Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Alan Fram, Associated Press

President Joe Biden declared Thursday he has reached a “historic economic framework” with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package, a hard-fought yet dramatically scaled-back deal announced just before he departs for overseas summits.