• News Wrap: Confirmed death toll from Maui wildfires climbs to 99

    News Wrap: Confirmed death toll from Maui wildfires climbs to 99

    Aug 15, 2023 10:45 PM EST

    ... Russian economy. The Russian Central Bank issued a major interest rate hike after the country's currency, the ruble, reached its lowest value since the start of the war. In Libya, a militia commander was released by a rival faction today after his detention sparked a day of clashes in ...

  • The world's hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate

    The world's hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate

    Jul 05, 2023 01:35 PM EST

    ... and northwestern Canada and Peru. Cities across the U.S. from Medford, Oregon, to Tampa, Florida, have been hovering at all-time highs, said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Beijing reported nine straight days last week when the temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Supreme Court strikes down Biden student debt plan

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Supreme Court strikes down Biden student debt plan

    Jun 30, 2023 06:50 PM EST

    ... Biden must cancel student loan debt, again, and he must ensure that there is no return to repayment until cancellations," Byrne told reporters. Satra D. Taylor, with the Young Invincibles organization, national advocacy group to involve young adults in the political process, expressed her "faith" that Biden will honor his ...

  • DeSantis set to launch 2024 presidential run in Twitter conversation with Elon Musk

    DeSantis set to launch 2024 presidential run in Twitter conversation with Elon Musk

    May 24, 2023 02:48 PM EST

    ... a conservative cult hero of sorts. Since buying Twitter last October, Musk has reinstated the accounts of prominent Republicans, including Trump and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had been removed. Popular conservative broadcasters have flocked to Twitter, with ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the podcast hosts of ...

  • AP report: DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

    AP report: DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

    May 23, 2023 09:17 PM EST

    ... a conservative cult hero of sorts. Since buying Twitter last October, Musk has reinstated the accounts of prominent Republicans including Trump and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who had been removed. Popular conservative broadcasters have flocked to Twitter, with ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the podcast hosts of ...

  • Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain to participate in 4-day walkout

    Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain to participate in 4-day walkout

    Apr 10, 2023 03:49 PM EST

    LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for a four-day walkout by tens of thousands of doctors at the state-funded health care system that one official warned Monday could be “catastrophic” and postpone up to 350,000 appointments. The strike due to start Tuesday by National Health Service doctors early ...

  • How amateur fossil finds translate into scientific discovery

    How amateur fossil finds translate into scientific discovery

    Mar 25, 2023 09:30 PM EST

    ... To protect the footprint from the elements, fossil collectors carefully removed it from the rocky cliff. That's when they realized another fossil hunter, Rob Taylor, had spotted the same print, just not fully exposed a few months earlier. Woods and Taylor share in the historic find. And though paleontology ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Tucker Carlson's access to Jan. 6 video, war in Ukraine

    Brooks and Capehart on Tucker Carlson's access to Jan. 6 video, war in Ukraine

    Feb 24, 2023 11:30 PM EST

    ... out to you, Jonathan. Jonathan Capehart: Well, it stood out to me because of what we have been hearing from the Republican House majority, Marjorie Taylor Greene and others, talking, and, even before he became speaker, Kevin McCarthy, talking about, well, maybe we're giving too much support, we're ...

  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the economy, immigration and how to shore up Social Security

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the economy, immigration and how to shore up Social Security

    Feb 22, 2023 11:40 PM EST

    There does seem to be shared bipartisan frustration over things like families having to pay more for -- to fly together, have seats together or paying too much for Taylor Swift concert tickets. Is there a bill, though? That's the question. Is there a bill and can it get through ...

  • FDA announces overhaul of food program to protect consumers and food supply

    FDA announces overhaul of food program to protect consumers and food supply

    Jan 31, 2023 06:49 PM EST

    ... sodium in the U.S. diet, among other issues. Califf's actions drew mixed reviews from food safety advocates. Some said it was a good start, while others said he didn't go far enough to dismantle ingrained structural problems. "I think it does a good job of identifying the ...