• World Food Programme director discusses how to address growing global hunger

    World Food Programme director discusses how to address growing global hunger

    Mar 21, 2023 10:30 PM EST

    ... But, number two, I need your engagement. Work with us to end hunger around the world. You're putting rockets in space. You have got Apple phones and iPhones and technology that's doing all these remarkable things now. Let's use that ingenuity, so that we end starvation and ...

  • WATCH: 'Ted Lasso' cast visits White House to promote mental health care

    WATCH: 'Ted Lasso' cast visits White House to promote mental health care

    Mar 20, 2023 05:24 PM EST

    ... from behind the lectern as he helped press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre open her daily White House briefing. The Emmy-winning, feel-good show on Apple TV+ just opened its third season. “While it’s easier said than done, we also have to know that we shouldn’t be afraid ...

  • TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security concerns grow

    TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security concerns grow

    Mar 16, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... really good question. My guess is that the main thing that ByteDance is interested in is a strong competitor to U.S. tech companies, like Apple and Google and YouTube and Meta, and that the perception is that the best way to make that happen is by having a hands ...

  • Syrians mark 12 years of civil war with no end in sight

    Syrians mark 12 years of civil war with no end in sight

    Mar 15, 2023 10:25 PM EST

    ... with Russia. So, I think a continuation of the isolation of the Assad regime has to be done. The Assad regime is truly a rotten apple. It's about to fall from the tree. There is no need, no sense in propping it up. Amna Nawaz: What about the people ...

  • 'Everything' wins best picture, is everywhere at the 2023 Oscars

    'Everything' wins best picture, is everywhere at the 2023 Oscars

    Mar 13, 2023 03:58 AM EST

    ... more than $2.28 billion in box office, won for best visual effects. The “Top Gun” sequel ($1.49 billion), took best sound. Last year, Apple TV’s “CODA” became the first streaming movie to win best picture. But this year, nine of the 10 best picture nominees were theatrical ...

  • Northern California levee breached in storm, forcing thousands to evacuate

    Northern California levee breached in storm, forcing thousands to evacuate

    Mar 11, 2023 07:50 PM EST

    The Pajaro Valley is a coastal agricultural area known for growing strawberries, apples, cauliflower, broccoli and artichokes. National brands like Driscoll’s Strawberries and Martinelli’s are headquartered in the region. In 1995, the Pajaro River's levees broke, submerging 2,500 acres (1,011 hectares) of farmland and the ...

  • Food banks prepare for spike as pandemic SNAP benefits come to an end

    Food banks prepare for spike as pandemic SNAP benefits come to an end

    Feb 28, 2023 11:45 PM EST

    ... can provide. Staples like eggs are up over 70 percent compared to last year. Woman: We have got tomato soup this month. We have got applesauce, mac and cheese. William Brangham: Most of these goods come via donations from local grocery stores or bought with local donations, or proceeds from ...

  • Wall Street closes out on its worst week of the year

    Wall Street closes out on its worst week of the year

    Feb 24, 2023 09:57 PM EST

    ... seen as the most expensive, riskiest or making their investors wait the longest for big growth are among the most vulnerable to higher rates. Microsoft, Apple Amazon and Tesla all fell at least 1.8 percent and were the heaviest weights on the S&P 500 because their immense ...

  • Buttigieg pushes for safety improvements after fiery Ohio derailment

    Buttigieg pushes for safety improvements after fiery Ohio derailment

    Feb 21, 2023 03:20 PM EST

    ... questions about their benefits. “The fact that you couch those in terms of safety makes it seem like it’s, you know, mom, God and apple pie — anything safety related is sacred,” Clarke said. “But the bottom line is companies have to look at the benefits and the cost of ...

  • How kids meals are getting a makeover in New Orleans

    How kids meals are getting a makeover in New Orleans

    Feb 16, 2023 10:04 PM EST

    ... avoid certain places because we know that they don't have what we're looking for,” she said. While Vallery has substituted fresh carrot and apple juice for sugary drinks at home, she hopes the new law will help her keep sugar from harming her kids’ health when they go ...