DOJ documents impacts of Texas abortion ban in new court filings
Robert Cicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Women driving hundreds of miles alone for an abortion, clinics overwhelmed with out-of-state patients, providers facing “relentless harassment” from “emboldened vigilante activities,” those are some of the impacts detailed by the federal government
SpaceX set to launch 1st all-civilian flight to Earth's orbit
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — The first all-civilian flight to Earth’s orbit is set to launch Wednesday. The Inspiration4 crew said goodbye to their families, suited up and were driven in Teslas to
New World Bank report highlights growing risks of climate change in poorest regions
E4C/iStock (NEW YORK) — A new report from the World Bank highlights the growing risks of climate change across the world. The new Groundswell report finds up to 216 million people across six regions from Sub-Sahara Africa to East
Biden has 'great confidence' in Milley after secret actions in Trump's final months
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday expressed “great confidence” in his top military adviser, Army Gen. Mark Milley, after revelations he made secret calls to Chinese counterparts in President Donald Trump’s
Walmart partnering with Ford, Argo AI to test self-driving delivery vehicles
Ford Motor Company (NEW YORK) — Walmart on Wednesday announced plans to launch a new delivery service using self-driving vehicles in three U.S. cities, with autonomous test vehicles expected to hit the streets later this year. The
Simone Biles ties mental health struggle at Tokyo Olympics to Nassar sexual abuse
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified before Congress Wednesday, they painted a portrait of a system that failed them when they reported sexual abuse
Citing human rights risks, UN calls for ban on certain AI tech until safeguards are set up
ipopba/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United Nations Human Rights chief on Wednesday called for a moratorium on the sale of and use of artificial intelligence technology that poses human rights risks — including the state use of
Browns Star Odell Beckham to be held out this weekend
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will be held out against Houston this week, head coach Kevin Stefanski announced Wednesday. “[I] just felt like that was the right thing to do,”
Sentence handed down in beating of teen
PORT ANGELES – A suspect in the beating and robbery of a Port Angeles teen has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Last week, 23-year-old Asa Rudner was sentenced to serve 27 months after
Police: Girl shot through door in Yakima after group knocked
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old girl was shot through a door in Yakima by someone in a group of girls that approached her duplex. KIMA-TV reports Yakima Police Captain Jay Seely says police responded