Washington woman dies from rare J&J vaccine complication
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health authorities say a woman in her late 30s has died from a rare blood-clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Public Health Seattle & King County said Tuesday
Woman burned rescuing her dog from Yellowstone hot spring
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A woman from Washington state suffered burns from her shoulders to her feet when she tried to rescue her dog from a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. Park officials said
Man guilty of assault, other charges in Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon has found a member of the far-right group the Proud Boys guilty of assault, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon for pulling out a loaded revolver, firing paintballs
As Republicans play debt limit brinksmanship, nation barrels toward default
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the nation barrels toward default, Republicans are poised to sink a Democratic effort to suspend the federal borrowing limit. Republicans in the Senate are filibustering a House-passed measure that would suspend
Florida trying to block money Biden sent to school districts fined for mask mandates
Pink Omelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Days after the Biden administration reimbursed two Florida school districts whose board members lost their salaries for mandating masks for students, the state’s top education official is trying to strip the districts of
Volvo recalling over 400,000 cars due to air bag defect that left 1 dead
iStock/Marilyn Nieves (NEW YORK) — Volvo is recalling over 460,000 cars due to an air bag defect that could result in passenger injury. The recall affects older sedans, including 2001-2009 S60s and 2001-2006 S80s. According to documents
Lawmakers grill Facebook exec over Instagram's impact on teens after internal research leak
iStock/luchezar (NEW YORK) — Facebook’s safety head was questioned by lawmakers on Thursday over what the company knew about the potential for Instagram to be harmful to young users’ mental health. The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection,
Facebook hearing live updates: Whistleblower Frances Haugen to testify
JasonDoiy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday is hearing from a whistleblower who claims Facebook manipulated content it knew was harmful to young users, a day after the social media giant experienced an apparently unrelated massive
Facebook whistleblower to testify on tech giant before Senate committee
Luka Banda/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Facebook whistleblower who unearthed documents she says shows the company had knowledge of its platforms’ negative impact will appear before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday. Frances Haugen, who revealed her identity during a
Black woman in rural Texas unable to obtain ID needed to vote, advocates say system is unfair
Art Wager/iStock (OAKWOOD, Texas) — As voters across Texas submitted voter registration applications on Monday, Oct. 4, ahead of the Nov. 2 statewide election, 82-year-old Elmira Hicks was left out. The Oakwood, Texas, native hasn’t been able