Tech layoffs 2023: Companies that have made cuts
Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Companies across the tech industry have announced layoffs, affecting thousands of workers in the first few weeks of 2023. Sales at top tech firms have retreated from the
Florida students walk out to protest DeSantis race education policies
Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Hundreds of students across Florida walked out Thursday in protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his policies concerning higher education. Students walked out of their classrooms at the University of
Popularity of Ozempic, Mounjaro, similar drugs may be driving shortages for people with diabetes, obesity
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Drugs such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy have been flying off pharmacy shelves across the country, touted as breakthrough drugs for patients looking to lose weight. Celebrities like Rosie O’Donnell, Chelsea Handler,
More than 2,500 flights canceled as winter storms slam large part of nation
IronHeart/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — More than 2,500 commercial flights were cancelled and nearly 9,000 others were delayed as of Thursday morning, with snow, sleet and hail forecasted for a large swath of the country. About 800
Woman goes into septic shock after giving birth, has her feet and hands amputated
Southern Kindred Studios (PLEASANTON, Texas) — A Texas woman who nearly lost her life after giving birth was reunited at home this month with her now-4-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son. Krystina Pacheco, 29, of Pleasanton, Texas, gave
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces four new charges
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces four additional criminal charges of conspiracy contained in a superseding indictment unsealed Thursday. The new charges include conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to operate
Power outages inch toward one million as 25 states face monster winter storm
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Power outages are inching toward one million across the U.S. as 25 states from California to Connecticut are on alert for blizzard conditions, heavy snow, strong winds and ice. The vast majority
One year in, how pro-Russia online campaigns evolved
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One year into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a new report by the social media company Meta details the evolution of pro-Russian influence campaigns online. The report describes a declining
LOCAL SPORTS: Peninsula College captures men’s hoops championship
PORT ANGELES — It’s a done deal, the Peninsula Pirates men’s basketball team is the 2023 NWAC Northern Conference champions after the Pirates beat Whatcom last night 97-60 and Everett upset Edmonds 89-88. That puts the Pirates
Ohio train derailment: Residents confront officials as Norfolk Southern announces new cleanup plan
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Residents of an Ohio village upended by a hazardous train derailment confronted officials about their health and safety concerns on Wednesday night. “I don’t feel safe in this