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Boy holding a cell phone in two hands. Utah has proposed some options for how social media companie...
Andrea Kane, CNN

How to protect your mental health while keeping tabs on the Israel-Hamas war

 As the situation in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, many people far from the conflict are nonetheless exposed to countless images, stories and sounds of conflict and this is taking a toll on all of us, including our children.
6 months ago
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) returns to a House Republican caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office B...
Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN

House GOP picks Jim Jordan as speaker nominee amid leadership crisis

There are already signs Jordan will encounter resistance as several lawmakers have said they would not vote for him.
6 months ago
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., withdraws his bid for the new speaker of the house....
LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI AND STEPHEN GROVES

Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker

Here’s our interview 👇 with Boyd Matheson on the breaking Scalise news: WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos with the chamber unable to function. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a […]
6 months ago
U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks to reporters as he leaves a House Republican...
LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press

Hard-line Republicans won’t back Scalise for speaker

Scalise won the majority party's nomination Wednesday, but some fellow Republicans are reluctant to back him in a floor vote.
6 months ago
Image of a child holding a cell phone....
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN

Concern over possible Israeli hostage videos, parents told to delete kids’ social media accounts

In one example, a Tel Aviv school’s parent’s association said it expects videos of hostages “begging for their lives” to surface on social media.
6 months ago
FILE - A motorist drives near the pumps at a Chevron gas station in Oakland, Calif. Tuesday, April ...
Alicia Wallace, CNN

US wholesale inflation heated up last month amid higher gas prices

Economists had projected an annual increase of 1.6% and a monthly uptick of 0.3%, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates.
6 months ago
Image of U.S. President Joe Biden as he delivers remarks on the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel i...
By AAMER MADHANI, TARA COPP and DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Biden confirms Americans among hostages captured in Israel, condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas militants

President Biden condemned the militant group for "sheer evil." Hundreds of civilians have been killed, including at least 14 American citizens.
6 months ago
Aileen Graef, CNN

Blinken says US working to verify reports of several Americans dead and missing in Israel

Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer said Sunday that Americans are among the “scores” of hostages being held in Gaza.
6 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says his Security Cabinet has declared the cou...
TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press

Israel declares war and approves ‘significant’ steps to retaliate for surprise attack by Hamas

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli government formally declared war Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack from the Gaza Strip, portending greater fighting ahead as the toll from the conflict passed 900 dead and thousands wounded on both sides. More than 24 […]
6 months ago
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Several Israeli media outlets are reporting that the death toll from Hama...
TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press

Israeli media say death toll from Hamas’ wide-ranging incursion has risen to 600

Several Israeli media outlets are reporting that the death toll from Hamas' wide-ranging incursion into Israel has risen to 600.
6 months ago
Employees at two of the largest drugstore chains in the United States say harsh working conditions ...
Nicole Goodkind

Walgreens walkout: Your pharmacy might be closed next week

Employees at Walgreens are planning a walkout sometime between Oct. 9-11.
7 months ago
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jewish Federation, along with several Utah leaders, are expressing their...
Clayre Scott

Utah Jewish Federation, Gov. Gox stand by Israel after deadly Hamas attack

The Utah Jewish Federation, along with several Utah leaders, are expressing their support of Israel after Hamas militants conducted a surprise attack in Israel early Saturday morning. 
7 months ago
Simone Biles competes on the balance beam. Biles won her 6th all-around title at worlds....
SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer

Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history

Ten years after she won her first in the same Belgian city as a 16-year-old, Biles scored 58.399 points across the balance beam, floor, vault and uneven bars.
7 months ago
Bystanders watch from across the closed-off Capitol grounds as members of Congress speak to the pre...
STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

The contenders for House speaker, and the demands they’re facing

Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan have announced their bids, Jordan is backed by former President Trump.
7 months ago
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at the Jackson County Fairgrounds on Sept. 2...
Kara Scannell

Trump drops lawsuit against Michael Cohen just days before former president was to be deposed

Former President Donald Trump dropped his lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen four days before he was set to be deposed as part of the case, according to a court filing.
7 months ago
now hiring jobs report stock photo...
Becky Bruce

Analyst: September jobs report reflects economic stability

US employers added 336,000 jobs in September 2023, according to the monthly report released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
7 months ago
talk about salary...
Elisabeth Buchwald

Proceed with caution before looking at your 401(k)

Proceed with caution if you are going to look at your 401(k).
7 months ago
Image of former President Donald Trump speaking to the media in early October, 2023. Questions are ...
Simone Seikaly

EXPLAINER: Could Trump become Speaker of the House?

The rules adopted by the 118th Congress in November, 2022, seem to prevent Trump from becoming the speaker.
7 months ago
Girl Scouts won't sell the Raspberry Rally this cookie season. (Willie J. Allen Jr., CNN)...
Jordan Valinsky

The Girl Scouts are discontinuing Raspberry Rally cookie

The raspberry rally, a "sister" cookie to the iconic Thin Mints, won't be sold this upcoming cookie-sales season.
7 months ago
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers are walking off the job Wednesday. Photo credit: Mike Blake/...
Samantha Delouya

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers walk off the job

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees walked off the job. It is the largest health care worker strike in American history.
7 months ago
FILE - A Google sign hangs over an entrance to the company's new building, Sept. 6, 2023, in New Yo...
Samantha Murphy Kelly

Google unveils Pixel 8 built for ‘the generative AI era’

Google is pushing the AI-powered new software in its Pixel 8 smartphone.
7 months ago
Scientists, taking their first glimpse of a sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, ha...
Ashley Strickland

Pleasant surprise greets scientists opening asteroid sample dropped from space

Scientists have gotten a little more than expected in a sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu
7 months ago
This photo provided by Samantha Rose Photography LLC shows North Dakota Sen. Doug Larsen, second fr...
Jack Dura and Trisha Ahmed

Before a North Dakota lawmaker died in Utah plane crash, he told his sister: ‘Stay safe’

Before dying in airplane crash in Utah, a North Dakota lawmaker told his sister to be safe as she prepared to head oversees with the Arizona National Guard for a year.
7 months ago
Image of a COVID-19 vaccination card, which, the CDC announced this week, it will no longer provide...
DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer

Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card, the CDC stops printing them

Vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government anymore, so the CDC has stopped printing new cards.
7 months ago