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Gas prices surge to four-month highs - don’t panic

Prices at the pump are rising fast — and it’s not even spring.

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Regional banks all ‘guilty until proven innocent’ after Silicon Valley Bank, Citizens CEO says

When I set up an interview with Bruce Van Saun, head of Citizens Financial Group, the 14th largest bank in the US, for a piece that would mark the first anniversary of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank I didn’t anticipate having such a fresh feeling of déjà vu.

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Congressional probe finds communications gear in Chinese cranes, raises spying concerns

Some Chinese-made cranes used at US ports contain communications equipment with no clear purpose or record of their installation, according to a new congressional investigation that will heighten US concerns that the cranes could be used for surveillance or sabotage.

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Denver police raided wrong house; officers relied on phone tracking app - grandmother gets $3.76 million

A Colorado jury has awarded $3.76 million to a grandmother whose house was damaged and ransacked after Denver police relied solely on Apple’s “Find My” app and stormed the wrong home, according to court documents.

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Student's sudden cardiac event sparks Southwest School district to become 'heart-safe'

After an elementary school student went into cardiac arrest at school, the Southwest School district teamed up with Cincinnati Children's to become "heart safe."

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Liberal California mayors are backing this ballot measure that could lock up repeat retail thieves

For the first time in ten years, California voters could get the opportunity to change a controversial law aimed at criminal justice reform.

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Father of Michigan school shooter faces manslaughter trial weeks after his wife’s conviction

The manslaughter trial of James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who killed four students at a Michigan high school in 2021, began with opening statements Thursday, just weeks after his wife, Jennifer, was convicted of the same charges.

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Four children in Haiti describe harrowing stories of survival

They have the calm of people who have lived through terrible things. But they are just kids.

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'Child care directs everything for us.' Parents meet with state lawmakers to push for more financial aid

In most cases, sending a toddler to daycare is more expensive than sending a teenager to one of our state colleges.

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With the Oscar-nominated ‘Barbie,’ Mattel has arrived in Hollywood. What’s next for the toy company?

Barbie has had quite the year. As she celebrates her 65th birthday this week, the newly minted movie star has inspired a worldwide cultural movement and will make her grand debut at the Academy Awards this upcoming weekend with eight nominations.

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Uvalde shooting: Victims’ families furious after independent investigator clears officers of blame

An independent investigator tasked with probing the local police response to the May 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, presented his report at a packed city council meeting Thursday, clearing all local officers of wrongdoing and sparking the fury of many victims’ families who denounced the findings and pleaded for accountability nearly two years after the attack.

House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok

A powerful House committee advanced a bill on Thursday that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps and highlighting unresolved fears that TikTok may pose a Chinese government spying risk.

Takeaways from Joe Biden’s State of the Union address

President Joe Biden delivered a raucous third State of the Union address, one that could be among the most important speeches he gives during his presidency as he turns toward reelection.

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Russia’s presidential election nearing - we know who winner will be

Russia is nearing a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s.

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Alabama Sen. Katie Britt says ‘the American dream has turned into a nightmare’ in GOP rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest Republican woman elected to the US Senate, criticized President Joe Biden and his administration over the border, the state of the US economy and crime and safety issues as she delivered the GOP’s rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union address.

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Russian hackers breached key Microsoft systems

Russian state-backed hackers gained access to some of Microsoft’s core software systems in a hack first disclosed in January, the company said Friday, revealing a more extensive and serious intrusion into Microsoft’s systems than previously known.

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Arrest made 4 months after dog found shot in head in Cowlitz County

A woman has been arrested in connection with an animal cruelty case that happened in Nov. 2023.

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Congress demands MIT submit trove of documents in antisemitism probe

The Congressional committee investigating campus antisemitism sent a letter to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday seeking a wide range of documents on how the school is protecting Jewish students.

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Veterans Healing Farm seeks new home: Nonprofit eyes larger space amid forced relocation

Henderson County, NC: Since 2013, veterans have come to Henderson County to plant food, attend therapy and see all that the 8-acre Veterans Healing Farm has to offer. But that is about to change.