The U.S. is threatening to ban TikTok? Good luck
TikTok is on trial as U.S. authorities consider a ban. There's just one problem: it's not only an app for silly videos anymore, it is now entwined with our culture.
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Michigan is set to repeal its decade-old right-to-work law, a big win for unions
Michigan lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's right-to-work law, which allows workers to opt out of paying union dues. Republicans call the move a setback for the state's economy.
Coaching culture & longevity: The secret recipe to a Sweet 16 college basketball run
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Graham Honaker about this moment in college basketball in which iconic coaches' retirements coincide with around 21,000 student athletes transferring schools.
At House GOP retreat, legislative priorities jelled and Trump loomed large
A GOP retreat reinvigorated the Republican majority's plans to push forward with partisan bills on everything from education to the budget to immigration.
A Denver high school student shot two administrators while being checked for weapons
Denver police say a student at East High School who was being checked for weapons as part of a pre-existing agreement pulled out a gun and shot two administrators.
Senators grilled Moderna's CEO about spiking the price of its COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna is quadrupling the price of its COVID-19 vaccine when the U.S. government is no longer the exclusive buyer. Senators grilled the company's CEO on the hike and access for the uninsured.
Norfolk Southern's CEO is grilled on Capitol Hill over rail industry safety
On Capitol Hill, senators grilled Norfolk Southern Railway's CEO about the toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board and Ohio governor spoke.
That panicky call from a relative? It could be a thief using a voice clone, FTC warns
The agency issued a consumer alert urging people to be vigilant for calls using voice clones generated by artificial intelligence. They can be used by criminals hoping to swindle people out of money.
Armed with influencers and lobbyists, TikTok goes on the offense on Capitol Hill
TikTok's top executive will have to defend the app against allegations it shares U.S. users data with the Chinese government at a Thursday hearing, as the government weighs limiting or banning it.
Uh-oh. A new tropical mosquito has come to Florida. The buzz it's creating isn't good
Little is known about the mosquito species known as Culex lactator. But it belongs to a group of mosquitoes known to carry diseases and researchers are worried about what will happen.