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Shoppers are playing a large part in the continued growth of the U.S. economy
The U.S. economy grew more slowly than expected in the first three months of the year, according to new Commerce Department figures released Thursday.
Shortly after a Gaza hospital was hit, disinformation spread across social media
Disinformation ran rampant on the social media site formerly known as Twitter after explosions at a hospital in Gaza. Changes to the platform have made finding credible information harder than ever.
Running is a great sport at any age but George Etzweiler takes it to new levels
The retired Penn Sate professor took up running for exercise at 49, at 97 he put together a running club for seniors and now at 103, he is training for his latest race: a 50 mile relay this weekend.
WNBA champions: Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 70-69
It's rare for a WNBA team to win two championships in a row — it's been over two decades since it last happened. Wednesday night the Las Vegas Aces secured bragging rights as back-to-back champs.
Nearly 3 decades since Tupac Shakur's killing, alleged mastermind will be arraigned
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
It's been 27 years since rapper Tupac Shakur was killed, and the alleged mastermind behind the rapper's shooting is due to be arraigned Thursday in a Las Vegas courtroom.
DeSantis presidential campaign retools its message in an effort to catch up to Trump
by Steve Bousquet
The attempt to be both like Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and in contrast to him has overshadowed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign.
Thousands of protestors turned out in Washington, D.C., to support Palestinians
One large group of protestors marched in support of Palestinians, and sat down in the rotunda of a congressional office building chanting and singing.
GOP wants border funding to be wrapped into Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan aid package
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska about why he wants to see aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and border security money tied together in one funding package.
Morning news brief
It's been nearly two weeks since Israel declared war on Hamas. Israelis and Palestinians blame each other for the blast at a Gaza hospital. Rep. Jim Jordan loses a second vote to be House speaker.
Israelis and Palestinians blame each other for the blast at a Gaza hospital
As the blame continues on who's responsible for a deadly attack on a Gaza City hospital. President Biden has weighed in. He says he believes it was an errant missile by a Palestinian faction.
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan fails again to get the votes needed to be House speaker
The House is still without a speaker after Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed a second ballot. The path to filling the job is still very unclear.
Western leaders are showing unified support for Israel in its war against Hamas
President Biden has visited Tel Aviv on Wednesday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in Israel Thursday.
The SEC is finalizing climate rules while California has its own regulations
by Michael Copley
Some big companies have been trying to water down federal rules that would force them to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. A new California law may push them into transparency.