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Composer Angélica Negrón, whose works are increasingly heard in concert halls across America, looks to her native Puerto Rico for inspiration.

Music & Culture

In Angélica Negrón's music, childlike wonder meets the pull of Puerto Rico

9:05am October 12, 2023

by Tom Huizenga

The Brooklyn-based composer talks about the artistic powers of her island homeland, writing scores for America's top orchestras and making music with plants.

Powerball tickets are shown at a lottery agent, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass.

National

$1.73 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

1:11am October 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

The jackpot is the world's second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters as he leaves Republicans' closed-door forum in which they heard from the candidates for House speaker on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Rep. Steve Scalise wins the House GOP speaker nomination

9:05pm October 11, 2023

House Republicans picked the current majority leader for speaker: He won a majority of the Republicans' 221 votes in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Timing for a floor vote remains unclear.

Palestinians attend a rally in support of Hamas and the Gaza Strip in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday.

Why Hamas and Israel reached this moment now — and what comes next

5:06pm October 11, 2023

by Fatma Tanis

The conflict is expected to escalate even further in the coming days. But for now, Hamas sees itself with the upper hand.

People enter The Washington Post's headquarters. The newspaper is cutting nearly 10% of its jobs through voluntary buyouts.

'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by David Folkenflik

The Washington Post plans to cut 240 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, through voluntary buyouts. Leaders said they had been "overly optimistic" about growth.

Rabies shots are mandatory in most of the U.S. but some dog owners are hesitant about giving their pets the vaccine.

Health & Safety

Vaccine hesitancy affects dog-owners, too, with many questioning the rabies shot

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by Pien Huang

A survey finds that more than half of dog parents are doubtful about giving their pups the vaccine for rabies — a lethal disease that vaccination brought under control in the U.S.

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DocGo, a New York-based medical company, has partnered with Dollar General to test whether patients will use urgent and primary care from a van parked in the retail giant's parking lots.

Health & Safety

A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Dollar General's primary care experiment could help solve rural America's care shortage. But it's getting a chilly reception in Tennessee.

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An Israeli army self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Wednesday.

World News

Power goes out in Gaza, as Israel tightens siege and bombs the Palestinian territory

4:07pm October 11, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Israel carried out a fifth day of bombardments across the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian territory lost electricity, following one of the deadliest attacks against Israel in history.

Memphis hairstylist and abortion rights advocate Queen visits a new billboard on Interstate 55 in Arkansas, placed by the group Shout Your Abortion. She says messages such as "God's Plan Includes Abortion" give "courage" and "strength" to those traveling on this road to the closest abortion clinic for thousands of southern women.

National

Billboards supporting women seeking abortions are popping up along I-55 heading north

3:53pm October 11, 2023

by Christopher Blank

Six billboards with messages supporting abortion rights have been placed along Interstate 55, a highway traveled by many women from the South who seek abortion care in Illinois.

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Amazon faces a landmark federal lawsuit that accuses it of squeezing independent sellers like this Michigan company, Top Shelf Brands, which used to sell hair and beauty products on the platform. In 2022, the company stopped operating and filed for bankruptcy.

Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out

2:54pm October 11, 2023

by Dara Kerr

The federal government has sued Amazon for allegedly using its monopoly power to stamp out rivals. Now, some small businesses that sell on the marketplace reveal what it's like to depend on Amazon.

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