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A customer shops in a grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

McCarthy proposes changing access to food stamps as part of debt limit debate

5:08pm April 20, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

McCarthy wants more people who receive food stamps to be subject to work reporting requirements. Advocates worry that shift, if passed, could mean people get shut out of the program

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to reporters on the way to the weekly Senate Policy Luncheons at the U.S. Capitol Building on April 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Politics & Government

After a whirlwind year, John Fetterman is back in the Senate

4:46pm April 20, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

The senator was met with a standing ovation upon his return to the Democratic caucus.

National

BuzzFeed shutters its newsroom as the company undergoes layoffs

3:47pm April 20, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

BuzzFeed News started in 2012 and grew to have more than 100 journalists across the world. Moving forward, BuzzFeed will concentrate news efforts in HuffPost, the company said.

The seemingly simple act of reaching for a cup of coffee actually activates parts of the brain involved in motion, planning and emotions.

An overlooked brain system helps you grab a coffee — and plan your next cup

3:30pm April 20, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

Researchers have found a system in the brain that seems to integrate control of individual muscles with a person's intentions, emotions and entire body.

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Smoke rising over Khartoum, Sudan, this week after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed.

Khartoum's hospital system has collapsed after cease-fire fails

3:30pm April 20, 2023

After close to two weeks of fighting and a failed attempt at an internationally-brokered cease-fire, most of its hospitals are shut down and inaccessible.

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States filed lawsuits against corporations involved in the opioid crisis. Now, about $50 billion in settlement funds have begun to flow to state governments. Advocates want to make sure it is used to treat addiction.

Health & Safety

Biden promised a watchdog for opioid settlement billions, but feds are quiet so far

3:16pm April 20, 2023

by Aneri Pattani

Billions of dollars are headed to state and local governments to address the opioid crisis. If the federal government fails to oversee how the money is spent, advocates worry it will be wasted.

The Mexican Navy searched for three Americans who went missing along with their sailboat off Mexico's northern Pacific coast. Kerry O'Brien, Frank O'Brien and William Gross were aboard the boat and have not been heard from since April 4, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

A massive search for 3 missing American sailors off Mexico coast has been called off

3:08pm April 20, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

After scouring roughly 200,000 square miles with no sign of the three and their sailboat, the Mexican navy and U.S. Coast Guard have suspended the search. They've been missing for more than two weeks.

Northern elephant seals can go long stretches with only small naps. Then they crash once they're on shore.

Science

Think you're tired? This animal goes for months with only two hours of sleep a day

2:25pm April 20, 2023

by Ari Daniel

Scientists have learned that northern elephant seals — massive creatures found along the Pacific Coast of North America — cobble together a couple hours of sleep using underwater power naps.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks on the U.S.-China economic relationship at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Thursday, in Washington.

Security comes first in U.S.-China economic relations, says Treasury Secretary Yellen

2:03pm April 20, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Still, U.S. and China need to work together on issues like climate change and debt relief.

Candles with the names of the four young people killed in a shooting and teddy bears dressed in graduation caps sit outside the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio on Wednesday, in Dadeville, Ala.

National

A 4th arrest is made in a birthday party shooting in Alabama

2:01pm April 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

A fourth suspect was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four young people in Alabama, authorities announced.