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Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston
Juan A. Lozano And Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press | Posted May 4 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water.
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
David A. Lieb, Associated Press | Posted May 4 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis. A total of 24 states already have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and an additional 14 states allow it for medical use.
Democratic lawmakers tell Biden evidence shows Israel is restricting Gaza aid
Jonathan Landay, Reuters | Posted May 4 - 5:36 p.m. | Save Story
Scores of Democratic lawmakers told President Joe Biden on Friday that they believe evidence shows that Israel has violated U.S. law by restricting humanitarian aid flows into war-stricken Gaza.
An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war
Tara Copp, Associated Press | Posted May 4 - 4:50 p.m. | Save Story
An experimental F-16 fighter jet has taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on a history-making flight controlled by artificial intelligence and not a human pilot.
US congressman Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges
Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters | Posted May 4 - 1:27 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, was indicted on Friday on federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and money laundering, a complaint filed in federal court said.
NetChoice files updated complaint against Utah social media law
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted May 4 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
Utah changed its social media law that is scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1. It may face more challenges in the courts.
Boeing sending first astronaut crew to space after years of delay
Joey Roulette, Reuters | Updated May 3 - 9:56 p.m. | Save Story
Boeing is poised to send the first Starliner space capsule with a crew of humans into orbit next week, giving it a long-delayed chance to score a badly needed win as it struggles to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Advocates speak out as wild horse populations continue to decline in the West
David Louis for St. George News | Posted May 3 - 7:59 p.m. | Save Story
The Bureau of Land Management has released its plan to gather and remove approximately 20,000 wild horses and burros and treat 1,400 horses with fertility control in 2024.
8 tons of ground beef sold at Walmart locations recalled for possible E. coli
Samantha Delouya, CNN | Posted May 3 - 7:32 p.m. | Save Story
More than 16,000 pounds of raw ground beef products were recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday on concerns the meat may be contaminated with E. coli.
Romney, other US lawmakers seek to overturn EV mandate
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted May 3 - 6:16 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of colleagues to block President Joe Biden's electric vehicle mandates.
Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press | Updated May 3 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer's deadly wildfire. The county is suing Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Spectrum Mobile and AT&T.
Biden expands health insurance access for 'Dreamer' immigrants
Ted Hesson, Reuters | Posted May 3 - 4:59 p.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children access to federally run health insurance, the White House said on Friday, addressing a sensitive issue ahead of the November elections.
'This case is turning into a hamster wheel': Family of slain Idaho student frustrated at pace of murder trial
Jim Sciutto, Eric Levenson and Jean Casarez, CNN | Posted May 3 - 11:29 a.m. | Save Story
The family of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves on Thursday expressed their frustration at the pace of the murder trial for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing their daughter and three other students.
Major US newspapers sue Microsoft, OpenAI over alleged copyright violations
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted May 3 - 9:37 a.m. | Save Story
A group of eight U.S. newspaper publishers filed a lawsuit in New York federal court on Tuesday, claiming Microsoft and artificial intelligence developer OpenAI broke copyright law by using the newspapers' online content to develop AI tools.
Sony Pictures and private equity firm interested in buying Paramount for $26B
Matt Ott and Paul Harloff, Associated Press | Posted May 3 - 6:56 a.m. | Save Story
Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in buying Paramount Global for $26 billion, a source says.
IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press | Updated May 2 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
The IRS says it's taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers. And the agency is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies.
From T-ball to bee ball: Beekeeper Matt Hilton revels in 'surreal' experience after his MLB heroics
Don Riddell and Ben Church, CNN | Posted May 2 - 8:48 p.m. | Save Story
Beekeeper Matt Hilton said the last few days have been "crazy" after becoming the latest star of Major League Baseball.
Man says his emotional support alligator has gone missing
Associated Press | Updated May 2 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator named Wally has gone missing amid the coastal marshes of Georgia. Joie Henney's alligator has attracted thousands of social media followers over the years.
