San Francisco to air Black reparations plan, $5M per person
San Francisco supervisors are taking up a draft reparations proposal that includes a $5 million lump-sum payment for each eligible Black person.
Conn. woman 1st non-Vermonter granted assisted suicide right
Vermont has agreed to a legal settlement that will allow a Connecticut woman to be the first out-of-stater to take advantage of its decade-old law that allows people who are terminally ill to end their own lives.
Lunchables headed to school cafeterias nationwide
Lunchables are getting a reset and headed to school lunch lines across the country next school year.
Late-winter storm pummels Northeast with heavy, wet snow
A winter storm is dumping heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread closures of schools and government offices, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway.
Scientists say climate change goosed New Zealand storm fury
Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle flooded New Zealand with gigantic amounts of rain last month and scientists say they are sure that climate change is a factor.
Biden expected to sign new executive order on gun control
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns.
Why another high inflation report may not cause Fed to hike
The government inflation report being released Tuesday is expected to show that price acceleration in the United States remained chronically high in February, putting the Federal Reserve in an unusually tough position.
FBI: Hate crimes showed another alarming rise in 2021
A newly released FBI report shows the number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise.
7 killed in capsized San Diego boats were Mexican migrants
Mexican officials say at least seven of eight people killed when two boats capsized in shallow but turbulent surf off the San Diego coast were Mexican migrants.
Do-not-eat listing draws lawsuit from Maine lobster industry
A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state.