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Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they are likely to leave the profession
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Unions representing nurses say the findings from the latest AMN Healthcare survey are not a surprise. The nurses unions have long warned about problems facing the profession.
Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The company has been moving to diversify its doll collection. It has so far made other Barbie and Ken dolls with wheelchairs, vitiligo, hearing aids, and prosthetic limbs.
A Nashville senior was banned from prom for a suit, so a local business stepped in
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
B Hayes, an 18-year-old student at Nashville Christian School, was banned from going to their prom because they wore a suit and not a dress. The school said it "has established dress requirements."
Lyft is the latest tech company to cut jobs
Friday, April 21, 2023
Lyft will "significantly reduce" its staff to cut costs, said CEO David Risher, who took over as the ride-hailing company's leader just this week.
BuzzFeed shutters its newsroom as the company undergoes layoffs
Thursday, April 20, 2023
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.
After days of outrage over the shooting of a Black teen, officials charge the gunman
Monday, April 17, 2023
Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old high school junior, was shot by a white homeowner after he went to the wrong address to pick up his brothers. The shooter was charged on Monday after criticism over delays.
U.S. charges El Chapo's sons and other Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking
Friday, April 14, 2023
Members of the Mexican cartel are facing several charges involving fentanyl trafficking, weapons and money laundering in New York, Illinois and Washington, D.C.
Why New Mexico has one of the highest rates for killings by police
Friday, April 14, 2023
A shooting last week in Farmington, N.M., where police went to the wrong house and killed a man, is just the latest example of lethal force being used against civilians in the state.
Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others
Sunday, April 09, 2023
Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.
Chipotle and Sweetgreen have beef over a chicken burrito bowl—now it's going to court
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
Chipotle argues that Sweetgreen is attempting to profit off of the burrito chain's near-identical, directly competitive and well-known "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl."
More storms and tornadoes have been forecast for the Midwest and South
Monday, April 03, 2023
More dangerous weather is expected in the same communities that lost more than 30 people from tornadoes just days ago.
GEO Group sickened ICE detainees with hazardous chemicals for months, a lawsuit says
Saturday, March 25, 2023
The Social Justice Legal Foundation says one of the country's largest private prison operators knowingly exposed ICE detainees to the disinfectant HDQ Neutral.
The prosecutor drops charges against 'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The district attorney's office told NPR charges were dropped against Roiland "as a result of having insufficient evidence" to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
The body of a Denver high school shooting suspect is found near his car
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Park County coroner said the body found Wednesday was Austin Lyle, the student who was accused in the shootings of two administrators of the Colorado high school that he attended.
As Passover nears, New York's AG warns Jewish customers about car wash price gouging
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
For Passover, many Jews clean their homes and cars. The New York attorney general's office said there are reports of car washes raising their prices 50% for Jewish customers ahead of Passover.
For 40 years, Silicon Valley Bank was a tech industry icon. It collapsed in just days
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank was not a household name. For four decades, SVB successfully competed with big name financial institutions only to come crumbling down in a matter of days.
Two dead as nearly 13 inches of rain drench Central California
Friday, March 10, 2023
Severe rain and warmer temperatures created a dangerous combination, posing risks of flooding, mudslides and avalanches. In Monterey County, a breached levee submerged a small town.
Ben Savage, star of '90s sitcom 'Boy Meets World,' is running for Congress
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Ben Savage, 42, is running as a Democrat to represent District 30 in California. The seat is being left vacant by Rep. Adam Schiff.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been asked to leave Frogmore Cottage
Thursday, March 02, 2023
Prince Harry and Meghan have lived in California following a highly publicized split from the British royal family three years ago. But they kept the Frogmore home for visits to the U.K.
What's next for the Southern Baptist Convention after it ousted 5 woman-led churches?
Thursday, March 02, 2023
The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee ousted the churches for having female pastors. What's behind the decision is unclear, but the move has been criticized inside and outside the SBC.