Helene conspiracies about lithium, weather control spread online
False caims that politicians manipulated the weather to target Republican areas and that the government is trying to seize land to mine lithium are taking root online.
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Behind the music: Latino celebrities and presidential politics in the 2024 election
The Harris and Trump campaigns have been trying to connect with prominent Puerto Rican musicians and artists to help court voters who could be decisive in states like Pennsylvania.
Affordable housing tax credits set to expire, threatening eviction for thousands
Amid unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in next five years.
Misinformation has surged following Hurricane Helene. Here's a fact check.
Officials have said baseless claims, amplified by former President Trump and others, are hindering recovery efforts.
CDC to screen travelers for Marburg, as outbreak of Ebola-like disease grows
The CDC will urge Americans to "reconsider nonessential travel" to Rwanda.
Guns for sale on social media despite Meta's policies against it
Glocks, military-style rifles and "ghost guns" have all been advertised for sale on easily accessible sites like Facebook and Instagram, a new report finds.
Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother and Grammy winner, dies at age 91
Cissy Houston performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.
Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.
While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at that intensity.
Disaster relief hurricane loan program precariously low on funds
Biden administration and congressional sources worry that funding to help small businesses recover from hurricane damage will dry up by the end of October.
Harris, Trump spending would both boost the U.S. debt. Here's how much.
Trump's fiscal plans would raise the federal debt by more than twice Harris' proposals, new nonpartisan analysis finds.
What do dockworkers do, and which parts of the job are automated?
Labor pact between dockworkers and the shipping industry doesn't resolve their concerns about automation. Here's what to know.
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban while appeal is underway
Georgia's six-week abortion ban has been restored for now, while the state's high court consider's the state's appeal.
Harris responds to critics over not having biological children: "This is not the 1950s anymore"
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on the popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast.
Water supplier American Water Works says systems hacked
American Water Works says it's investigating impact of breach; utility supplies drinking water to 14 million people.
Supreme Court won't decide Texas dispute over emergency abortions
In turning away the case, the Supreme Court leaves in place a lower court order that blocked emergency abortion care if it violates Texas' near-total ban.
3 children, 1 teacher killed in Oregon school shooting, police say
Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"
White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran
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