Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze US college students
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — UC Berkeley sophomore Terrell Thompson slept in his car for nearly two weeks at the start of the school year lastRead More
Netflix shares drop 25% after service loses 200K subscribers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25% in extended trading amidRead More
Tenn. center that hosted 1996 Olympics events burns down
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (AP) — A fire early Tuesday destroyed Tennessee’s Ocoee Whitewater Center, which served as the host site for paddling events during the 1996Read More
Police searching for 3-month-old baby kidnapped from his grandmother’s home in San Jose, California
(CNN) — Police and the FBI are searching for a three-month-old baby who they say was kidnapped in San Jose, California, as the infant’s grandmother was unloadingRead More
GM to offer electrified Corvette as early as next year
General Motors says it will offer an electrified Chevrolet Corvette as early as next year. President Mark Reuss said in a statement on LinkedIn MondayRead More
Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants
(CNN) — A federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era pandemic restriction on the US-Mexico border. The Biden administration had been on trackRead More
Putin gets what he didn’t want: Ukraine army closer to West
WASHINGTON (AP) — The longer Ukraine’s army fends off the invading Russians, the more it absorbs the advantages of Western weaponry and training — exactlyRead More
Administration expands availability of COVID antiviral pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, as it seeks to reassureRead More
Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “freeRead More
Iran court sentences 2 students to 16-year prison terms each
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A court in Iran has sentenced two students to 16-year prison terms each on charges of endangering national security, the judiciary’sRead More