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SEC claims authority to subpoena Elon Musk over tweets

U.S. securities regulators say they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out a 2018 court agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid. The Securities and Exchange Commission also disclosed publicly that it is investigating Musk’s… Read More

Disney finds itself in balancing act amid walkout

With some workers across the U.S. threatening a walkout Tuesday, The Walt Disney Co. finds itself in a balancing act between the expectations of a diverse workforce and demands from an increasingly polarized, politicized marketplace. On the one side are activists and Disney employees calling for a walkout in protest… Read More

Embarrassing Kamala Harris video has critics roaring

On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Louisiana to tout last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law — and critics pounced on what she had to say. Harris was speaking about the law’s potential to provide high-speed broadband to rural areas, some of which have previously needed to access internet through… Read More

[Unbelievable video] Tornado flips, spins truck… and then it drives away

Multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, causing injuries and widespread damage in areas near Austin and Dallas, officials said. The storm system was poised to move into Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, carrying the risk of dangerous tornadoes and powerful winds. In Texas, several tornadoes were reported… Read More

26 wounded, 1 dead after Arkansas car show

One man was killed and 26 people were wounded when two people got into a gunfight during a car show that’s part of an annual community event in a small southeast Arkansas town, authorities said Sunday. A person who left the scene of the Saturday evening shooting has been arrested… Read More

Museum known for ground zero tours could shut within weeks

Years before the Sept. 11 museum was built at the World Trade Center, a storefront visitor center across the street opened to offer tours led by victims’ relatives, survivors and others with personal ties to the trauma and tragedy of 9/11. Sixteen years and five million visitors later, what is… Read More

Republicans divided over Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday, with Republicans promising pointed questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Democrats full of praise for the first Black woman nominated for the nation’s highest court. Jackson, 51, was to give her opening statement later Monday and answer questions on… Read More

Doctors say COVID pill rollout is hampered by red tape

High-risk COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough. Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some clinics have started testing and treating patients in one visit,… Read More

Labor shortage leaves after-school programs with unmet demand

The return to classrooms for the nation’s schoolchildren has not meant a return to work for many of their parents who, with workdays that outlast school days, are finding crucial after-school programs in short supply. School-based providers list difficulties hiring and retaining staff as the biggest reasons they have not… Read More

Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized for medical emergency

Supreme Court Justice Thomas was rushed to the hospital and has remained there since Friday, according to the court. At 73, Thomas ranks as the current court’s second-oldest justice, behind only the retiring Stephen Breyer. Sponsored: Discover the 3 foods that contain powerful blood pressure-improving nutrients “Justice Clarence Thomas was… Read More