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Onlookers watch as SpaceX's Starship, the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, stands ready for launch in Boca Chica, Texas, Sunday, April 16, 2023. The test launch is scheduled for Monday.
What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX's big Starship
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. more
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Republicans upset with Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, trying to embarrass him on his home turf. The House Judiciary Committee is holding a field hearing Monday, April 17, near the offices of Bragg. The committee’s Republican majority is billing it as an examination of the Democrat’s “pro-crime, anti-victim” policies.
Trump’s House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA's turf
Republicans upset with Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him. more
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Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks at the Women's March in Los Angeles Saturday, Apr. 15, 2023. Nationwide rallies come after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened Friday to delay rule changes that would have limited the way the abortion drug mifepristone could be used and dispensed, to give itself more time to review the matter more thoroughly.
Kamala Harris rallies as high court eyes abortion pill rules
Vice President Kamala Harris is urging Americans to take action during “a critical point in our nation’s history." more
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A pedestrian walks under a sign advertising the NRA Convention, Thursday, April 13, in Indianapolis. The convention began Friday, April 14, and ends Sunday, April 16.
Top GOP 2024 presidential hopefuls to address NRA convention
Last year it was Uvalde. Now it’s Nashville and Louisville. For the second year in a row, the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention within days of mass shootings. more
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Clarence Thomas
Report: Thomas sold real estate to donor, didn’t report dealings
Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000. more
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An ad banner appears in the parking lot of the H&R Block offices in the Atlas District in Washington.
Haven’t filed taxes yet? Don’t panic — here’s what to know
The deadline to file your taxes is Tuesday, which is just around the corner. more
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Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right. A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.
Court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules
A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken. more
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A man looks at his mobile phone while shopping at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Sunday, March 19. On Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for March.
Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from inflation
U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices. more
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The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street on April 15, 2013, in Washington. NPR is quitting Twitter, according to a statement Wednesday, April 12, after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR’s account with labels the news organization says undermine its credibility.
NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR’s account with labels the news organization says are intended to undermine its credibility. more
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Brittney Griner appears on stage at the 54th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 25 in Pasadena, Calif. Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024.
WNBA star Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity
Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir. more
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Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center, March 15, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Misoprostol induces uterus contractions that expel an embryo or fetus and other tissue. New York joined other Democratic-led states Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in stockpiling abortion pills in response to a court ruling in Texas that could limit access to the commonly used drug.
New York latest state to stockpile abortion-inducing pills
New York joined other Democratic-led states Tuesday in stockpiling abortion pills in response to a Texas court ruling that could limit access to the commonly used drug. more
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Members of the New York Senate work on legislative bills in the Senate Chamber before Gov. Kathy Hochul presents her executive state budget at the state Capitol on Feb. 1, in Albany. State lawmakers passed another week long extension for the state’s budget Monday, April 10, to ensure state operations run undisrupted and workers get paid as budget negotiations continue.
Budget delayed again amid bail, housing talks
New York state lawmakers passed another week long extension for the state’s budget to ensure state operations run undisrupted. more
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Rowan D. Wilson
Hochul announces new nominee to lead state’s highest court
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated Rowan D. Wilson as chief judge of the state’s highest court, her second candidate for the job. more
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A sign marks an entrance to a Moderna building in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Moderna shares slipped Tuesday, April 11, 2023, after the COVID-19 vaccine developer said its potential flu vaccine needs more study in a late-stage clinical trial.
Moderna says potential flu vaccine needs more study
Moderna shares slipped Tuesday morning after the COVID-19 vaccine developer said its potential flu vaccine needs more study in a late-stage clinical trial. more
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Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, stands inside his toy company, Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Boca Raton, Fla. Foreman had to temporarily scuttle plans for an acquisition due to the credit crunch.
Small business owners feel the credit crunch
Some lenders – particularly the small and midsize banks that serve small businesses -- may be forced to tighten credit further. more
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This combination of images shows promotional art for the film "Rare Objects," opening in theaters and video on demand on April 14, "Linoleum," a film available on demand on Tuesday, April 11, "Rennervations," a series premiering April 12 on Disney+, and "Cocaine Bear," a film streaming April 14 on Peacock.
New this week: Jeremy Renner, Metallica and 'Cocaine Bear'
Here’s a collection of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. more
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Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., April 4, 2023, after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City. Trump is trying to turn criminal charges against him to his political advantage. Trump has been claiming the 34 felony charges filed against him last week are part of a plot to interfere with the 2024 presidential election. He's made similar allegations about several other criminal probes swirling around him.
Trump's response to criminal charges revives election lies
Former President Donald Trump ticked through the varied investigations he was facing and branded them as “massive” attempts to interfere with the 2024 election. more
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Lindsay Garfield, finance director at SquareFoot which helps companies find office space, works from home in New York on March 11, 2020. According to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau, people working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic
People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic. more
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In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022, according to a January survey by The Senior Citizens League.
NerdWallet: 5 tax tips for older adults
More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022. more
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The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. The IRS released details Thursday, April 6, on how it plans the $80 billon it’s getting to improve operations, promising investments in new technology, hiring more customer service representatives and expanding its ability to audit high-wealth taxpayers.
IRS pledges more audits of wealthy, better customer service
The IRS released details on how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations. more
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