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  1. As long-term care staffing crisis worsens, could immigrants bridge the gaps?
    1 hour ago• Health
    The U.S. is facing a growing crisis of unfilled job openings and high staff turnover that puts the safety of older, frail residents at risk. Patricia Wasseman holds Hermina Levin's hands as nurse Eva Diaz administers a vaccine at John Knox Village, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla.
  2. Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale’s death in New York
    2 hours ago• Nation & World
    People work around the carcass of a dead whale in Lido Beach, N.Y., on Tuesday.
  3. FBI finds no classified docs at Biden beach house, president’s lawyer says
    4 hours ago• Nation & World
    U.S. Secret Service agents are seen in front of Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach, Del., home on Jan. 12, 2021. The FBI conducted a planned search of President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home Wednesday as part of its investigation into the potential mishandling of classified documents. Biden's attorney says that agents didn't find any classified documents during the search, but they did take some handwritten notes and other materials relating to Biden's time as vice president for review.
  5. College Board releases framework for AP African American studies course
    Earlier today• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously objected to some of the topics and suggested readings in a new AP African American studies course. The College Board on Wednesday released an official outline for the course, which had differences from the pilot curriculum.
  6. No storms? What hurricane hunters and forecasters do the other 6 months of year.
    Earlier today• Local Weather
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has nine planes it flies on missions throughout the year. Likely the most famous are Miss Piggy and Kermit, WP-3D Orions used to fly into hurricanes. This NOAA WP-3D Orion was being serviced by crews after returning from a flight through Hurricane Michael at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland in 2018.
  7. ‘Impossible’ parking fees, puzzling diner bills: Retracing George Santos’ steps in Miami
    Yesterday• Politics
    George Santos leaves the Capitol Hill Club as members of the press follow him on Jan. 31, 2023, in Washington, DC.
  8. Treasury to increase borrowing amid debt ceiling standoff
    Yesterday• Business
    The Department of the Treasury's seal outside the Treasury Department building in Washington on May 4, 2021. The national debt is at the core of a dispute about how to raise the government's legal borrowing authority, which could come to a head this summer if the government runs out of accounting maneuvers to keep paying its bills.
  9. US wage growth slowed in the final quarter of 2022
    Yesterday• Business
    Hiring signs are displayed at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., in January. On Tuesday, the Labor Department reports on wages and benefits for U.S. workers during the October-December quarter.
  10. Florida woman’s DNA test IDs skull found on Pennsylvania riverbank in 1986
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Authorities say a skull found on banks of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania more than 3 1/2 decades ago has been identified as that of a man long believed slain in New Jersey along with his girlfriend, whose body had been found in the river on the New Jersey side the previous year.
  11. 7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols death
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    A group of demonstrators gather at dusk in Shelby Farms Park on Monday in Memphis, Tenn., in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers. Nichols, who had a hobby in photography, frequented the park to photograph sunsets.
  12. ‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Penny Marshal, left, and Cindy Williams from the comedy series "Laverne & Shirley" appear at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 1979. Williams, who played Shirley opposite Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died Wednesday, her family said on Monday.
  13. Spring Hill singer found guilty in Jan. 6 case
    Jan. 30• Hernando
    Audrey Ann Southard, center, holds a mask during a counter-protest against a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Port Richey on Aug. 8, 2020.
  14. Lisa Marie Presley’s will contested in court by mother Priscilla Presley
    Jan. 29• Life & Culture
    Priscilla Presley, left, listens to her daughter Lisa Marie Presley speak during a media day for the "Graceland Presents Elvis: The Exhibition - The Show - The Experience" at the Westgate Las Vegas casino-hotel in Las Vegas in 2015. Priscilla Presley is contesting the will of Lisa Marie, who died earlier this month.
  15. Trump kicks off 2024 presidential run in New Hampshire, South Carolina
    Jan. 29• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday.
  16. 3 dead in upscale L.A. neighborhood in latest California mass shooting
    Jan. 29• Nation & World
    Police block the street to a short-term rental house where three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooing in Los Angeles's upscale Beverly Crest neighborhood on Saturday.
  17. Tom Verlaine, co-founder of early punks Television, dies at 73
    Jan. 29• Music
    Founder and guitarist Tom Verlaine of the band Television performing live in 2013 in Austin, Texas.
  18. Memphis police disband ‘Scorpion’ unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols
    Jan. 29• Nation & World
    Protesters march in front of police headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police.
  19. Tyre Nichols video shows brutal 3-minute beating by police
    Jan. 28• Crime
    The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols on the ground as medics arrive during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (City of Memphis via AP)
  20. GOP chairperson Ronna McDaniel defeats rival in national leadership vote
    Jan. 27• Nation & World
    Re-elected Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel holds a gavel while speaking at the committee's winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Friday.
  21. Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack
    Jan. 27• Nation & World
    This image from video from police body-worn camera footage, released by the San Francisco Police Department, shows Paul Pelosi, right, fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant, David DePape, during a attack at Pelosi's home in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 2022. DePape wrests the tool from Pelosi and lunges toward him the hammer over his head. The blow to Pelosi occurs out of view of the video as officers rush into the house and subdue DePape.
  22. FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men
    Jan. 27• Nation & World
    Tubes direct blood from a donor into a bag in Davenport, Iowa in November. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men.
  23. Chipotle looks to hire 15,000 amid continuing labor shortage
    Jan. 27• Business
    FILE - A sign for the Chipotle restaurant in Pittsburgh's Market Square is pictured Feb. 8, 2016. Restaurants are beginning the new year with a recurring problem: labor shortages. Chipotle said Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, that it is looking to hire 15,000 people in North America to ensure its stores are staffed up ahead of its busy spring season.
  24. US inflation and consumer spending cooled in December
    Jan. 27• Nation & World
    A new Jeep is delivered to a dealership in Pittsburgh on Monday. A report released by the Commerce Department on Friday showed U.S. inflation and consumer spending cooled in December.
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