Category: news
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes
A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans. Biden is expected to announce the final…
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Fourteen AGs sue TikTok, accusing it of harming children’s mental health
Fourteen attorneys general, led by officials in New York and California, filed lawsuits Tuesday accusing the social media platform TikTok of damaging young users’ mental health and collecting their data without consent. The legal broadside, organized by a bipartisan coalition of 14 law enforcement officers, alleges TikTok violated state laws by falsely claiming its service…
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Blayne Alexander announced as ‘Dateline’s’ new correspondent
NBC News correspondent Blayne Alexander has been named the newest correspondent for “Dateline.” Alexander returned from maternity leave to make the announcement live on “TODAY” on Tuesday. “This is quite a way to come back from maternity leave, first day back after 4 1/2 months. I could not be more excited to join this team.…
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Election 2024 live updates: Harris makes high-profile media appearances; Trump to join virtual town hall
Election 2024 live updates: Harris makes high-profile media appearances; Trump to join virtual town hall
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Florida bracing for direct hit from monster storm
The Tampa Bay region is facing its second major hurricane in as many weeks after Helene brought widespread flooding to the region before making landfall along the Big Bend coast on Sept. 26. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said city workers were part of an “all-hands” deployment working to clear city streets and waterways of debris…
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Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton and X exposes users to eating disorder content: Morning Rundown
Hurricane Milton could be the worst storm the Tampa region has seen in a century. An IDF soldier says her warnings about Hamas went unheeded before Oct. 7. And ‘X’ users say eating disorder content flourished on the platform. Here’s what to know today. Florida’s residents prepare or evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall Florida…
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Supreme Court weighs challenge to Biden ban on untraceable ‘ghost gun’ kits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday takes on another battle over restrictions on firearms as the justices consider the Biden administration’s move to ban “ghost gun” kits that allow people to assemble deadly weapons at home while skirting existing regulations. The administration wants the kits to be regulated the same way as other firearms,…
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Russian climbers die on Nepal’s Dhaulagiri peak, hiking company says
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Five Russian climbers who have been missing on Nepal‘s Mount Dhaulagiri since the weekend were found dead on the world’s seventh tallest mountain, their hiking company said on Tuesday. There had been no contact with the climbers, scaling the 8,167-meter (26,795-feet) peak without Sherpa guides, since Sunday night, when they reached a…
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China state planner lays out further actions to boost economy but no new plans for major stimulus
Zheng Shanjie, chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, on Tuesday pledged a raft of actions to bolster the country’s economy during a highly-anticipated press conference. But he stopped short of announcing any new major stimulus plans, underwhelming investors and weakening the rally in the mainland Chinese markets. China will speed up special purpose…