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- FCC emergency program to give people $50 off internet billby The Associated Press on May 12, 2021 at 4:12 pm
Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected.
- Judge's ruling paves way for longer sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's deathby Janelle Griffith on May 12, 2021 at 3:38 pm
Even with the aggravating factors, legal experts have said, the former Minneapolis police officer is unlikely to get more than 30 years.
- Ellen DeGeneres to end daytime talk show after 19th seasonby Daniel Arkin on May 12, 2021 at 3:20 pm
The talk show host and her producers came under intense scrutiny in recent months after news reports detailed an allegedly toxic workplace.
- Republicans remove Cheney from House leadership for rebuking Trump's election liesby Sahil Kapur and Haley Talbot and Julie Tsirkin and Kasie Hunt and Leigh Ann Caldwell on May 12, 2021 at 2:58 pm
The Wyoming lawmaker vowed after the vote to fight to keep Trump out of office if he runs for president again.
- Michael Jordan reveals final text messages shared with Kobe Bryantby David K. Li on May 12, 2021 at 2:48 pm
Family, basketball and tequila were top of mind when the hardwood legends last communicated weeks before Bryant’s death.
- 40 acres and a mule won't cut it anymore. What the fight for reparations looks like in 2021.by P.R. Lockhart on May 12, 2021 at 2:29 pm
Calls for reparations for enslaved men and women, and their descendants, have been made since the Civil War. But the federal government has never met them.
- With Cheney ouster, GOP is betting on Trump and revenge. That might pay off.by David Mark on May 12, 2021 at 1:53 pm
Donald Trump's hero, Andrew Jackson, showed a campaign based entirely on political comeuppance can work. For the GOP today, it could also be a winning strategy.
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2021 inductees include Tina Turner, Jay-Z, Foo Fightersby Elisha Fieldstadt on May 12, 2021 at 1:32 pm
Turner, Carole King and Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl are all two-time inductees. Todd Rundgren, Jay-Z and the Go-Go's also made it.
- Instagram adds new pronoun section to user profilesby Samantha Kubota on May 12, 2021 at 1:28 pm
The new feature is now available in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia with "plans for more" countries ahead.
- Mounting violence leaves dozens dead and world fearing war between Israel, Gazaby Alexander Smith and Paul Goldman and Lawahez Jabari and Phil Helsel and The Associated Press on May 12, 2021 at 1:14 pm
Rocket fire sent people to bomb shelters Wednesday morning, and Israel's military said it was striking more targets in Gaza.
- From cars to groceries, consumer prices soared to historic highs in Aprilby Ben Popken on May 12, 2021 at 12:40 pm
Grocery prices have been on the rise since the pandemic lockdowns hit last spring, spurring shoppers en masse to conduct weeks of shopping in single trips, emptying shelves and backup warehouses.
- White House urges Americans not to hoard gas as hacked pipeline remains shutby Lauren Egan on May 12, 2021 at 12:25 pm
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday that the impacted areas would experience a "supply crunch" but not a "gasoline shortage."
- Norman Lloyd, star of 'Saboteur' and 'St. Elsewhere,' dies at 106by The Associated Press on May 12, 2021 at 12:22 pm
The actor worked with everyone from Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin to Daniel Day-Lewis and Amy Schumer.
- Brett Favre owes Mississippi $600,000 in speaking fees for events he never attended, officials sayby The Associated Press on May 12, 2021 at 12:11 pm
The former NFL quarterback promised to repay the state after an audit released in May 2020 revealed $1.1 million had been paid to Favre’s company, Favre Enterprises
- Bodies found floating in the Ganges as India battles second Covid waveby Amy Sood on May 12, 2021 at 12:05 pm
The central government is investigating the unidentified bodies, which are suspected to be of Covid-19 patients.
