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New Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts 05/06/2023 08:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — Tracking down accurate information about Philadelphia's elections on Twitter used to be easy. The account for the city commissioners who run elections, @phillyvotes, was the only one carrying a blue check mark, a sign of authenticity. But ever since the social media platform overha Strong quake in central Japan; 1 dead, more than 20 injured 05/06/2023 12:26am • TOKYO (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Japan on Friday afternoon, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 others and disrupting plans for holidaymakers. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, the U.S. Geol Police arrest suspect in Atlanta shooting; 1 dead, 4 wounded 05/05/2023 08:53pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice Wednesday, killing one woman and wounding four. Workers and others in a bustling commercial district took shelter for hours during the manhunt. Authorities swarmed the city’s midto Slingsby, Aussies go for SailGP 3-peat and another $1M 05/05/2023 08:52pm • Sometime late Sunday afternoon on San Francisco Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge looming in the background, one of the world's best sailing crews will spray each other with Champagne and be handed a check for $1 million as the champion of SailGP's third season. Odds favor it being Tom Slingsby and h Lawyer says 'psychotic break' explains stepson's killing 05/05/2023 06:28pm • DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for a Colorado woman who repeatedly stabbed and then shot her 11-year-old stepson before driving his body across the country said Friday that the brutality of the attack was the strongest evidence that the killing was the result of a “psychotic break." During closing argum Data Doctors: The freezing computer survival guide 05/05/2023 05:20pm • Q: My computer has begun to freeze on an intermittent basis; what should I do? A: One of the most annoying situations in computing is when the computer freezes up in the middle of an important task, seemingly out of nowhere. The reality is that when this happens, it’s a sign you have a signi Business Highlights: Resilient US jobs market, Wall St rally 05/05/2023 04:56pm • ___ April hiring gains reflect a still-resilient US job market WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis that could River rafters say big California snowmelt means epic season 05/05/2023 03:57pm • COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — Triple Threat. Deadman’s Drop. Satan’s Cesspool. After years of drought, the rapids along California's American River are truly living up to their names. As a historic snowpack starts to melt, the spring runoff is fueling conditions for some of the best whitewater in yea Wearing red, Indigenous families honor missing relatives 05/05/2023 02:40pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native Americans whose relatives have gone missing or been killed wore red on Friday, a color synonymous with raising awareness about the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day i With detailed race question, Census may end ancestry ask 05/05/2023 01:52pm • Is ancestry history? The U.S. Census Bureau is contemplating getting rid of a question about a person's ancestry on its most comprehensive survey, saying it may duplicate a newly-revised race question that allows respondents to write from where they or their antecedents came. The Census Bureau is co TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141M settlement 05/05/2023 12:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who qualified for free tax services — but were instead deceived into paying TurboTax for their returns — will soon get settlement checks in the mail. In a settlement last year, TurboTax's owner Intuit Inc. was ordered to pay $141 million to some 4.4 mil NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/05/2023 11:39am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ FedNow won’t give agency power to seize bank ac Unprecedented number of primaries prompt some Democrat angst 05/05/2023 11:36am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Since their wipeout in the 2021 election cycle, Virginia Democrats’ one remaining hold on state government has been in the General Assembly’s upper chamber. The narrow Senate Democratic majority prides itself on being a “brick wall” against Republican Gov. Glenn Young Is my money safe? What you need to know about bank failures 05/05/2023 07:05am • NEW YORK (AP) — Recent turmoil in the banking industry may have you worried about your money. Shares of PacWest, a small regional bank based in Los Angeles, plunged almost 40% Thursday after the company confirmed it may put itself up for sale. Anxiety over potential bank runs has sent shares of sm Democratic US Sen. Martin Heinrich seeks 3rd term in NM seat 05/04/2023 10:01pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced Thursday that he will run for a third term next year as he champions causes from gun safety to abortion access to a transition toward cleaner energy in New Mexico, a major oil-producing state. A win by the state's senior senator would exten