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Omaha, Neb., police officers gather outside a Target store in Omaha on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. They were investigating reports of a shooting at the store Tuesday. Police spokesman Officer Chris Gordon said the store in west Omaha was locked down about noon Tuesday after reports of shots being fired. The department said on its Twitter site that authorities were clearing the store, and that the scene had been secured. (AP Photo/Josh Funk)

Omaha police fatally shoot armed man in Target store

Omaha police say they fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle and “plenty of ammunition.” Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said officers searched for victims, … more

1/31/23

FILE - Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park on April 25, 2021, near Moab, Utah. The United States will pay more than $10 million in damages over the death of Esther Nakajjigo, a prominent Ugandan human rights activist killed in Arches National Park in 2020. Nakajjigo was decapitated after wind swung an untethered metal gate into her car, killing her immediately as her husband sat in the seat next to her. (AP Photo/Lindsay Whitehurst, File)

Ugandan activist's family awarded $10.5M for Utah park death

The United States will pay more than $10 million in damages over the death of Esther Nakajjigo, a prominent Ugandan human rights activist killed in Arches National Park in 2020. Nakajjigo was … more

By SAM METZ | 1/31/23

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence reteaming for 'Bad Boys' sequel

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are reteaming for a fourth “Bad Boys” movie, in one of Smith’s most high-profile new projects since the slap. Sony Pictures announced Tuesday that the untitled … more

By The Associated Press | 1/31/23

FILE - A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. The head of the Food and Drug Administration has announced, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, an overhaul of the agency's food safety and nutrition division. FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf is vowing to better protect consumers and the U.S. food supply.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’

The head of the Food and Drug Administration has announced an overhaul of the agency's food safety and nutrition division. FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf is vowing to better protect consumers and … more

By JONEL ALECCIA | 1/31/23

FILE - A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, companies must start producing precise measurements of their methane emissions next year or face fines. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Difficulty measuring methane slows plan to slash emissions

Satellites, drones and airplanes equipped with infrared cameras will likely be the backbone of a new federal policy to fine the nation’s largest methane polluters. But the nascent industry has a … more

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ | 1/31/23

Rodney Wells, center, stepfather of Tyre Nichols, listens to speakers at a prayer gathering at the site where Nichols was beaten by Memphis police officers, and later died from his injuries, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Tyre Nichols' family to address additional police discipline

The family of Tyre Nichols plans speak about the latest developments in the case, including the suspension of two officers and the firing of three emergency responders. The family will gather with … more

By ADRIAN SAINZ | 1/31/23

A woman pumps gas at a GetGo Mini Mart in Valencia, Pa., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. On Tuesday, the Conference Board reports on U.S. consumer confidence for January. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

US consumer confidence lags as 2023 gets under way

American consumers are kicking off 2023 slightly less confident than they were at the end of last year as inflation and a potential recession continue to weigh on them. The Conference Board reported … more

By MATT OTT | 1/31/23

The Southern Poverty Law Center's Esteban Gil poses for a portrait at Jefferson Recreation Center in Pasadena, Calif., on Dec. 14, 2022. ( Jenna Schoenefeld /The Chronicle of Philanthropy via AP)

Why workers at growing number of nonprofits are unionizing

Over his six years at the Southern Poverty Law Center, Esteban Gil watched colleague after colleague leave. “People burn out and they tire out, and then they leave,” says Gil, a program associate … more

By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy | 1/31/23

FILE - Abortion-rights protestors march between the Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana State Library where Vice President Kamala Harris was meeting with Indiana legislators to discuss reproductive rights in Indianapolis on July 25, 2022. Indiana's high court will not immediately take up a religious-freedoms challenge to the state's abortion ban, leaving that decision for now with an appeals court, documents from Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 show. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Indiana justices won't hear 2nd abortion case for now

Indiana’s high court says it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving … more

By ARLEIGH RODGERS | 1/31/23

FILE - Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Tesla has received requests from the Justice Department for documents related to its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features, according to a regulatory filing. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy, File)

Tesla gets Justice Department subpoena for self-driving cars

The U.S. Justice Department has requested documents from Tesla Inc. related to its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features, according to a regulatory filing. The electric vehicle maker … more

By The Associated Press | 1/31/23

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