Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
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Expected to be a big deal, Alzheimer's drug is pulled after disappointing sales
Nevada's GOP nominating process is confusing — and already yielded a likely winner
Constitutional scholar says GOP charges against Mayorkas don't meet impeachment bar
Lawmakers grilled the CEOs of top social media companies in a hearing today
U.S. students are starting to catch up in school — unless they're from a poor area
Seattle's queer community is furious after gay bars were raided over the weekend
Richard Briggs has served as Tennessee state senator for District 7, representing part of Knox County, since 2014. In 2019, he helped pass a state trigger bill on abortion that was one of the most austere in the U.S. Emily Moses for NPR hide caption
A Tennessee lawmaker helped pass a strict abortion law. He's now trying to loosen it
A federal judge dismissed the Walt Disney Company's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Disney sued after DeSantis and state lawmakers removed the company's self-governing status in 2023. Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images hide caption
A federal judge dismisses Disney's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
This image provided by the CDC shows counties, shaded in teal, where federal officials suggest offering syphilis testing to all sexually active people between the ages of 15 and 44. AP hide caption
Have a seat on my couch: When the beloved children's character Elmo asked people how they were doing, the responses came from far beyond Sesame Street. Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Headspace hide caption
An unpainted Boeing 737 Max 8 is parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash. on January 25, 2024. Boeing is still reeling from the fallout of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 which lost a part of its fuselage in mid-flight earlier in the month. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Boeing declines to give a financial outlook as it focuses on quality and safety
Candles spell out the name of Tyre Nichols during a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of his death, Jan. 7, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Karen Pulfer Focht/AP hide caption
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has led the department through a massive FAFSA overhaul mandated by Congress about three years ago. Colin Myers/Claflin University/Getty Images hide caption