Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is expected to be arraigned in federal court today on undisclosed charges following an FBI investigation. And Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay out $215 million to nearly 3,000 plaintiffs to settle a long-standing gender discrimination class-action lawsuit. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Santos…

Within hours of the mass shooting that left nine people dead at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday, May 6, graphic images from the shooting had already spread on social media. Images and videos were not particularly difficult to find on Twitter, in part because they were shared from accounts that had paid to be…

President Joe Biden will meet with lawmakers Tuesday, May 9, to discuss the nation’s debt ceiling issue, as the United States attempts to avoid a potential government default. And China has ordered the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat from the country in a move that has been viewed as a further escalation of tensions between…

A third major U.S. bank has gone under in less than a two-month span. The federal government is now stepping in. And five people have been killed in a shooting rampage in Texas. Authorities say they have zero leads as a manhunt for the suspect is now on its third day. These stories and more…

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the largest transportation network in North America that serves 15.3 million people, has announced that it will no longer provide service alerts on Twitter. The MTA operates New York City Transit, the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, and Bridges and Tunnels. According to a statement from the MTA’s acting chief…

The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy launch program. Elon Musk’s largest spaceship will have no further flights pending an investigation by the federal agency. The investigation stems from the April 20 launch, when the largest rocket ever built blasted into the air, then blew up mid-flight. No crew was on…

A British official steps down after accusations of bullying. Involuntary manslaughter charges have been dropped against actor Alec Baldwin. And SpaceX’s starship rocket ship explodes four minutes into flight. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Friday, April 21, 2023.  British Deputy Prime Minister resigns following bullying investigation British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic…

The stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco renewed concerns about the city’s crime rate. Twitter CEO Elon Musk, whose company is headquartered in the Bay Area, tweeted that he was worried about the city’s “horrific” crime problem. Just days after the late-night attack, however, police arrested a tech industry executive…