Jared Gans

Five people are dead and six are missing after an explosion happened at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday, local officials said. West Reading Police Chief Wayne Holben said at a press conference on Friday that a large explosion occurred just before 5 p.m. at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the town, about...

At least 23 people were killed and four people are missing following multiple tornadoes that struck Mississippi late Friday night. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a tweet that it could confirm the 23 deaths, four missing individuals and dozens of injuries. The agency said numerous state and local search and rescue teams are...

Twitter plans to wind down its legacy verification system starting next week as it promotes its subscription-based system.  The Twitter Verified account on the platform tweeted on Thursday that the company will phase out the older verification program and begin removing legacy checkmarks starting April 1. It said users who want to keep their checkmarks...

The FBI has dismantled a cybercrime forum that boasted having data connected to security breaches affecting U.S. lawmakers and millions of citizens. The Justice Department (DOJ) said in a release that Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, a 20-year-old man from Peekskill, N.Y., made his first appearance in court on Friday for a criminal charge he is facing...

The Los Angeles Unified School District and a union representing bus drivers, custodians and other staff have reached an agreement that will raise their salaries and improve benefits following a three-day strike. The school district said in a release on Friday that it reached a deal with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 —...

House Democrats said their visit as part of a GOP-led trip to the Washington, D.C. jail where rioters from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection are being held showed they had no remorse for their actions. The comments came after the trip, which was organized by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) earlier this month, following criticism...

Michigan became the first state in decades to repeal its “right-to-work" law when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed legislation on Friday to rescind it.  The governor’s office said in a release that Whitmer signed a package of bills that will protect workers’ safety and help them push for better wages and working conditions. “Today, we...

The public’s trust in the banking industry sharply dropped in the aftermath of the collapse of two prominent banks earlier this month and their effects on the market, according to a new poll. A poll released Wednesday from The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago found only...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) stepped up her criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed’s most recent interest rate hike Wednesday, saying that he is a “dangerous man” to serve in his role. Warren told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview that Powell is doing a “terrible job” in his position and is risking...

A former Trump administration official said TikTok is “disguised as candy” but is actually “cocaine” as pressure has ramped up to ban the app in the country. Keith Krach, who served as undersecretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment, said in an interview on Meet the Press NOW on Tuesday that concern...