The company pledged the multibillion-dollar investment over the next four years, and said it would create 20,000 jobs. The new Texas facility is set to open in 2026.

The U.S. government is leaning hard on tech companies to make more commitments to building their businesses in the country, and Big Tech is falling in line. On Monday, Apple laid out its own plans in that area: it will spend $500 billion over the next four years in areas like high-end manufacturing, engineering, and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Former home of a punk rock icon, historic SF property sells for a record price  SFGATE

Apple, facing tariffs on Chinese imports, says it will invest $500 billion in US facilities  CNN

Apple will spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years  Apple Newsroom

The company behind the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is suing Greenpeace for at least $300 million for damages the oil pipeline company says it suffered from protests in 2016 and 2017.

As DOGE continues putting government spending on the chopping block, DO No Harm -- a nonprofit focused on getting DEI out of medicine -- found the National Cancer Institute is spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to boost minority representation in the cancer workforce.

A California county is seeing success and saving taxpayers over $1 million by creating a farm that is taken care of by inmates and used for inmates.

In a closely watched case, the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline is claiming the environmental group masterminded protests that hurt the company’s business.

WHO exit, USAID suspension: What the United States’ moves mean for global health | In Focus podcast  The Hindu

How S.F. Ballet and Tamara Rojo are giving ‘Raymonda’ a powerful feminist update  San Francisco Chronicle

WA lawmakers weigh further delay to early learning expansion  Washington State Standard

In Nome, Alaska, a cadre of tinkerers and partisans keeps aiding Ukraine  The Washington Post

President Trump's executive order ensures that the next generation of female athletes has a fair opportunity to compete with the safety, privacy and equal opportunity they deserve.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law early on Feb. 24, 2022, under Kyiv skies still tinged black by the smoke from Russian missile strikes.

Francis, 88, had remained in critical condition throughout the weekend after severe breathing difficulties were reported.

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to present the European peace plan for Ukraine to President Trump today. And, Greenpeace faces a lawsuit that could shut it down.

US urges ‘no’ vote on rival European bid for action on Ukraine ahead of UN showdown  Reuters

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball guard Duke Miles chipped his teeth in a painful scene on Saturday against Mississippi State. The Sooners won the game.

RIDOT announces completion of Washington Bridge superstructure demo  WLNE-TV (ABC6)

Steve Carell, Justin Bieber headline Los Angeles charity hockey game: ‘These guys were ready’  The Athletic

Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze  The Washington Post

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law early on Feb. 24, 2022, under Kyiv skies still tinged black by the smoke from Russian missile strikes.

SF’s History With Sanctuary Laws Brings Renewed Challenges Under Trump  KQED

Plus, is the daytime soap opera back?

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.

Legislation may legalise closed system fish farming in Alaska  The Fish Site

Philadelphia’s version of Ellis Island was the Washington Avenue Immigration Station  The Philadelphia Inquirer

A New York state lawmaker is proposing a ban on the sale of flavored nicotine pouches, even after the FDA authorized the product as a helpful alternative to cigarettes.

"Saturday Night Live" alum Jon Lovitz recalled working with Joe Rogan on the '90s NBC sitcom, "NewsRadio," describing the top podcaster as "really smart" and "highly informed."

A Reddit writer who told her "drunk" colleague that the woman had been actually drinking non-alcoholic punch all night was not wrong to do so, said social media users.

Forget candidate Trump. He ran as a friend to the working man. President Donald Trump is a friend to Elon Musk and other billionaires who are implementing Project 2025.

Mike Macans is one of an unknown number of Small Business Administration employees who were fired, unfired and fired again as part of the Trump administration's deep cuts to the federal workforce.

What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found.

Reuters: Trump administration launches new effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children, according to internal memo  CNN

Domestic Fluid Milk Gains First In 15 Years And Cheese Exports Bounce In 2024 - Food and Drugs Law - United States  Mondaq News Alerts

"It Ends With Us" author Colleen Hoover faced criticism online after backing Blake Lively, and experts weigh in on if the author's career is at stake next.

Francis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe {suh-LAO-choh-way} about his new album Hymns of Bantu, which highlights the healing power of song across cultures. Album drops 2/21

Black History Month often invokes the past, but Black history is made every day. We asked NPR listeners to tell us about local Black figures making a difference in their communities.

French President Macron will meet Trump Monday and is expected to present the European plan for peace in Ukraine. Trump abruptly reversed alliances last week, blaming Ukraine for causing the war.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said in a Fox News interview that the Last Frontier can be first in helping the nation move forward on multiple fronts, including energy independence.

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, could face a $190,000 bill to maintain his Royal Lodge mansion on the Windsor estate. Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019.

"Root travel" has Americans digging up their family trees and planning vacations centered on their ancestry. Travel experts weighed in on the increase of the trend.

President Donald Trump holds talks this week with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations

The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less efficient, not more.

EU agrees new sanctions on Russia, marks support for Ukraine  Reuters

A Republican who left the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump’s first day is expected to launch his bid for Ohio governor

‘One my favorite museums’: Lucy Dacus practices new songs during intimate concert at S.F. institution  San Francisco Chronicle

A bird flu outbreak affecting eggs hits differently in a city where prices and availability differ from block to block.

It’s often said that the UK and Europe lack the huge level of growth funding for later-stage startups that the US has for its own, and this is correct. According to the European Investment Fund, there are at least seven times more large-size VC funds in the US than in Europe. So the appearance of a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Pope is resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney failure detected  NBC Los Angeles

Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown expressed his gratitude for his military career days after President Trump relieved him from his position as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Macron and Starmer Head to Washington to Lobby for Ukraine Help  Bloomberg

"The night passed well, the Pope slept and is resting," the Vatican press office said in a short statement.

A search is underway for a missing person in the water near the coast of New York after a boat capsized with six people on it, leaving three dead and two hospitalized.

As San Francisco Unified School District evaluates number of layoffs needed, pre-K enrollment increases  ABC7 Bay Area

Westfield Washington Historical Society learns tools of the trade from local furnituremaker  Hamilton County Reporter

DOL's Power To Set Salary Minimum For Overtime Exemption Ripe For SCOTUS Review  Mondaq News Alerts

Vigil held in San Francisco for Israeli hostages taken by Hamas  KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

Washington uses dominant third quarter to cruise past Nebraska 83-62  Dailyuw

Mystics trade Ariel Atkins, cutting the last tie to their 2019 title team  The Washington Post

Washington County Executive Talks Efforts To Streamline Government  Daily Dodge

The selection places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency at a time when Democrats are concerned that the president could seek to target his adversaries.

VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 2, Afternoon Session  indianz.com

VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 2, Morning Session  indianz.com

VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Afternoon Session  indianz.com

Burlington Man Arrested on Probation Violation in Washington County  KCII Radio

Washington County Man Sentenced to 35 Years+ on Child Trafficking, Porn Charges  WHBL

The staggering cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine, by the numbers  The Washington Post

Michael Wilhoite, the linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos, was arrested on second-degree assault of a peace officer in Denver, jail records showed.

WWII veteran and oldest serving US mayor, Vito Perillo, dies at 100  The Times of India

MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend remarked on President Donald Trump firing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ" Brown Jr.

French authorities say an incendiary device has exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

A sheriff's deputy in Hinds County, Mississippi, was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call on Sunday night, according to Sheriff Tyree Jones.

Thousands of civilians have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Amid a stark shift in U.S. policy, Ukrainians want the war to end — but not on Russia's terms.

The justices have all but stopped issuing summary reversals, which are unsigned decisions used to correct clear errors by lower courts.

When NH Gov. Chris Sununu took office, his state was the second worst for opioids. With the help of billions in settlement money, the problem is finally getting better.

Five years after COVID-19, Pew Research Center conducted a survey to gauge Americans’ views on the current COVID risk and how the pandemic was handled.

Israel delayed a Palestinian prisoner release, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostages, while also sending tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in decades.

Trial gets underway for a man charged with killing 7 people during a 2022 July 4th parade near Chicago. His father served time for helping his then-teenage son secure a gun license, despite red flags.

Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what has been the impact of the largest conflict in Europe since World War II? How does the U.S. pivot toward Russia affect peace prospects?

Gabby Petito's killer boyfriend Brian Laundrie was seen acting "like a lunatic" two weeks before he killed her in Wyoming, according to notes from the FBI.

Security experts are sounding the alarm that negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine are not only unlikely to happen in the near future, but there is a lack of clarity on what a deal may even entail.

Revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showed that the program is on track to raise billions for mass transit repairs.

Teens beat man on Los Angeles street in vicious attack caught on camera  ABC7 Los Angeles

Mission District business owners share crime concerns as other areas see improvements  CBS News

Business owners in Mission District share their crime concerns  CBS News

Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers  Insurance Journal

Investigation underway after man found shot to death in South Los Angeles  CBS News

Dulles ranked #1 most expensive U.S. airport to fly domestic  Axios

D.C. psych hospital committed patients to boost profits, lawsuit says  The Washington Post

Pope Francis, 88, was resting Monday morning, his 10th day at the hospital for a complex lung infection that led to the early stages of kidney insufficiency.

Rep. Clay Higgins expresses empathy for federal workers facing joblessness, but says bureaucracies have been "cannibalizing our nation."

A senior House Republican is leading the way on work requirements for federal benefits as GOP lawmakers work to cobble together a plan on reconciliation.

There hasn't been a new daytime soap opera on a major broadcast TV network in 25 years — until today. "Beyond the Gates" debuts on CBS, focusing on a Black family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb.

Compliant Hiring: Current Legal Obligations When Building Your Workforce (Video)  Mondaq News Alerts

Controversies continue piling up for CBS News including Margaret Brennan's recent assertion that "weaponized" free speech was responsible for the Holocaust.

South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across cultures.

Los Angeles Angels Spring Training Begins! Discussing Games 1 & 2: Kochanowicz, Detmers, & Prospects  FOX61 Hartford