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Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case

It will still need to be approved by a judge in a San Francisco federal court hearing set for March.

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the Capitol on Wednesday. Kaine said the vice chair of the Federal Reserve is leading an analysis of what happened with SVB and Signature Bank, which he expected to be finished by May 1.

Lawmakers are split on how to respond to the recent bank failures

Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, lawmakers say they want answers but disagree on what role Congress should play right now.

A pedestrian speaks on a mobile telephone as he walks past Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday after a run on deposits made it no longer tenable for the bank to stay afloat on its own.

Silicon Valley Bank's fall shows how tech can push a financial panic into hyperdrive

Bank runs, by their very nature, happen fast. But in an age of instant communication, social media and money transfers at the touch of a button, they can now happen in the blink of an eye.

She paid her husband's hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money

Eloise Reynolds encountered a perplexing reality in medical billing: Providers can come after patients for more money well after a bill has been paid.

Wellspring Health Access clinic was set to open in June 2022 in Casper, Wyo., when it was damaged by arson in late May, 2022. If it opens this year, the women's health and abortion clinic would be the only one of its kind in the state.

Clinics offering abortions face a rise in threats, violence and legal battles

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, medical providers are encountering more legal and political battles — and escalating threats from the anti-abortion movement.

This image, from a video produced by government safety researchers, shows a countertop worker using a machine with a spray of water that's intended to control dust.

Young men making quartz countertops are facing lung damage. One state is taking action

Countertops made of the engineered stone "quartz" are incredibly popular, but public health experts say cutting this material unsafely can expose workers to deadly dust.

NPR's Claudia Grisales interviews Rep. Jamie Raskin at his home in Takoma Park, Md. on June 12, 2023.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin passes on Senate, announces House reelection run

Raskin gave himself until July to announce his plans. He was weighing a reelection campaign against a run for the U.S. Senate. He went into remission for cancer in April.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Fed policy meeting in Washington, D.C., on July 27. Powell warned on Friday the central bank is committed to bring down inflation even if it causes some economic pain.

Jerome Powell says Fed is resolved to fight inflation even if it brings economic pain

The Fed's chair comments signal the central bank is determined to continue raising interest rates to bring down inflation.

Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten speaks at a San Diego County news conference with Board of Supervisors Chairman Greg Cox, March 19, 2020.

What COVID deaths in San Diego County show about the vaccine

Recent claims have argued COVID-19 deaths show the vaccine isn't working, but experts say that's a dangerous misinterpretation of data.

On Sept. 15, 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. This week, the city is remembering one of the darkest chapters in civil rights history.

Lessons from Birmingham: 60 years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

This city is remembering a dark chapters in U.S. civil rights history. On September 15, 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed a church, killing four Black girls and rocking the conscience of the nation.

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