Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88.

The Vatican announced Francis died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, one day after Easter.

"Francis returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church," said Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber. "He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God."

The pope was recently released from the hospital after complications from pneumonia in both lungs.

Francis was born in Argentina in 1936 as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He's the son of Italian immigrants.

As a student, he worked as a nightclub bouncer and considered a career in chemistry before entering a Jesuit school in 1958.

There, he rose through the ranks, becoming a priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires and finally a cardinal in 2001.

In 2013, he became the first Latin American and the first Jesuit pope.

He chose his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the poor a name he strove to embody throughout his papacy.

Much of his teachings focused on the impoverished. He denounced certain tenets of capitalism in early writings, remarking, "How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?"

He also emphasized environmental stewardship, referring to the planet as our "common home" and urging the faithful to take responsibility for its care.

His tenure was also marked by efforts to address financial scandals within the Vatican and the global crisis of clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups.

In 2018 he took a small step in reconciliation, apologizing to abuse survivors after defending a Chilean bishop accused of turning a blind eye to abuse. Later, he apologized to scores of Indigenous people in Canada who suffered abuse at Catholic-run schools.

He also formally defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was accused of abusing men and children for decades.

He helped establish a handbook that encouraged clergy members to report sexual abuse allegations to legal authorities.

Francis also addressed other areas of contention, including the role of women in the church, placing women in more senior roles at the Vatican.

His progressive leadership was also felt in the LGBTQ+ community. He made headlines in 2016 after saying the church "should apologize to the person who is gay whom it has offended" and encouraged parents to welcome their LGBTQ children.

In 2023, the Vatican stated that transgender people could be baptized under certain circumstances. Pope Francis also approved the blessings of same-sex couples.

His inclusive stances and focus on issues of social justice often put him at odds with more conservative members of the church.

Francis didn't shy away from international political conflicts. Placing himself in the center of Russia's war with Ukraine, allowing a Ukrainian and Russian woman to participate together in Easter services and repeatedly calling for an end to the violence.

He also met with Israeli and Palestinian families impacted by the war there; praying for both sides and calling the conflict 'terrorism,' a comment that stirred controversy in Israel.

Later in his papacy, he was frequently hospitalized and suffered from nerve pain, mobility issues and respiratory illnesses.

Francis hinted at stepping down in 2022, saying the door was open to a resignation, and "it's not strange. It's not a catastrophe. You can change the pope."

The dream of striking it rich is even more expensive now.

Last week, lottery officials raised the price of a Mega Millions ticket from $2 to $5, and while they say the prize amounts were five times greater for last weeks initial drawing, others are a little turned off by the more than 100% increase.

If you think about it, it's more than double. She just hasn't played it, Jim Prather said of his wife. She might, she hasn't played it since, but she may play it again, you never know, he continued before purchasing the scratch-off game he prefers to lottery tickets.

Tanya Golden was also a Mega Millions player in the past, and she is already reconsidering.

Probably lay off, cut back a little on it, not play as much. $5 kind of expensive, Golden said inside a Sunoco gas station, where lottery tickets and other games of chance are sold at a brisk pace.

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People used to play (Mega Millions) a lot more, said station manager Deepti Patel. They would come in before, buy like 10 tickets at a time, or 20 tickets, but now they're reduced to 2 or 5 because it costs them more."

Patel thinks sales of Mega Millions tickets wont be depressed for too long, attributing some of the decline to peoples lack of knowledge over the price change.

A manager at another station was told by his lottery representative that Mega Millions increased the price of a ticket to distinguish itself from its Powerball competitor, whose ticket remains $2.

Lottery officials say the odds of winning are slightly increased under this new matrix, and they estimate the jackpots will be much larger, too.

This story was originally published by Michael Berk with the

Scripps News Group.

Some local coffee companies told the Scripps News Group in San Diego they were already getting hit pretty hard before these tariffs even happened.

The coffee industry has been hit hard over the past nine months, said Jeff Taylor, President of Bird Rock Coffee. Beginning last September, the C-Market which is the commodities market which set the base level pricing for coffee it started around $2.30 and in the last month its been as high $4.65.

Taylor said the tariffs could be the icing on the cake for a good thats already seen rising prices with hopes of that C-Market price dropping. And hes not the only company in town seeing coffee prices jump.

"My inventory for these beans has double in the 12 months, said Tom Ryan, Dir. Of Operations & VP Ryan Bros. Coffee.

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Ryan mentioned previous supply chain issues and a lack of production in other coffee producing countries as contributors to the price increases prior to the tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump.

Then, of course the tariffs are only going to increase the price," he said. "So like for instance Brazilian coffee will increase about 10% which will be about 30 or 40 cents more per pound."

Ryan said their business will adjust as the tariffs play out.

When it comes to coffee, right now because of the tariffs and really the price in general, we will run thin inventory. And some of our customers might notice a little less inventory on the shelf in terms of origins, he said.

Other products that come from other countries with high tariffs being slapped on them could be another challenge.

Were trying to keep our prices right where they are for the time being. But, we reserve the right over the next month or two or three, as our paper goods start run out to see what tariffs are doing at that point, Taylor said. Because those 30% tariffs on China and Vietnam are going to be high.

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Theres still a lot of wait and see with the tariffs to see if any price hikes will happen.

Were hopeful we can kind of just maintain and see how this all flushes out in the long haul, Taylor said.

We kind of wait the storm out. You know, its a storm right now. Were going through change. So, were not going to overreact to that. Were just going to be frugal. Were going to be efficient, Ryan said.

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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a second recall notice about Gerber teething sticks for babies because there are reports that the products, which were discontinued over choking concerns, are still on store shelves.

Gerber announced earlier this year it was going to stop making its "soothe n chew" teething sticks after receiving complaints of choking incidents.

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The teething sticks, which had been distributed to nearly every state and Puerto Rico, were subsequently recalled.

But despite the first notice, Gerber and the FDA said Friday there have been recent reports of recalled products still available for sale on some retailer shelves and online.

Consumers are advised not to give their babies or young children the products and instead return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

A federal appeals court has paused a district judge's order that could have led to contempt proceedings against the Trump administration.

The new order pauses a controversial case in which the judge ordered the Trump administration turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. The Trump administration did not comply, which led U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg to warn he could refer the matter for prosecution if the administration does not "purge" its contempt by voluntarily obeying his order.

"The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it," Boasberg wrote.

The new ruling, issued Friday, comes from the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. It places an administrative stay on the lower court's proceedings so that the appeals court can consider an emergency motion to further stay the case, which the Trump administration filed on Wednesday. The appeals court makes clear that the new stay is not a ruling on the merits of the lower court's motion.

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The developments are a further escalation in a battle between the judicial and executive branches of government over a president's powers to carry out key White House priorities. The Republican president has called for Boasberg's impeachment while the Justice Department has accused the judge of overstepping his authority.

Boasberg, who was nominated to the federal bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, ordered the administration last month not to deport anyone in its custody under the Alien Enemies Act. Trump invoked the 1798 wartime law over what he claimed was an invasion by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

The Trump administration has argued it did not violate any orders, noted the judge did not include the turnaround directive in his written order and said the planes had already left the U.S. by the time that order came down.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen held a press conference Friday to share details about his Thursday meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.

"As the federal courts have said, we need to bring Mr. Abrego Garcia home to protect his constitutional rights to due process," Sen. Van Hollen said. "This case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody who resides in the United States."

Sen. Van Hollen met with Abrego Garcia on Thursday evening. After the meeting, Sen. Van Hollen says he called Abrego Garcia's wife Jennifer.

"I told her what he said to me, which was first and foremost that he missed her and his family."

Sen. Van Hollen said he met with the vice president of El Salvador on Wednesday and was denied a meeting with Abrego Garcia, and was denied later meetings or even phone calls between him or his family.

Sen. Van Hollen said he drove to CECOT himself with a lawyer for Abrego Garcia's family. He says he was pulled over by soldiers and told that they were not allowed to proceed.

Sen. Van Hollen said he was preparing to leave the country on Thursday when he was told he could meet with Abrego Garcia. Abrego Garcia was brought to the hotel where the senator was saying.

According to Sen. Van Hollen's recollection of the meeting, Abrego Garcia first asked after his family. Abrego Garcia then related what he recalled of his arrest and transfer to El Salvador.

He said he was first taken to a facility Baltimore and was denied the opportunity to make a phone call. From there, Abrego Garcia said he was moved to Texas and later shackled and placed on a plane. He said at the time, those aboard didn't know for sure where they were being taken.

Abrego Garcia said he was placed in a cell at CECOT with dozens of other prisoners. He said he was not afraid of the prisoners in his cell, but he said he was "traumatized" by the experience of being in CECOT and heard taunts from other prisoners in the facility.

According to Sen. Van Hollen, Abrego Garcia was at some point before their meeting moved to a prison in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Abrego Garcia said he has had no access to news or communications with the outside.

"His conversation with me was the first communication he had with anyone outside prison since he was abducted," Sen. Van Hollen said.

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On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security released information that it says suggests Abrego Garcia may have been involved in human trafficking.

The report also appears to confirm that Abrego Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang.

Van Hollen on Friday said the Trump administration's claims about Abrego Garcia's alleged gang affiliations should be made in the court on record, Van Hollen said.

"In other words, put up in court or shut up," he said.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday, holding a high-profile meeting with a man who the Trump administration says was mistakenly sent there.

Van Hollen posted a message about the meeting but did not share details about the status of Abrego Garcia's case. The images of the meeting were among the first indications of Abrego Garcia's condition since being sent to a prison facility in the country.

"There has been no ability to find out anything about [Abrego Garcia's] health and well-being," Van Hollen said this week. "We wont give up until Kilmar has his due process rights respected."

Van Hollen is expected to provide more details about his meeting with Abrego Garcia in a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday.

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While the Trump administration initially said Abrego Garcia was "mistakenly" sent to El Salvador, some officials have also since indicated that Abrego Garcia will not be returned to the U.S., and would be immediately removed should he return.

"The basic fact that he was illegally inside our country and had a lawful deportation order made him subject to removal back to his home country of El Salvador," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday. "And if he ever ends up back in the United States, he would immediately be deported again. Nothing will change the fact that Abrego Garcia will never be a Maryland father, he will never live in the United States of America again."

On social media, President Donald Trump accused Van Hollen of being a "grandstander" and seeking attention.

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On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security released information that it says suggests Abrego Garcia may have been involved in human trafficking.

The report details a traffic stop in which the Tennessee Highway Patrol encountered Abrego Garcia and eight other people in a vehicle.

"There was no luggage in the vehicle, leading the encountering officer to suspect this was a human trafficking incident," the report states.

The report also appears to confirm that Abrego Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang.

A 19-year-old college student is facing charges related to an incident at a Tesla Center in Kansas City in which two Cybertrucks were set on fire in March, according to the Department of Justice.

Owen McIntire, a Kansas City resident who is attending school in Boston, has been charged with unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce.

The incident took place just before noon on March 17 when a Kansas City Police Department officer observed smoke coming from the Tesla Center in the southern part of the city.

The DOJ said that the officer responded to the scene and found an "unbroken suspected incendiary device" near a burning Cybertruck. It turned out to be a Molotov cocktail, according to the DOJ.

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The fire spread to a second truck at the Tesla Center before the Kansas City Fire Department extinguished the blaze.

According to court documents, investigators observed a vehicle in surveillance videos from the Tesla Center and nearby homes and determined the car was registered to a relative of McIntire.

Investigators said they believe McIntire was back in Kansas City on spring break when the arson took place, based on alleged GPS information from his cellphone, his social media, flight records and the lack of badge scans on his campus during the time period.

The DOJ said the Cybertrucks had sale prices of $105,485 and $107,485. Two charging stations were also damaged by the fire, both valued at approximately $550.

Let me be extremely clear to anyone who still wants to firebomb a Tesla property: you will not evade us, said Attorney General Pamela Bondi in a statement. You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it.

This is the second arrest this week of a suspect charged with targeting Tesla, more proof that the FBI will not stand for these destructive acts, said FBI Director Kash Patel in a statement.

Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission.

The most commonly seen text scam was the fake package delivery scam. Victims receive alerts about a supposed issue with an incoming delivery and a link.

The FTC said other common text scams involved fraud alert messages sent to consumers warning about a suspicious purchase or an issue with their bank, warnings about fake unpaid tolls with a link to pay them and wrong number scams that start as a seemingly misdirected message.

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"Wrong number scams often evolve into a conversation with romantic undertones that can lead to investment and other scams," the FTC said.

Other common money scams include task scams, which the FTC said involve promises of online work requiring people to complete a series of online tasks and end up with requests for people to invest their own money.

A mass shooting at Florida State University on Wednesday left two non-students dead and six others injured, igniting renewed discussions about gun violence in the United States. The shooter, a 20-year-old male, sustained injuries inflicted by police and is currently hospitalized with non-life-threatening conditions.

President Donald Trump addressed the incident from the Oval Office, expressing condolences to the victims while reinforcing his commitment to Second Amendment rights.

"As far as legislation is concerned, this has been going on for a long time. I have an obligation to protect the Second Amendment," he said. I ran on the Second Amendment, among many other things, and I will always protect the Second Amendment.

Stephanie Feldman, former director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the Biden administration, shared her thoughts on the shooting.

"Another tragedy that is entirely expected in this country because of our relationship with guns and gun violence," she said, emphasizing the need for more decisive action from federal lawmakers. "We need to be demanding that the president and the Congress do more to protect lives," Feldman added.

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While President Trump condemned the shooting as "terrible" and "horrible," he reiterated his belief that guns are not the issue, stating, "The people do" the shooting. Feldman suggested that addressing gun violence requires a two-pronged approach: assessing individuals who may pose a threat and regulating their access to firearms.

In particular, she pointed to the shooters potential access to his mothers firearm, a common factor in school shootings.

"We often find that young people are obtaining firearms from their home or a neighbor's home," she explained.

Feldman also emphasized the need for tools such as red flag laws, which allow courts to temporarily remove firearms from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others.

Florida's existing red flag law, enacted under former Republican Gov. Rick Scott, allows concerned individuals to petition a court for the removal of guns from those thought to be a danger. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis has both declined federal funds aimed at promoting these laws and expressed intentions to repeal them. Feldman argued that such actions would make Floridians less safe.

Despite widespread public support for universal background checkssurveys suggest that over 90% of Americans favor themimplementing effective reforms has remained challenging. Feldman expressed a measure of optimism due to the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in recent years, which expanded background checks and provided resources for states to educate the public about red flag laws.

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She noted, "We worked hard in the Biden administration to implement the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act effectively and show that as a result, we had declines in homicides all across the country."

Feldman emphasized the importance of public advocacy for gun safety legislation, stating, "Now is the time for additional action."

The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was active during the Biden administration, was dissolved by President Trump. Feldman expressed concern over the potential consequences of this decision, stating that a continuing office would have contributed critical support to affected communities like Florida State University.

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Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is a free man after spending Wednesday night in a Florida jail.

The state highway patrol detained the 20-year-old on Wednesday following a traffic stop. He was taken into custody for crossing into Florida illegally and was placed on a 48-hour hold for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The problem is that Lopez-Gomez is an American citizen who was born in Georgia. He was traveling to Florida to work on a construction site in Tallahassee.

A Leon County judge authenticated his birth certificate Thursday, and he was released.

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The ACLU of Florida reacted to Lopez-Gomez being detained.

"Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is a U.S. citizen, yet he was arrested and jailed under a new law based on a patently false allegation that he entered the state while undocumented," the organization said. "All this despite his mother appearing in court with his Social Security card and his birth certificate showing his place of birth as the United States."

On February 13, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that criminalizes "adult unauthorized aliens who knowingly enter or attempt to enter this state after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers."

On April 4, U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams put a 14-day stay on the law.

The ACLU of Florida claims the new law could put U.S. citizens at risk of being arrested.

"U.S. citizens should not be detained by ICE, yet they are continuing to get swept up in these racially motivated raids and collateral arrests," the organization said.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the case of the Trump administration's efforts to end birthright citizenship.

An order from the court on Thursday set arguments in the case for the morning of May 15, 2025.

In March, the administration asked the high court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to go into partial effect while legal challenges against the changes play out.

Three federal appeals courts declined to hear the administration's case. Court orders by district judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington currently block the changes to birthright citizenship law.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order shortly after taking office that would deny U.S. citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. after Feb. 19 whose parents were in the country illegally. Currently, virtually all children born in the U.S. are granted citizenship regardless of their parents' immigration status.

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President Trump's order "conflicts with the plain language of the 14th Amendment contradicts 125-year-old, binding Supreme Court precedent, and runs counter to our nation's 250-year history of citizenship by birth," the Maryland judge said at the time. "The United States Supreme Court has resoundingly rejected the president's interpretation of the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. In fact, no court in the country has ever endorsed the president's interpretation. This court will not be the first."

A 20-year-old Florida State University student and son of a sheriff's deputy opened fire on campus Thursday just before noon, killing two people and injuring multiple others, according to police.

The suspect, identified by authorities as Phoenix Ikner, started shooting just before noon using a handgun that he had access to from his mother, who is a sheriff's deputy with the Leon County Sheriff's Office, according to Leon Sheriff Walt McNeil.

A spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare told the Scripps News Group that it was treating six patients in relation to the shooting, ranging from serious to critical condition.

Police said the suspected shooter was transported to the hospital with injuries after being "neutralized" by campus officers.

McNeil said the suspect's mother is not currently on leave from the sheriff's office. He added that the suspected shooter is also a longstanding member of the sheriff's office youth advisory council.

"He has been steep in the Leon County Sheriff's Office family, engaged in a number of training programs that we have, so it's not a surprise to us that he had access to weapons," McNeil said.

Police said the suspect also had a shotgun that was recovered from the scene, but, at this point in the investigation, they do not believe the shotgun was used during the shooting.

The school's alert system ordered students and faculty to seek shelter and await further instructions, just after the shooting began. It also stated that law enforcement was responding to the Student Union area.

Campus police engaged with the suspect "almost immediately," according to police.

About three hours later, the Tallahassee Police Department said on X that the campus had been secured, but it was still an active crime scene as the investigation is ongoing.

Scripps News Group Correspondent Forrest Saunders saw multiple ambulances at the scene with possible victims, including one that appeared to be the suspect being transported as officers were observed placing shackles on the person.

The Tallahassee Police Department said a student reunification point was being established at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.

The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Jacksonville branch said agents are working with local law enforcement to assist in the investigation.

Speaking from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said he had been briefed on the situation and called it a "shame" and "a horrible thing."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted to X, "Our prayers are with our FSU family and state law enforcement is actively responding."

This is the second time over the last decade that Florida State University has had an active shooter on campus. In 2014, a 31-year-old gunman opened fire near the main campus library and injured three people before he was killed by police.

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Children may be breathing in harmful chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep, two new studies found.

The peer-reviewed studies, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, found that babies and young children may be absorbing or breathing in plasticizers called phthalates and flame retardants that have been linked to neurological and reproductive problems.

Researchers at the University of Toronto measured chemical concentrations in 25 bedrooms of children aged 6 months to 4 years old and found concerning levels of phthalates, flame retardants and UV-filters in the air.

The researchers noted that the highest levels of those chemicals were around the beds.

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Next, the research team conducted a companion study in which they tested 16 newly purchased childrens mattresses and found the presence of these chemicals.

The study simulated the weight and temperature of a childs body on the mattresses and found that the chemical emissions increased substantially.

While the mattresses used for the study were purchased in Canada, researchers said that most of them contained materials that originated in the U.S. and Mexico.

The researchers said these findings are particularly concerning because children are uniquely vulnerable to exposure since they are still developing.

"Parents should be able to lay their children down for sleep knowing they are safe and snug, said the studies co-author, Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute Arlene Blum. Flame retardants have a long history of harming our childrens cognitive function and ability to learn. Its concerning that these chemicals are still being found in childrens mattresses even though we know they have no proven fire-safety benefit, and arent needed to comply with flammability standards.

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According to the research team, there are some things parents can do to reduce their childrens exposure to these harmful chemicals. Those actions include:

Decluttering your childs sleeping area by reducing the number of pillows, blankets and toys. Wash and refresh your childs bedding and bed clothing frequently since these act as a protective barrier to reduce exposure. Using undyed or neutral color fabrics is likely safer since keeping strong colors requires the addition of UV-filters and other additives that may be harmful.

Car rental company Hertz says a data breach has compromised customers' information.

In a notice to customers posted Tuesday, the company said a breach of a software vendor exposed data including "name, contact information, date of birth, credit card information, drivers license information and information related to workers compensation claims. A very small number of individuals may have had their Social Security or other government identification numbers, passport information, Medicare or Medicaid ID (associated with workers compensation claims), or injury-related information associated with vehicle accident claims impacted by the event."

Hertz, which also operates the Dollar and Thrifty rental brands, has not disclosed the number of customers affected. The company sent notices of the breach to customers in the U.S., Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

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The attack took advantage of a vulnerability in a file-sharing service that is widely used in corporate settings. In 2024, a ransomware gang called CL0P compromised the service and used it to steal data from a number of business victims, including Hertz.

Hertz says the attack took place between October and December of 2024.

The company has disclosed the breach to law enforcement and is offering affected customers monitoring services to protect their identities.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills into law Tuesday to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" on state agencies and in public school classrooms.

This makes Florida the first state to implement President Donald Trump's controversial executive order renaming the body of water that borders the U.S., Mexico and Cuba.

The Florida Senate passed a bill on April 9 with the goal of ensuring that all official state documents, maps and references reflect the designation "Gulf of America."

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The new law directs state agencies, district school boards and charter school governing boards to update, change or create materials to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America."

According to the law, instructional materials and library media center collection materials acquired or adopted by district school boards or charter school boards on or after July 1, 2025, must reflect the renaming.

A separate bill signed by Gov. DeSantis makes the "Gulf of America" the official designation across government agencies, which will include changing all signage.

The laws go into effect on July 1, 2025.

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This story was originally published by Leilyn Torres with the Scripps News Group in Tampa.

The number of abortions provided last year in states without total bans was over one million a slight increase compared to 2023, according to new data from The Guttmacher Institute.

The total number of abortions in 2024 was estimated to be 1,038,000, Guttmacher said. Compared to data from 2020, the number is a 12% increase.

That number includes medication abortions, which accounted for 63% of all clinician-provided abortions in 2023, the data said.

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What it does not include, however, is the number of self-managed abortions, which Guttmacher defined as patients using medications from pharmacies outside of the U.S.

Guttmacher said there is evidence that suggests self-managed abortions have increased since 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The estimated total also lacks the number of abortions that occurred in states

with

total bans, the organization said.

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The overall abortion rate decreased slightly in 2024, dropping from 15.5 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 in 2023 to 15.4, according to Guttmacher.

Guttmacher is a nonprofit research organization focused on abortion, contraception and sex education. It was originally founded as part of Planned Parenthood before becoming independent in 2007.

Starbucks is changing its dress code.

Starting May 12, employees will be limited to solid black tops either crewneck, collared, or button-up and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms.

The coffee chain said the change is meant to create a more consistent look that highlights the companys signature green apron.

"By updating our dress code, we can deliver a more consistent coffeehouse experience that will also bring simpler and clearer guidance to our partners, which means they can focus on what matters most, crafting great beverages and fostering connections with customers," Starbucks said in a statement.

The company said it would provide workers with two new branded T-shirts at no cost.

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However, not everyone is happy about the move.

Instead of addressing the most pressing issues baristas have been raising for years, Starbucks is prioritizing a limiting dress code that wont improve the companys operation," Jasmine Leli, a Starbucks barista and union bargaining delegate, told the Associated Press. Theyre forcing baristas to pay for new clothes when were struggling as it is on Starbucks wages and without guaranteed hours.

Starbucks Workers United said a tentative dress code agreement had already been reached during contract talks. The union, according to the Associated Press, opposes any changes until bargaining is complete and a labor deal is finalized.

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Free Wi-Fi is coming to American Airlines flights. The service will be available to members of the airlines AAdvantage loyalty program starting early next year.

More than 2 million domestic flights will have complimentary Wi-Fi, serviced by AT&T.

According to a news release, this move means American Airlines will have more free in-flight connectivity than any other domestic carrier.

Our customers greatly value staying connected while in the air, whether communicating with friends, getting work done, checking in on social media or streaming their favorite subscription services, said Heather Garboden, chief customer officer with American Airlines. Weve been working diligently to outfit our aircraft with best-in-class high-speed Wi-Fi and together with AT&T are proud to offer those services at no cost to our most loyal customers.

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American Airlines said it is working to outfit 90% of its fleet with Viasat and Intelsat high-speed satellite connectivity. Prior to this week's announcement, American said it tested the service on select routes. The tests, American Airlines said, "surpassed performance expectations."

Currently, American Airlines offers Wi-Fi for a minimum of $10 per flight.

Rival carrier Delta began offering free Wi-Fi on domestic flights in 2023, while United Airlines is implementing free Wi-Fi on domestic flights this spring.