Ayana Archie
Stories
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A 14-year-old from Florida wins the National Spelling Bee
Dev Shah won by correctly spelling "psammophile," a noun that is used to describe animals and plants that prefer to live in sandy soil environments
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Amazon must pay over $30 million over claims it invaded privacy with Ring and Alexa
The Federal Trade Commission has accused the online retailer of harboring children's data even when parents request it to be deleted, as well giving its Ring employees access to users' videos.
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Alabama's law limiting transgender athletes in sports now includes college students
In 2021, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a law that said K-12 students must participate in sports that coincide with the gender they were assigned at birth. Now, the same applies to college athletes.
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SpaceX mission returns from space station with ex-NASA astronaut, 3 paying customers
The return caps a nine-day mission to the International Space Station. The mission was funded by Axiom Space, a company that wants to build and operate the world's first commercial space station.
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Report: 20 of the world's richest economies, including the U.S., fuel forced labor
A report released by human rights organization Walk Free found that the number of people living in modern slavery, including forced marriage and human trafficking, has grown to 50 million since 2018.
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Disney World is shutting down its $2,500-a-night Star Wars-themed hotel
The hotel starts at about $4,800 for two people for two nights. Package includes lodging, meals and passes to Hollywood Studios, one of Disney World's four parks.
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Montana becomes the first state to ban TikTok
Gov. Greg Gianforte banned the app on state government electronic devices last December, and has said he is concerned about people's user data being compromised by the Chinese government.
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Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters, research shows
Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.
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A Michigan school district has banned students from carrying backpacks
Flint Community Schools said it has concerns about the national landscape of gun violence across the nation. The ban went into effect Monday.
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A Seattle professor died during a hike up Mount Everest
The U.S. citizen did not die from a climbing-related accident or inclement weather, his group said. Mount Everest, located across Nepal and Tibet, is the world's highest point above sea level.