The Yelp website is shown on a computer screen in Los Angeles, March 17, 2010. The online reviews site Yelp said Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, that it is rolling out a new feature to protect users seeking abortions from being misled about anti-abortion centers listed on its platform.

SAN FRANCISCO — The online reviews site Yelp said Tuesday, Aug. 23, it is rolling out a new feature to protect users seeking abortions from being misled about anti-abortion pregnancy centers listed on its platform.

Such centers are typically religiously affiliated and deter clients from having an abortion. On Aug. 23, Yelp said it will place a consumer notice on the listings informing users that the centers “typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite.”

In 2018, moderators for the San Francisco-based company began recategorizing listings for such organizations as “crisis pregnancy centers” or “faith-based crisis pregnancy centers.” The organizations had previously categorized themselves as reproductive health services, medical centers and other health and medical categories.

“It’s well-reported that crisis pregnancy centers do not offer abortion services, and it’s been shown that many provide misleading information in an attempt to steer people seeking abortion care to other options,” the company said in a post on its website detailing the change.

Yelp’s move might put more pressure on Google to do something similar with listings on its site. Last week, hundreds of Google employees released a petition calling on the company to fix misleading search results for abortion services by removing “fake abortion providers” and halt its business with “publishers of disinformation related to abortion services.”

In June, Democratic lawmakers in Congress also urged the company to curb the appearance of the anti-abortion pregnancy centers for certain search results. But Republicans pushed back last month, warning the tech giant not to do so in a letter sent by 17 conservative attorney generals to Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Google did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

In the past several months, Yelp said it has also been picking up on efforts to better match users searching for abortion clinics with those services and make it less likely those users will see anti-abortion pregnancy centers in search results. The company said it has evaluated roughly 33,500 listings this year and recategorized nearly 470 pages for the centers.

Alaska Airlines flight returns, metal panel falls off plane

SEATTLE — An Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Diego returned to Sea-Tac International Airport shortly after it left Monday, Aug. 22, after reports of an “unusual vibration,” the airline said.

Part of the cowling, the metal paneling covering the engine, detached from the plane upon landing, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. The crew aboard the Boeing 737-900ER reported an unusual vibration on the left side of the plane during departure, the statement said.

The plane is no longer in service as the airline’s safety team investigates the cause, the Seattle Times reported.

The two pilots on the flight have over 32 years of combined flying experience, the airline said.

There were 176 passengers and six crew members on the flight, according to the statement. No injuries were reported.

Guests were rebooked on another flight bound for San Diego, the company said.

The pilots and flight attendants handled the incident with “tremendous professionalism and care,” the airline said in the statement. “We also greatly appreciated the patience of our guests during this event.”

Officials find man who escaped eastern Washington jail

DAVENPORT, Wash. — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has found a man who escaped a jail in eastern Washington state.

The sheriff’s office said 37-year-old Cody Magruder escaped Monday, Aug. 22, KREM-TV reported.

The sheriff’s office had said people should not approach him and call 911 immediately.

Sheriff’s deputies captured Magruder Aug. 23 south of Davenport city limits after witnesses saw him and called the police. Officials said K9 had been searching for him in that area, which is about 35 miles west of Spokane.

Magruder was booked into Lincoln County Jail on multiple felony charges including allegedly violating a no-contact order, failing to comply with a Kittitas County warrant, possessing stolen property and possessing a stolen vehicle, jail records show.

It wasn’t immediately known if he has a lawyer to comment on his behalf.