Month: June 2022
Kim Kardashian launches skin care line SKKN by Kim
Gotham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kim Kardashian is back on the beauty scene with a brand new launch. The reality star and businesswoman will debut a line of skin care products, SKKN BY KIM, on [Read More…]
FDA audited over baby formula crisis
AlasdairJames/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General is launching an audit into how the Food and Drug Administration responded leading up to the massive February recall of baby [Read More…]
Gun suicide soars as cause of death among youth: Report
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The rate of young people taking their own lives with firearms in the U.S. has increased faster than for any other age group, and the youth suicide [Read More…]
Former Cowboys, Bears running back Marion Barber III dies at 38
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images (FRISCO, Texas) — Marion Barber III, a former running back for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears, has died, the Cowboys announced on Wednesday. He was 38. “We are heartbroken by the [Read More…]
Biden admits he didn’t foresee impact of Abbott’s shutdown on already growing baby formula shortage
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A White House event on Wednesday meant to highlight the action President Joe Biden is taking to deal with the nation’s baby formula shortage turned into a political problem when [Read More…]
Is ‘stare decisis’ dead? How the Supreme Court view of precedent is evolving
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In thousands of rulings over its storied history, the U.S. Supreme Court has broken with stare decisis, the doctrine of respecting prior decisions, just 145 times in cases requiring [Read More…]
A look at 2023 beef and pork production expectations
In the USDA’s first look at beef and pork production for 2023, beef is projected to decline while pork is expected to increase slightly. In this Managing for Profit, University of Missouri livestock economist Scott [Read More…]
At least four dead, multiple people injured in shooting at Tulsa, Oklahoma, medical building: Police
Tulsa Police Dept. (TULSA, Okla) — At least four people are dead and multiple people are injured following a shooting at the Natalie Building at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday evening, according [Read More…]
Here’s what states are doing to address gun control
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just days after two mass shootings took place in New York and Texas, state lawmakers are pushing for tighter gun laws in an effort to mitigate gun violence around [Read More…]
One dead, one missing after 12 kayakers go over Virginia dam
Henrico County Police (NEW YORK) — One woman has died and another is missing after a group of 12 kayakers became stranded and then went over Bosher’s Dam in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday afternoon. Ten [Read More…]
Ukrainian first lady sits down for exclusive interview with ABC News: ‘Don’t get used to our pain’
Press Service of the Office of the President of Ukraine (NEW YORK) — Since the start of Russia’s invasion, the Ukrainian first lady has been in hiding with her two children. A difficult question her [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia takes most of key city in Donbas
ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Queen Elizabeth II’s rainbow wardrobe: 96-year-old monarch doesn’t dress to blend in
Samir Hussein/WireImage (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth II is the the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne. Over the last seven decades, the 96-year-old queen has also become [Read More…]
‘King Richard’ star Aunjanue Ellis opens up about being bisexual
Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images King Richard star Aunjanue Ellis is living her true, authentic life, revealing in a new interview with Variety that she’s bisexual. Although the news isn’t news to those close to the actress, her sexuality wasn’t [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/1/22
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 7, Cincinnati 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 4, Kansas City 0 Houston 5, Oakland 4 Detroit 5, Minnesota 0 Baltimore [Read More…]
White House marks Pride Month amid wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The White House says it will celebrate Pride Month this June by signaling support for the LGBTQ community and their families amid a [Read More…]
‘Futurama’ star John DiMaggio says he got “respect” but no more money in Hulu flap
Carol Kaelson/Syfy/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images When veteran voiceover actor John DiMaggio refused to sign onto new episodes of Futurama for Hulu earlier this year, he mentioned it was a matter of money and [Read More…]
Older Americans bore brunt of COVID-19 deaths during the omicron wave
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the elderly have borne the brunt of the virus’ deadly wrath. Now, newly updated federal data shows that despite widespread vaccination among [Read More…]
FDA accepts Pfizer application for COVID vaccine in kids under 5, clearing way for June timeline
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Pfizer announced Wednesday that it has completed its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a three-dose COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 months [Read More…]
At least 3 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at Tulsa, Oklahoma, medical office: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla) — At least three people are dead and multiple people are injured following a shooting at the Natalie Building at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, according to [Read More…]