Year: 2022
Severe weather updates: Tornado outbreak hits Mississippi and Louisiana
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least 15 tornadoes touched down across Mississippi and Louisiana Tuesday night in what can be considered a tornado outbreak, as severe weather impacts the Gulf Coast and the Tennessee [Read More…]
Pa. county meeting again to certify midterm results after Republican-led delay
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Luzerne County Board of Elections in Pennsylvania is set to meet on Wednesday to vote again on certifying the county’s results from the 2022 midterm election — two days after [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 11/29/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New York 140, Detroit 110 Dallas 116, Golden State 113 L.A. Clippers 118, Portland 112 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE San Jose [Read More…]
Concerns grow over online ADHD diagnoses
Virojt Changyencham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Approximately 10 million adults have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to CHADD, a respected ADHD organization founded in 1987. Now, some telemedicine services which advertise an easy path to get [Read More…]
Hailey Bieber reveals she has ovarian cyst: What to know about the condition
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hailey Bieber, who suffered a mini-stroke earlier this year, is opening up about another health complication. Bieber, 26, shared on Instagram Monday that she has a cyst [Read More…]
How to build an emergency fund, how much to save for it and how to avoid spending it
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — We’ve been taught to expect the unexpected, and when it comes to finances, the best way to do that is with an emergency fund. An emergency fund contains cash [Read More…]
Festive new holiday candy from Hershey’s, M&Ms and more
The Hershey Company (NEW YORK) — As the holiday season gets underway, confectioners are busily unveiling new festive sweets. Hershey’s recently shared a peek at some brand new holiday candy, including its first-ever hot chocolate [Read More…]
Step into the fantastical world of ‘Willow’ on Disney+ today
Courtesy of Disney+ CIt’s time to re-enter the fantastical world of Willow. The late 80s George Lucas/Ron Howard fantasy film is reborn as a series, launching today on Disney+. It stars Ruby Cruz and Dempsey Bryk, who play the children of Val [Read More…]
Mitchell Parade of Lights Winning Entries
Winners from Mitchell’s Parade of Lights Community Organization: 301 Rodz = Best Use of Lights – Creates a visually appealing effect to the audience Heart & Sole Cancer Walk/Run = Best Use of Theme – [Read More…]
Top Belarus opposition leader reportedly in ‘intensive care’
Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON) — A top jailed Belarus opposition leader, who became the face of its pro-democracy movement, is reportedly in intensive care after being hospitalized for an unknown reason, according [Read More…]
Police forces scramble to fill vacancies as crime rises
ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — Across the country, police forces are scrambling to keep their roll call numbers at full staff, but officials said they’ve been hit with challenges. Burnout, low morale, and dejection have caused [Read More…]
Suspect in Vanessa Guillen case pleads guilty to multiple federal charges
Bell County Sheriff’s Office (WACO, Texas) — A woman accused of helping Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s suspected killer dismember and dispose of her body pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges on Tuesday, weeks before [Read More…]
Virginia Walmart mass shooting: Store to close for the ‘foreseeable future’
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — A Virginia community is reeling after a man armed with a handgun shot and killed six people and injured several others in a mass shooting at [Read More…]
Jury convicts Oath Keepers leader, 1 other of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A jury on Tuesday convicted Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and associate Kelly Meggs of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol while also convicting three [Read More…]
Walmart employee complained about suspect’s behavior months before mass shooting: Lawsuit
Chesapeake Police Department Handout (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — A victim of the mass shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia, filed a lawsuit against the company on Tuesday. The suit accused Walmart of being negligent [Read More…]
Senate approves historic legislation to protect same-sex marriages
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, marking a historic win for Democrats anxious to secure the rights amid growing concern that a [Read More…]
McConnell casts doubt on Trump getting elected after dinner with white nationalist
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, the likely next House speaker, defended former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a week after Trump dined at his Mar-a-Lago resort with white nationalist Nick [Read More…]
Supreme Court conflicted over Biden deportation policy
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled for more than two hours with a perennial Washington pickle: how to square immigration enforcement mandates in federal law with Congress’ failure [Read More…]
World Cup live updates: US defeats Iran to advance to knockout round
Stuart Franklin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After years of controversy around its location, the 2022 World Cup is underway in Qatar. There have been allegations of payoffs to FIFA members to earn the bid, criticism [Read More…]
New data shows Alzheimer’s drug can slow cognitive decline
Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Promising data shows that an Alzheimer’s drug can slow cognitive decline. In a phase III clinical trial, with results published Tuesday in The New England Journal of [Read More…]