Month: March 2023
Suspect at large after man shot dead outside Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — A suspect remains at large after a man was shot dead outside Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis on Monday night, police said. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department deployed officers [Read More…]
Jan. 6 defendants apparently disappear on eve of trial, court records show
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two people charged in a coordinated attack on police officers during the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol now appear to be on the lam and a judge issued warrants [Read More…]
How environmental disasters affect ecosystems: Ohio train derailment could affect local ecosystem for years, experts say
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists will be likely monitoring the ecosystem surrounding the areas affected by a massive chemical spill in Ohio for years to come. The tens of thousands of [Read More…]
Man who calls himself ‘Dolphin Dave’ cited for continuously harassing humpback whale, dolphin pod: Officials
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (NEW YORK) — A man who refers to himself as “Dolphin Dave” has been cited by Hawaii after he was caught repeatedly harassing a humpback whale and a [Read More…]
Florida Legislature’s agenda this session may offer clue to a DeSantis 2024 bid
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — This week is a busy one for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with the state Legislature convening for their 2023 session and DeSantis traveling to the early presidential nominating state of [Read More…]
DACA recipients leaving US, disheartened by legal limbo
ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — For nearly 20 years, as a son of Colombian immigrants, Miguel has been living out his American dream without any certainty he’ll be allowed to stay in America. Soon, he says, [Read More…]
As Congress debates DC’s new criminal code, activists urge everyone to get to work
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pending changes to the century-old criminal code of Washington, D.C., are now at the center of political controversy in Congress and an ongoing debate about the capitol’s municipal sovereignty — [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 3/6/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Yankees 9, Pittsburgh 2 Kansas City 10, Arizona 1 Colorado 4, Texas 1 Chi Cubs 6, Seattle 2 [Read More…]
‘The Bachelor’ recap: Zach picks the four women whose families he’ll meet
ABC/Craig Sjodin Emotions ran high on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor, as each rose came with the chance for Zach to visit that lady’s hometown and meet her family. A week in charming Budapest, Hungary began with Kaity and Zach [Read More…]
Passenger allegedly tries to stab flight attendant, open emergency door
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A United Airlines passenger was arrested after he allegedly tried to open a plane emergency exit door and then allegedly tried to stab a flight attendant, according to the U.S. Attorney’s [Read More…]
University warns of ‘borg’ drinking trend after 28 ambulances called over the weekend
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (AMHERST, Mass.) — The University of Massachusetts Amherst announced Saturday that the town’s local fire department dispatched 28 ambulances in response to calls involving a “significant number of alcohol intoxication cases” linked [Read More…]
Four US citizens kidnapped in Mexico identified; crossed border to ‘buy medicines,’ Obrador says
KeithBinns/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — The four Americans kidnapped in Mexico on Friday “crossed the border to buy medicines in Mexico,” according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The U.S. citizens were taken after getting [Read More…]
Two dead, one critically injured after fears of gunshots prompt trampling at Rochester, NY, concert, police say
Piccell/Getty Images (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — Nine people were trampled Sunday at a Rochester, New York, concert, leaving two people dead, one person in critical condition and six others with injuries, according to the Rochester Police [Read More…]
“When will help arrive?”: Snowed-in Southern California residents plead for help
Christine Foster (SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) — With nine feet of snow piled up outside her home in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, Christine Foster said Monday that she and her 76-year-old father remain [Read More…]
Suspect charged in killing of Cashay Henderson, a Black transgender woman
Jason Marz/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, Wisc.) — A man has been charged in the death of Cashay Henderson, a Black transgender woman who was found shot dead in her Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment on Feb. 26. According [Read More…]
Mom dies after tree falls on her during Boy Scout hike
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm / Getty Images (CUPERTINO, Calif.) — A mom of a Boy Scout died after a tree fell on her while she was hiking with the scouts in California this weekend, [Read More…]
John Fetterman ‘on his way to recovery’ after being hospitalized for treatment with ‘severe’ depression
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is “well on his way to recovery” a little more than two weeks after he first checked himself into a Washington hospital “to receive treatment for [Read More…]
Senate will still vote on stopping DC criminal code changes after councilman tried to withdraw bill
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate intends to move forward with a vote this week to revoke much-debated changes to Washington, D.C.’s criminal code even as the city council’s chairman sought Monday to withdraw [Read More…]
‘Keto-like’ diet linked to higher risk of heart disease, new research shows
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People who follow a “keto-like” diet of high fat and low carbohydrate foods may be at greater risk for cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes, according to a [Read More…]
‘We’re done’: California governor announces state won’t do business with Walgreens after restriction on abortion pill
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday the state will not be doing business with Walgreens Boots Alliance over its decision not to dispense an abortion pill. Last week, [Read More…]