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New COVID-19 pills may keep recently diagnosed patients out of hospital, company says
(File photo) – Pixelimage/iStock (NEW YORK) — Taking a course of a particular antiviral pill over five days, shortly after COVID-19 diagnosis, may slash the risk of being hospitalized or dying of the virus by [Read More…]
Breast cancer survivor creates breast self-exam app
Courtesy Jessica Baladad (NEW YORK) — A breast cancer survivor has created a mobile app, called Feel For Your Life, to help women conduct breast self-exams. “I found out there were three reasons women weren’t [Read More…]
Former football player’s mission to get others vaccinated after almost dying of COVID
Courtesy Mel Moon (Guntersville, Ala.) — As a former Division I college football player for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, Justin Moon faced many challenges on the field. But more than a decade later, [Read More…]
All the details of the Super Bowl 56 halftime show
EricVega/iStock (NEW YORK) — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform together for the first time when they headline the Pepsi Super Bowl 56 Halftime Show on Feb. 13, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/30/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas 7, LA Angels 6 Baltimore 6, Boston 2 Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2 NY Yankees 6, Toronto [Read More…]
After 2 days of Democratic drama, fate of Biden’s infrastructure agenda still unclear
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After two days of Democratic infighting and drama, the fate of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure agenda remained unclear after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had to repeatedly put off a vote [Read More…]
White House promises more rapid COVID-19 tests amid supply shortage
TriggerPhoto/iStock (WASHINGTON) — With at-home rapid COVID-19 tests hard to come by and many stores limiting purchases, the White House on Friday acknowledged the current supply crunch, promising to double the number of rapid tests [Read More…]
DOJ and Texas face off in court over restrictive abortion law
robertcicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Lawyers from the Justice Department and the state of Texas squared off in court Friday as the Biden administration seeks an order that would halt enforcement of the state’s restrictive abortion law [Read More…]
Biden heads to Capitol Hill to meet with House Democrats amid infighting
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden went to Capitol Hill Friday afternoon to meet with House Democrats, White House officials said, amid party infighting that has put his legislative agenda in jeopardy. Biden, [Read More…]
California Gov. Newsom signs sweeping police reform bills, will strip badges from officers for misconduct
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a wide-sweeping set of police reform laws Thursday, including one that would prevent an officer from being employed by another police department after being [Read More…]
Suspect in Houston school shooting identified, charged
kali9/iStock (HOUSTON) — Police identified the suspected gunman who stormed YES Prep Southwest Secondary school in Houston, Texas, on Friday and wounded the principal as 25-year old Dexter Harold Kelsey. Kelsey has been charged with [Read More…]
Death investigation into Illinois State Trooper found shot in squad car on highway
kali9/iStock (CHICAGO) — Illinois State Police have opened a investigation into the death of a trooper found shot on a Chicago highway Friday. Gerald Mason, 35, was found in his squad car suffering from a [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: American Airlines to require employee vaccinations
Drazen Zigic/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 696,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million [Read More…]
Why some restaurants have added security amid new COVID policies
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — Amid restaurant closures, changing rules and regulations, worker shortages, supply chain issues that lead to price hikes and more, during the COVID-19 crisis restaurants in the U.S. have faced challenges at [Read More…]
California to be 1st state in nation to require COVID-19 vaccines for school children
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will require vaccines for all school children ages 12-17 once the FDA grants full approval, becoming the first state in [Read More…]
Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals how she’s combating harmful stereotypes and misinformation about asthma
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Sarah Michelle Gellar is tired of how pop culture portrays people with asthma — and she’s aiming to change that. In partnership with the pharmaceutical company Teva, Gellar helped launch the Inhaler [Read More…]
“He got what he deserves”: Aaron Sorkin on former co-producer Scott Rudin following bullying scandal
Rudin left, Sorkin right in 2011 — Mark Sullivan/WireImage In a lengthy interview with Oscar-winning screenwriter and The Newsroom creator Aaron Sorkin, Vanity Fair got him to speak for the first time about producer Scott Rudin, a once frequent collaborator whose [Read More…]
“I must break you”: Sylvester Stallone releasing director’s cut of ‘Rocky IV — Rocky vs. Drago’
MGM/Fathom Events With the troubling state of affairs that is 2021, why not take a peek back at a time when an American hero could even get the Soviet Union to chant “USA! USA!”…onscreen, at [Read More…]
Jay Leno urges his fellow comedians to adapt their comedy “to the times you live in”
Shannon Finney/Getty Images Jay Leno knows a thing or two about being cancelled after past offensive jokes he made came to light, and he’s using that as a warning to his fellow comedians. In March, during [Read More…]
Tyrese and girlfriend Zelie Timothy break up
Rich Fury/WireImage Tyrese Gibson has apparently broken up with his girlfriend, Zelie Timothy, six months after making their relationship public. The Fast & Furious star made the announcement Wednesday on Instagram. He posted a video of her naked, covered with soap [Read More…]