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Idaho activates crisis standards of care in 3 districts
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Faced with a severe medical staffing shortage due to a surge in the COVID-19 cases and dwindling blood supply, Idaho health officials have activated crisis standards of care guidelines [Read More…]
2nd NYPD officer dies from Harlem shooting
Free Agents Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second NYPD officer has died after being shot at a domestic violence call in Harlem this weekend. Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, who died Tuesday, is “3 times [Read More…]
Coast Guard searching for 39 people after boat capsizes near Florida
@USCGSoutheast/Twitter (FORT PIERCE INLET, Fla.) — The Coast Guard was combing the waters off eastern Florida Tuesday afternoon, looking for 39 people on a boat that capsized. The vessel may have been part of a [Read More…]
Black correction officer mistaken for shoplifter sues Walmart for ‘racial profiling’
Google Maps Street View (FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) — A Black law enforcement officer is alleging that he was racially profiled in a Georgia Walmart store after he was handcuffed and wrongfully accused of shoplifting — and [Read More…]
US warns Russian attack may be ‘imminent,’ Ukraine disagrees: Here’s why
benstevens/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. continues to warn that the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine remains “imminent,” there is one dissenting voice that has grown stronger — Ukraine’s. From President Volodymyr [Read More…]
North Korea fires pair of projectiles presumed to be cruise missiles in fifth test this year
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired a pair of projectiles on Tuesday morning believed to be cruise missiles, a South Korean official told ABC News. An official with the [Read More…]
Stampede at Africa Cup of Nations soccer game leaves eight dead, 38 injured
KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — At least eight people died in a stampede outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, officials said. The deadly crush [Read More…]
Will British Prime Minister Boris Johnson be ousted amid COVID-19 party controversy?
Christopher Furlong – WPA Pool /Getty Image (LONDON) — The British prime minister’s political future is in the balance. “If Boris Johnson is still PM by the end of the week, I’d be very surprised,” [Read More…]
Canada’s foreign affairs department hit with cyberattack
Bill Hinton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canada’s foreign affairs department was hit with a cyberattack last week, according to the Treasury Board of Canada. The hack of Global Affairs Canada, the government entity responsible for [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘AFV’ to honor Bob Saget all season; Julian McMahon exits ‘FBI: Most Wanted’, and more
America’s Funniest Home Videos, the long-running ABC series that Bob Saget helped launch in 1989, will honor its original host for the rest of the season with a regular segment showcasing memorable moments from his time on the [Read More…]
‘SNL’ Recap: Kristin Wiig crashes Will Forte’s monologue, MacGruber gets a right wing makeover
NBC/Will Heath Former Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte finally got his shot at hosting the long-running sketch comedy show, only to be upstaged by former cast mate Kristin Wiig. After bemoaning that Wiig and fellow SNL alums Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis and Fred [Read More…]
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ crawls back to #1 at the box office with $14.1 million weekend
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Spider-Man: No Way Home reclaimed the top spot at the box office with an estimated $14.1 million weekend. The film also climbed into the sixth spot on the list of highest grossing [Read More…]
HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ is ‘Downton Abbey’, American style
HBO/Alison Cohen Rosa It’s Downton Abbey, American style. The Gilded Age is the new show from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, premiering tonight on HBO. The Gilded Age, set in 1880s New York, dramatizes issues of class and race in the [Read More…]
Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr., dies at 26
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA Regina King is grieving the death of her only child. The Oscar-winning actress’ son Ian Alexander Jr., who had celebrated his 26th birthday on Wednesday, has died by suicide. “Our [Read More…]
Fauci optimistic omicron will peak in February
STEFANI REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, said Sunday he is “as confident as you can be” about the prospect of most states reaching a [Read More…]
LA schools mandating non-cloth masks with nose wire, Atlanta district makes masks optional
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Students in Los Angeles public schools must wear a non-cloth mask with a nose wire at all times, including during sports, beginning Monday, the district announced in a letter [Read More…]
Minnesota COVID patient, transferred to Texas after judge prohibited doctors from taking him off ventilator, dies
Glow Images/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Battle against omicron variant pushes hospitals, health care workers to the brink COVID-19 cases have soared to new records with nearly 800,000 new infections per day. A 55-year-old Minnesota man, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 1/23/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New York 110, L.A. Clippers 102 Boston 116, Washington 87 Portland 114, Toronto 105 Orlando 114, Chicago 95 Miami 113, [Read More…]
Supreme Court takes cases on future of affirmative action
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would take up a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions. The justices will hear [Read More…]
House Republicans tout infrastructure funding they voted against
Michael Godek/iStock (WASHINGTON) — In November, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, was one of 205 House Republicans to vote against the bipartisan, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, calling it irresponsible and the “Green New Deal in disguise.” [Read More…]