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Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images (HOLYOKE, Mass.) — A Massachusetts judge has dismissed all criminal charges against two former officials from the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, citing no “reasonably trustworthy evidence.” The facility made national headlines last year, [Read More…]

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins to be 1st Black woman on International Space Station crew

Bill Ingalls/NASA (CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will take to the skies in 2022 on a historic debut spaceflight to the International Space Station. Watkins will become the first Black woman to [Read More…]

Wisconsin Christmas parade live updates: 81-year-old, 79-year-old among the 5 killed

Chalabala/iStock (WAUKESHA, Wis.) — Five people were killed and more than 40 were hurt when an SUV barreled into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Children are among the injured. [Read More…]

Death of 5-year-old boy Elijah Lewis ruled homicide, mom and boyfriend in custody

D-Keine/iStock (BOSTON) — The death of Elijah Lewis, the 5-year-old boy from New Hampshire who went missing before being found dead in Massachusetts last month, has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Monday. Lewis died [Read More…]

Bus crash in Bulgaria kills dozens, including children: Officials

DIMITAR KYOSEMARLIEV/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — At least 45 people, including a dozen children, were killed after a tourist bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in Bulgaria early Tuesday, officials said. The [Read More…]

Two missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released, ministry says

RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two of the Christian missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti last month have been released, according to the ministry. Nineteen people — including 17 missionaries, five of [Read More…]

At the Poland-Belarus border, efforts to ease suffering among migrants

fstop123/iStock (BIALYSTOK, Poland) — In a dark, cold Polish wood, Ahmad Al Hasan’s coffin was lowered into a freshly dug grave. It was early evening but already pitch black in the cemetery outside the village [Read More…]

Should you get a booster shot? Experts say it’s time

Milan Markovic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Millions more vaccinated adults across the U.S. became eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot on Friday. And yet, the vast majority of vaccinated Americans were already eligible — many just [Read More…]

1st injectable, bimonthly HIV treatment approved in UK

PeopleImages/iStock (LONDON) — The UK approved a new HIV treatment that requires an injection every other month, rather than the current routine of taking pills every day. The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care [Read More…]

Undefeated: Deaf football team brings triumph and pride to California community

Amelia Ortiz/CSDR Student Yearbook Committee (RIVERSIDE, Calif.) — Once considered underdogs, the football team at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside has defied the odds with an undefeated season that has electrified and [Read More…]

What we know about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai as the UN calls for probe into her whereabouts

Zhong Zhi/Getty Images (LONDON) — International concern is mounting for tennis star Peng Shuai, who disappeared from the public eye after accusing a retired top Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault earlier this month. [Read More…]

‘Democracy is on the line’: Election officials face ongoing threats for doing their jobs

adamkaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Al Schmidt had a front-row seat to history when a batch of votes in Philadelphia tipped the state of Pennsylvania, and the 2020 presidential election, toward Joe Biden. As Philadelphia’s Republican city [Read More…]

Family separated at southern border reacts to possibility of government payouts

Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (NEW YORK) — Leticia works at a bakery helping to prepare the pastries that hungry New Yorkers order with their coffee in the morning. At first glance, she’s like any other [Read More…]

Passenger’s gun accidentally discharges at airport, authorities say

Kali9/iStock (ATLANTA) — A passenger accidentally discharged a gun at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Saturday, airport officials said, causing panic and sending travelers onto the tarmac on one of the busiest travel weekends of [Read More…]

Black trans women live in fear after pattern of deaths in Chicago

Danielle A. Scruggs for ABC News (CHICAGO) — The story of De’Janay Stanton’s death is one that many transgender women in Chicago fear. The 24-year-old Black transgender woman was shot and killed by a romantic [Read More…]

Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal sparks protests across US

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Demonstrations sprang up nationwide in protest of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict Friday night, after a Wisconsin jury found the 18-year-old not guilty for the killing of two men and [Read More…]

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ scares up $4.5 million in Thursday night sneaks; scores 95% with audiences

Sony Pictures Ghostbusters: Afterlife hit theaters starting Thursday evening, and the film is off to a strong start, scaring up $4.5 million from preview audiences. According to Deadline, that’s better than Sony Pictures had predicted. Moreover, the [Read More…]

Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston hug it out to mark ‘The Morning Show”s second season finale

Apple TV+ The second season of the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series The Morning Show wrapped on Thursday, and to mark the finale, its producers/stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston dropped some set shots. The pair posted photos from the day they wrapped [Read More…]

Halle Berry becomes an “Icon,” King Richard opens, and more

Adrienne Raquel Oscar winner Halle Berry is receiving another special honor, the People’s Icon award at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards. Cardi B, who co-executive produced the soundtrack of Halle’s new film, Bruised, will present the award. “Halle Berry has [Read More…]

Ryan Reynolds on “bait” headline about him wanting to be James Bond: “I was not even remotely serious”