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Tim Boyle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “The biggest science event of the year quickly became the biggest political debate in our country, and the word at the center of both stories is vaccine,” Peter Sokolowski, [Read More…]

Dayton gunman fantasized about mass violence for years: FBI report

Nes/iStock (DAYTON, Ohio) — The suspect who carried out a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on an early August morning in 2019 had an “enduring fascination with mass violence,” the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit concluded [Read More…]

First lady Jill Biden unveils White House holiday decorations

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden unveiled the White House holiday decorations on Monday and announced her theme for the 2021 season as “Gifts from the Heart,” intended to honor those who [Read More…]

New York City reinstates mask advisory ‘at all times’ while indoors ahead of omicron detection

PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — Officials in New York City have reinstated the city’s mask advisory while indoors as the omicron variant continues to spread around the globe. City health officials are “strongly recommending” that all [Read More…]

Iran returns to negotiations, with a nuclear crisis still looming large for Biden

Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Iran returned to negotiations over its nuclear program on Monday — meeting for the first time in over five months, with the country’s new hard-line government now in control. Its chief [Read More…]

61 people snowed in at English pub are now back home

Facebook/Tan Hill Inn (LONDON) — A British inn and pub officially bid “fond farewell” to 61 guests Monday after a blizzard stranded them for days inside. Located 270 miles north of London, Tan Hill Inn [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Omicron cases spread to UK, Germany

CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 775,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]

Mall shootings, flash mob thefts mark Black Friday

KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — Several mall shootings and flash mob robbery sprees cast a pall on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Three people were shot, including a 10-year-old, and [Read More…]

3 killed, 4 injured in shooting at Nashville apartment, police say

Kali9/iStock (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Three people were killed and four injured in a shooting at an apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, Friday night, police said. The incident happened around 9:45 p.m. local time and “claimed the [Read More…]

At least 19 dead, 32 injured after bus crash in Mexico

kali9/iStock (JOQUICINGO, Mexico) — At least 19 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in central Mexico Friday. The accident occurred on a highway in Joquicingo, a township in the State [Read More…]

Stephen Sondheim, giant of musical theater, dead at 91

Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images A little more than a week before a new, Steven Spielberg-directed version of West Side Story — one of his most famous works — is set to hit [Read More…]

Dow sinks more than 900 points on concerns over South Africa COVID-19 variant

iStock/Nikada (NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 900 points on Friday over concerns about the spread of the new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa. Anxiety among investors grew as countries [Read More…]

Classic car shows evolve alongside a new generation of car enthusiasts

ABC News/Mike Dobuski (NEW YORK) — Classic car shows have long been a staple of car enthusiasm — a place for gearheads to gather with fellow enthusiasts to show off their antique rides. “The vibe is [Read More…]

What to know about new COVID-19 variant omicron

iStock/peterschreiber.media (NEW YORK) — Global health authorities said they’re monitoring a new COVID-19 variant first identified in Botswana, with the World Health Organization saying Friday the new strain, dubbed omicron, is a variant of concern. Previously [Read More…]

Tracking breakthrough cases key to pandemic response, experts say

iStock/peterschreiber.media (NEW YORK) — Waning immunity has become a focal point in the pandemic. COVID-19 cases among those fully vaccinated against the virus have been cited by several state public health officials as partly responsible for [Read More…]

How an NBA player’s genetic heart disease led to advocacy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Alex Goodlett/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A healthy athlete all his life, Jared Butler entered his college basketball physical exam as the last step before he could step on the court. But an unexpected diagnosis [Read More…]

Rep. Lauren Boebert issues apology for anti-Muslim remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar

Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (COLORADO) — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) issued an apology on Friday for remarks she made that used anti-Muslim tropes to refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democratic representative from Minnesota [Read More…]

North Carolina mall evacuated after Black Friday shooting; 3 people shot, police say

iStock/Mirko Kuzmanovic (NORTH CAROLINA) — A North Carolina mall was evacuated Friday afternoon after a shooting on the premises, police said. Three people were shot at Southpoint Mall in Durham, police said. Their conditions are [Read More…]

Man stabbed to death near Penn Station; 2 sought in connection with attack

iStock/gerenme (NEW YORK) — A man was fatally stabbed near New York’s Penn Station on Thanksgiving, said police, who are now seeking two people in connection with the attack. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Thursday [Read More…]

Michigan State University suspends frat in wake of student’s death