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Millions could soon have access to life-saving tuberculosis drug following online uproar
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a move welcomed by advocates, a treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis could soon become more accessible for millions of people worldwide. Although tuberculosis is uncommon in [Read More…]
Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot sold in California
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A winning ticket for the $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in California. The winning numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing were 7, 10, 11, 13 and [Read More…]
‘Oppenheimer’ cast on Christopher Nolan’s epic, unconventional atomic bomb biopic
Universal Pictures The countdown for Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb biopic, Oppenheimer, is quickly winding down, as the film releases in theaters and IMAX screens everywhere on Friday, July 21. In anticipation of its release, the main cast spoke [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes hit Mykolaiv and Odesa, officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]
In-N-Out locations in 5 states to ban employees from wearing face masks: Memo
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Face masks that were in during the COVID-19 pandemic will officially be out at some In-N-Out Burger locations across five states, according to a company memo. [Read More…]
Wesleyan University ends legacy admissions following affirmative action ruling
DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images (MIDDLETOWN, Conn.) — New England liberal arts college Wesleyan University has ended legacy admissions in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action. In a statement released Wednesday, University President Michael [Read More…]
Wife of Gilgo Beach murder suspect files for divorce, court filing shows
Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images (MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.) — The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after the Manhattan architect was arrested in the case, according [Read More…]
7 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Arizona, California
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states — from California to [Read More…]
Terminator creator James Cameron “tried to warn you” about the dangers of AI
ABC News Putting their faith in the hands of a sentient computer system didn’t go so well for humans in the world of James Cameron‘s Terminator movies: Skynet came to see all mankind as a [Read More…]
Upcoming ‘Pickleball Paddle Battle’ reality show looking for players
Getty Images In case you’ve been living under a rock over the past year and hadn’t heard, pickleball is taking the world by storm — and if you needed more proof, there’s a new reality [Read More…]
Man who had jail sentence commuted by Trump arrested again
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEWARK, N.J.) — A New Jersey Ponzi scheme architect, whose 24-year prison sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump in 2021, has been arrested again Wednesday on charges he defrauded investors by making [Read More…]
Carlee Russell searched movie ‘Taken,’ Amber Alerts before disappearance
In this photo released by the Hoover Police Department, Carlee Russell is shown. — Hoover Police Department (HOOVER, Ala.) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on Saturday after she went missing for two [Read More…]
6 more heat-related deaths confirmed in Maricopa County, Arizona
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states — from California to [Read More…]
DeSantis talks Trump, trans issues and ‘what wokeness is’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down Tuesday with CNN’s Jake Tapper for an interview — and even just by sitting across from Tapper, DeSantis entered unfamiliar territory. It was the first [Read More…]
‘The Mandalorian’ costume designer Shawna Trpcic on Emmy nominations, dressing Lizzo and Jack Black
Lucasfilm Costume designer Shawna Trpcic recently scored her third Emmy nomination for a Star Wars small-screen project, Disney+’s third season of The Mandalorian. This is her third nomination, following noms for the first season and The Book of Boba Fett. She tells [Read More…]
European heat wave breaking records with little relief in sight
Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images (ROME) — The intense heat gripping Europe won’t end soon and according to the European Space Agency bulletin, it has only just begun. The prolonged sizzling temperatures in Italy, Spain, France, [Read More…]
Judge rejects Trump’s request to move Stormy Daniels hush-money case into federal court
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to move his hush-money criminal case into federal court. “Trump has failed to show [Read More…]
Sununu will not run for reelection as New Hampshire governor: ‘The time is right’
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME (CONCORD, N.H.) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection next year, elevating the race to replace him to the heart of the gubernatorial [Read More…]
Israeli president highlights US-Israeli relationship, addresses antisemitism in speech to Congress
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday morning, highlighting the foundations of the U.S.-Israel relationship in addition to addressing antisemitism amid tensions between Israel [Read More…]
IRS whistleblowers testify on GOP claims DOJ mishandled Hunter Biden probe
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify for the first time publicly about their claims that the Justice Department mishandled its yearslong [Read More…]