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Jackson, Mississippi, got $102K in water crisis donations. They’ve yet to spend a penny
Tim Graham/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — With crisis after crisis plaguing the water infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi, the city government has, for months, included a message on its website’s water information page explaining where people [Read More…]
MSU shooting has ‘shattered’ the community, top prosecutor says
Wong Chung Ho/Getty Images (EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Mark Totten is a leading federal prosecutor with longstanding ties to Michigan State University — and when he learned this week that the campus was the site [Read More…]
Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino bottles recalled due to some drinks possibly containing glass
Starbucks/Amazon (NEW YORK) — PepsiCo, which releases bottled Starbucks coffee drinks, has announced a recall for one of its products. Select lots of 13.7-ounce glass bottled Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla drinks have been voluntarily recalled, a [Read More…]
Turkey earthquake: Two men rescued from rubble 261 hours later, official says
Riza Ozel / dia images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Nearly 11 days after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks rocked southeastern Turkey, two men trapped beneath the rubble have been rescued as the odds [Read More…]
Tyre Nichols: Former Memphis police officers due in court on murder charges
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Five former Memphis police officers accused of murder in connection to the traffic stop beating of Tyre Nichols are due in court for a bond arraignment Friday morning. The [Read More…]
Louisiana police officer charged in shooting death of unarmed man
amphotora/Getty Images (SHREVEPORT, La.) — A Louisiana police officer was charged Thursday in connection with the shooting death of an unarmed man earlier this month, police said. Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler, 23, was arrested [Read More…]
Suspect in custody after two Jewish men reportedly shot following religious services in LA: Police
kali9/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Police are investigating after two Jewish men were reportedly shot after leaving religious services in Los Angeles within 24 hours. The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement Thursday [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 2/16/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 112, Chicago 100 Washington 114, Minnesota 106 LA Clippers 116, Phoenix 107 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Florida 6, Washington 3 [Read More…]
The surprising health benefits of kindness: Feb 17 is National Random Acts of Kindness Day
Chanin Nont/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Your brain releases feel-good chemicals whenever you are giving, kind, or generous. Engaging in selfless acts not only serves the people around you, but also gives your mind and [Read More…]
Friday Favorites: Former ‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro shares wellness secrets
Craig Sjodin/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lindsay Arnold is busier than ever as she gets ready to welcome baby No. 2. The former Dancing with the Stars pro-turned businesswoman founded [Read More…]
‘This Is Us’ star Milo Ventimiglia returns to TV in ‘The Company You Keep’
ABC/Brian Bowen Smith Milo Ventimiglia is back on TV with The Company You Keep — his first post-This Is Us project, which debuts Sunday night on ABC. Ventimiglia plays a con artist who might be falling for a CIA [Read More…]
Darryl Tyree Williams’ family calls for manslaughter charges against North Carolina police officers involved in his death
WTVD (RALEIGH, N.C.) — The family of Darryl Tyree Williams calls for manslaughter charges against the six Raleigh police officers involved in the fatal encounter. Williams died after being shocked several times by a Taser [Read More…]
First ever images of Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday glacier’ show melting from below
NASA (THWAITES GLACIER, Antarctica) — Scientists studying one of the most crucial glaciers that’s been deteriorating by climate change got a new look at what’s going on underneath the surface. In two studies published in the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Officials urge Bakhmut civilians to evacuate
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and [Read More…]
DOJ opens civil rights investigation after Black man shot in face by deputy
Black Lawyers for Justice (BRANDON, Miss.) — The shooting of a Black man in Mississippi during a drug raid is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The [Read More…]
2 Jewish men reportedly shot following religious services in LA within 24 hours: ‘Deeply concerning’
Tetra Images/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Police are investigating after two Jewish men were reportedly shot after leaving religious services in Los Angeles within 24 hours. The Los Angeles Police Department told ABC News it [Read More…]
How the US watches the sky — and tracks what’s flying overhead
Airman 1st Class Andrew Britten/North American Aerospace Defense Command (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke to the nation on Thursday about the recent shoot-downs of flying objects in U.S. and Canadian airspace. He addressed how [Read More…]
Sister of Buffalo massacre victim explains son’s courtroom outburst at killer’s sentencing
ABC News (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — As she stared down the teenager who murdered her sister and nine other Black people in the racially motivated Buffalo mass shooting, Barbara Massey Mapps said her blood was boiling [Read More…]
Fox News hosts called 2020 election fraud ‘total BS’ in private, new Dominion court filing says
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fox News anchors and producers privately acknowledged that former President Donald Trump and his allies’ allegations of election fraud in the aftermath of the 2020 election were false despite [Read More…]
Biden ‘remains fit for duty,’ White House doctor says after his 2nd presidential physical
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — Joe Biden on Thursday had his second physical as president, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, more than a year after his first physical since taking [Read More…]