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Twelve-year-old shot in NYC building lobby while group played with gun, police say
kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A young man playing with a gun pointed it at a 12-year-old boy and opened fire, shooting him in the lobby of a Brooklyn apartment building, police said. The boy [Read More…]
DC subway employee fatally shot as gunman opens fire in multiple locations
FILE, L. Toshio Kishiyama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A gunman opened fire in several locations in a string of random shootings Wednesday, killing a Washington, D.C., Metro subway employee and injuring three others. The DC Metro [Read More…]
Texas ice storm live updates: Over 280,000 customers without power
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A massive ice storm is freezing Texas and the southern United States on Wednesday. Some 60 million people in 22 states — from New Mexico to Maine — are on [Read More…]
Could ChatGPT be your child’s next tutor? AI experts, politicians weigh in
Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The artificial intelligence-fueled, text-generating chatbot, ChatGPT, has made its way to the halls of Congress. Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss said the technology’s biggest impact could be on the education system. “This [Read More…]
New York City woman charged with financing terrorist groups in Syria through cryptocurrency
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York City woman has been charged with using cryptocurrency to provide financial support to terrorist groups in Syria, a rare prosecution involving virtual currency to fund terrorism. [Read More…]
FBI completes search of Biden’s Rehoboth Beach home amid classified docs probe
President Joe Biden’s residence in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Feb. 1, 2023, during a search by FBI agents. – Pool via ABC News (REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.) — The FBI conducted a “planned search” Wednesday of President [Read More…]
Ten-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor healing from trauma with EMDR therapy
Gladys Gonzales and her 10-year-old daughter Caitlyne Gonzales. – Courtesy of Gonzales family (UVALDE, Texas) — Gladys Gonzales says she felt the urgent need within hours to find mental health services for her 10-year-old daughter, [Read More…]
Excessive screen time during infancy may be linked to lower cognitive skills later in childhood
Pavlina Popovska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The amount of time babies spend watching computer, TV and phone screens in their first year of life may be indirectly linked to lower cognitive skills later in life, [Read More…]
Academy CEO says Andrea Riseborough’s best actress nomination will not be rescinded
Momentum Pictures The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences CEO says that To Leslie star Andrea Riseborough‘s best actress Oscar nomination will not be rescinded after many questioned the way she earned the recognition. [Read More…]
Iranian exile wounded in demonstrations against regime speaks out
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Iranians protesting their country’s regime have been putting their lives on the line to call out injustices and, even in the face of violence, say they will continue to raise [Read More…]
Radioactive capsule found in Australia could have been deadly with prolonged exposure, expert says
Fairfax Media via Getty Images (PERTH, Australia) — The health effects of coming into contact with a radioactive capsule no bigger than a coin that was lost in Western Australia — and has since been [Read More…]
Texas ice storm live updates: Over 200,000 customers without power
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A massive ice storm is freezing Texas and the southern United States on Wednesday. Some 60 million people in 22 states — from New Mexico to Maine — are on [Read More…]
Tom Brady announces retirement — again
Cooper Neill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tom Brady announced his retirement — again — in a video on Twitter on Wednesday morning. “I know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when [Read More…]
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin partners with American Heart Association for CPR challenge
Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has teamed up with the American Heart Association (AHA) on its latest initiative promoting CPR training. Hamlin announced the partnership on his Instagram [Read More…]
What the end of the COVID-19 emergencies in the US means
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On May 11, the U.S. will no longer officially be in a COVID-19 emergency for the first time since the pandemic began three years ago. While hundreds of COVID-19 deaths [Read More…]
Fed expected to raise interest rate amid recession fears
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve is set to announce on Wednesday whether it will impose another interest rate hike, the central bank’s latest move in a months-long fight that has eased inflation [Read More…]
Two travelers say their wheelchairs were lost on same United Airlines flight
PK-Photos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two travelers claim United Airlines lost their wheelchairs after taking a flight with the carrier earlier this week. Karah Behrend and Ryan Major were returning from a wheelchair rugby tournament [Read More…]
New heart-shaped Hershey’s doughnuts at Krispy Kreme for Valentine’s Day
Krispy Kreme (NEW YORK) — Valentine’s Day celebrations just got sweeter with four new doughnuts at Krispy Kreme. The new heart-shaped doughnuts, which hit menus Tuesday, are made with real Hershey’s milk chocolate and Hershey’s [Read More…]
Fans react to Nike and Tiffany & Co. Air Force 1 1837 sneaker collaboration
Courtesy of Nike, Tiffany & Co. (NEW YORK) — The moment many sneaker fans have been patiently waiting for has arrived. Nike and Tiffany & Co. have partnered to create a “Legendary Pair” of the [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Dr. Phil’ ending; ‘You People’ scores for Netflix, and more
Variety reports Dr. Phil McGraw will be ending his long-running daytime talk show after 21 seasons. The 72-year-old TV psychologist — who got his start as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show in [Read More…]