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California considering bill to create trust funds for COVID-19 orphans
Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — COVID-19 has made tens of thousands of children orphans, and, in some cases, they’re left with little resources to help them with their burdens. A bill introduced in [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: New York City’s unvaccinated workers face termination
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 915,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
Nearly a dozen states move to end masking mandates as COVID-19 infection rates fall
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — A growing number of states are moving to drop mask mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, as Americans hope to move into a new phase of the pandemic. The decision comes despite continued [Read More…]
Safety agency sues company over suffocation hazards linked to infant loungers
iStock (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission filed a lawsuit against Leachco on Wednesday after it said the company refused to recall baby loungers linked to suffocation hazards. The move follows CPSC’s [Read More…]
Arrest warrants issued for 2 Dallas cops charged with assaulting people during 2020 protest
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — A Dallas police officer and his former colleague who was recently fired are expected to surrender to face criminal charges alleging they used excessive force at a 2020 protest over the [Read More…]
South Carolina officer charged in fatal shooting following high-speed chase, authorities say
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — A South Carolina police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after fatally shooting an unarmed man who led her on a high-speed pursuit, authorities said. The incident began early Sunday, [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Prince Charles tests positive again
Jackyenjoyphotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 912,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
South Korean diplomat punched in face in ‘unprovoked’ attack in NYC, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A South Korean diplomat was punched in the face in New York City on Wednesday night during what police described as an “unprovoked” attack. Officers responded to a 911 [Read More…]
King Soopers reopens nearly a year after mass shooting: ‘We’re stronger than ever’
Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (BOULDER, Colo.) — Nearly a year after a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, the grocery store has reopened. [Read More…]
Two Oklahoma men indicted on hate crime charges in assault outside bar
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two Oklahoma men were indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities accused them of committing hate crimes in connection with an alleged assault against two people outside of [Read More…]
University of California reaches $243.6 million settlement in UCLA sex abuse scandal
Survivor Kara Cagle speaks during a news conference to announce a $243-million settlement in the UCLA sex abuse case of former UCLA gynecologist/oncologist James Heaps in Irvine, Calif., Feb. 8, 2022. – Allen J. Schaben [Read More…]
Second guilty plea made in alleged kidnapping plot of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — A second man charged in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday and has agreed to testify for the prosecution at the federal [Read More…]
Nine-year-old girl in critical condition after apparent road rage shooting: Police
ABC13 (KTRK-TV) (HOUSTON) — A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was hurt in an apparent road rage shooting in Houston, police said. The suspect, believed to be in a white GMC Denali [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Massachusetts lifts school mask mandate
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 909,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: US reported more cases, deaths than any country last week
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 909,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
ABC News analysis: 50 years later, segregated neighborhoods are still pervasive
DNY59/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Milwaukee resident Exie Tatum III grew up in heart of the city and still lives there. The African American father owns a home in a predominantly Black neighborhood but has [Read More…]
DC-area sniper appeals life sentences given to him as a juvenile
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Maryland Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Tuesday over whether Lee Boyd Malvo, the last living D.C.-area sniper, should be given a revised sentence under new federal and [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Los Angeles County keeps mask mandate
Lucas Ninno/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 908,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
Gun violence interrupters point to promise of intervention programs
iStock (NEW YORK) — In North Lawndale, a neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago laden with crime and poverty, Derek Brown, founder of Boxing Out Negativity, has taken the fight against gun violence off [Read More…]
New York City considers making pandemic sidewalk dining rules permanent
iStock/Juliana Vilas Boas (NEW YORK) — As New York City gets closer to its goal of returning to a pre-pandemic way of life, elected officials are considering making one emergency order a permanent fixture. A [Read More…]