Bill backs up new 988 suicide prevention line with funding
The Good Brigade/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In advance of the rollout of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s new three-digit number, legislators have announced a bill to help fund its implementation.
The bill includes federal funding and guida…
Hairstylist spots skin cancer on client: What dermatologists want you to know
redshorts/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While many people know a trip to the hairdresser can save you from a bad hair day, it could also save your life.
That was the case for an Illinois-based woman, Mary Rahilly, who had an appointment for a cut and colo…
Scoreboard roundup — 3/17/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NY Islanders 2, NY Rangers 1
Toronto 3, Carolina 2
Washington 7, Columbus 2
Dallas 4, Montreal 3 (OT)
Philadelphia 5, Nashville 4
Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2 (…
Lead prosecutor shares courtroom strategy that took down Robert Durst
ABC(NEW YORK) — New York real estate heir Robert Durst had spent decades evading the law. But in September 2021, the 78-year-old’s long and strange run came to an end when he was convicted for the murder of his best friend more than 20 years ago.
The…
Contaminated Columbia River area now on priority Superfund clean-up list
Some Washington tribes finally get what they’ve spent decades pressing the federal government for as part of the Columbia River is added to the list of “Superfund” cleanup sites. Bradford Island, about 40 miles east of Portland,
NOAA spring weather outlook: High temperatures likely, drought to expand in West
NOAA(New York) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its spring 2022 outlook for the U.S. on Thursday, forecasting prolonged, persistent drought in the West and likely below-average precipitation for the second year in a row.
Th…
13-year-old driving truck in crash that killed 7 members of college golf team: NTSB
Sheila Paras/iStock(MIDLAND, TX) — A 13-year-old was at the wheel of the pickup truck that swerved in front of a van carrying the University of the Southwest’s men’s and women’s golf teams, killing nine people, including the underage driver, according …
2 killed, 2 injured injured in shooting on Florida transit bus
WPLG(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Two people are dead and another two injured after a shooting on a public transit bus in Florida, police said.
Another three people were injured in a car crash connected to the incident in Fort Lauderdale Thursday afternoo…
Citigroup pays for workers to travel for reproductive care amid state regulations on abortion
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Citigroup, one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, has begun offering to pay for travel expenses for employees who travel out of state to access reproductive health care.
The new policy,…
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder plans to plead the Fifth in Flint lawsuit
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) — A federal judge in Michigan’s Eastern District Court says she will wait to decide whether former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and four others will have to appear before a jury to testify in a civil lawsuit connected t…