Mom launches online art group for mental health
Courtesy Angie Carel(NEW YORK) — A mom of four from Indiana went from giving drawing prompts to her daughters to thousands of strangers online, inadvertently creating a community of what she describes as “amazing people” who have turned to art for a m…
Trevor Reed’s parents say hope diminishing for son’s release from Russia
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s been three years since Joey and Paula Reed have seen their son Trevor, a former Marine currently held in a Russian prison, and now they’re afraid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine means their chances for h…
Ferrero recalls popular Easter candy ahead of the holiday
Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A popular Easter candy has been recalled weeks before the holiday.
On Monday, Ferrero announced through the Food Standards Agency it would take “the precautionary action of recalling selected batc…
Polar bear inbreeding and bird ‘divorces’: Ways climate change is affecting animal species
Paul Souders/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The world’s biodiversity is constantly being threatened by warming temperatures and extreme changes in climate and weather patterns.
And while that “doom and gloom” is the typical discourse surrounding how climat…
FX’s ’Snowfall’ renewed for sixth and final season
FXFX has renewed its hit series Snowfall for a sixth and final season, Nick Grad, President, Original Programming announced Tuesday.
“FX first partnered with legendary writer/director John Singleton and the rest of the creative team six years ago to p…
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia-Ukraine live updates: UN adviser warns war is worsening tensions elsewhere
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since been met w…
Scoreboard roundup — 4/5/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Orlando 120, Cleveland 115
Philadelphia 131, Indiana 122
Toronto 118, Atlanta 108
Brooklyn 118, Houston 105
Miami 144, Charlotte 115
Oklahoma City 98…
President Joe Biden to create interagency task force focused on long COVID
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House is attempting to speed up the nation’s response to long COVID by establishing a new task force to coordinate research efforts across the government.
President Joe Biden appointed Health and …
Feds halt monoclonal treatment out of omicron subvariant BA.2 concerns
Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Nationwide distribution of one of the last remaining monoclonal antibody treatments is being paused “effective immediately” since it has shown to be ineffective against the COVID-19…
COVID-19 has had ‘devastating and disproportionate’ impact on poorest Americans, report finds
Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the nation approaches the grim milestone of 1 million lives confirmed lost to COVID-19, a new report reveals the “devastating and disproportionate” impact of the virus on low-income communities in the U.S., offe…