What does the Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion mean for other rights?
Joseph Sohm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With a leaked draft opinion revealing this week that the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn nearly 50 years of abortion rights precedent, Democrats and activists are sounding alarms that other rights n…
Michelle Obama shares special Mother’s Day message honoring Marian Robinson
Olivier Douliery- Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Michelle Obama is honoring her mom in a special way.
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the former first lady announced that an exhibit in the highly anticipated Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will pay tribut…
Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans after COVID hiatus, bringing ‘relief’ to musicians
Courtesy of Robin Barnes Casey(NEW ORLEANS) — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicked off in New Orleans last weekend after two years and three cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The energy is just out of this world. I feel like the…
Unemployment rate holds steady at 3.6% as 428,000 jobs added in April
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs to their payrolls in April, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show.
The increase marks the 12th straight month of job growth above 400,000.
The bigge…
Danica Patrick speaks out about sharing breast implant complications to warn other women
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick revealed she had her breast implants removed after suffering medical complications she believes were caused by the implants.
Patrick, who turned 40 in March, shared in an Instagram post that sh…
Parents face backlash after 6-year-old allowed to run full marathon
Genaro Diaz Melendrez / EyeEm/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) — Crossing the finish line at a marathon is often a time to celebrate, but one running family is facing criticism after their 6-year-old was allowed to enter and complete the Flying Pig Marathon i…
President Biden signs law banning sale of crib bumpers, inclined sleepers for babies
Erika Richter(WASHINGTON) — Inclined sleepers for babies and crib bumper pads will be banned from being manufactured and sold under legislation signed into law Monday by President Joe Biden.
Biden signed the bill, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, into …
Moms across the US demand change ahead of Mother’s Day
Jovanna Archuleta(NEW YORK) — As Mother’s Day weekend approaches, moms across the U.S. are speaking out about issues they say affect American families the most and the changes they hope to see as the midterm elections this November draw closer.
Mothe…
Barry Morphew and daughters speak out for first time since murder charges were dropped
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Days before the second anniversary of Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew’s disappearance, her husband Barry Morphew and the couple’s two daughters are speaking out for the first time since murder charges against Barry Morphew were dropp…
Ready to buy your spring plants? A few tips from Checkbook.org
The stores are bursting with colorful plants, and you’re ready to get going. So, where do you go to buy your plants? Based on surveys with shoppers around the sound, Checkbook.org finds that when it comes to