What restrictions were in place the last time COVID cases were so high
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Despite widespread vaccination and several available treatments, the U.S. is recording as many COVID-19 cases now at the tail end of the omicron peak as it was last summer during the delt…
Infant boy killed in drive-by shooting in downtown Pittsburgh: Police
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — A 1-year-old boy was shot and killed during a drive-by shooting in downtown Pittsburgh on Sunday, police say.
Authorities received 911 calls for a child shot on the 100 block of Fourth Avenue around 2:44 p.m. T…
These are the symptoms of monkeypox and how to treat them
JUDY GRIESEDIECK/Star Tribune via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cases of monkeypox continue to rise as a recent outbreak reaches countries in North America and Europe, where the disease is not commonly found.
As of Wednesday, 189 infections were confirmed…
One dead, seven injured during shooting at Memorial Day festival in Oklahoma
Tetra Images/Getty Images(TAFT, Okla.) — One person was killed and another seven were injured after a shooting broke out during a Memorial Day festival in Oklahoma.
About 1,500 people were in attendance at the festival at the Old City Square in Taft,…
Blaming mass shootings on the nation’s mental health crisis is ‘harmful’, advocates say
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tuesday, May 24 marked yet another tragic day in America, after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in rural Texas, leaving 19 children and two teachers dead, and dozens of family members and friends in m…
One dead, two injured in Rocky Mountain avalanche
Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Team during an incident in the Mount Meeker area, May 29, 2022. – Rocky Mountain National Park via National Park Service(BOULDER COUNTY, Colo.) — A climber died and two others were injured in an avalanche…
Poppy Wall returns to Washington for Memorial Day, blooming in honor of fallen service members
Olga Kashubin / EyeEm/ Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — While Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, celebrated by many with cookouts and pool parties, the holiday’s purpose is one of remembrance for the country’s fallen soldiers.
This year, the U…