First increase in births reported in seven years, CDC finds
Jupiterimages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of births increased in the United States for the first time in seven years, according to a new federal report.
Provisional data published Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s …
‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ official trailer reveals Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher
Courtesy of Disney Marvel dropped the first official trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder during Monday’s NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN.
The clip gives us our first good look at Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster wielding Mjölnir, while confirming re…
Young Thug indictment spotlights controversial use of rap lyrics as evidence in court
Paras Griffin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Young Thug is a burgeoning rapper known for pushing the envelope, both musically and as a fashion icon.
He became an influential voice in his generation of artists — blowing up on the national scene in 2014 wit…
FBI: 50% jump in active-shooter incidents from 2020 to 2021
David Crespo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When a disgruntled employee opened fire in the parking lot of a FedEx distribution facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2021, the shooter did so because he wanted to commit “suicidal murder,” an FBI report …
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tests positive for COVID-19
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, she announced Monday.
“I’m experiencing mild symptoms and will be working remotely from home per CDC…
Scoreboard roundup — 5/23/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
St. Louis 7, Toronto 3
Arizona 9, Kansas City 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 6, NY Yankees 4
Minnesota 5, Detroit 4
Cleveland 6, Houston 1
Seattle 7,…
WSU researchers say their invention would make hydrogen fuel at neighborhood stations feasible
WSU postdoctoral researcher Jamie Kee and Professor Su Ha and the novel reactor they developed to produce pure compressed hydrogen (photo courtesy of Washington State University)
1 confirmed, 6 presumptive monkeypox cases in US, government releasing vaccines for exposed
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With seven people in the U.S. now confirmed or presumed to have monkeypox, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the risk remains low and there’s no evidenc…
Study: Recreational marijuana labels inaccurate, misleading
Labeling of recreational marijuana products is woefully inaccurate, according to research conducted at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The study found that pot labels often do not reflect the chemical makeup of the product. Names like
‘Presumptive positive’ case of monkey pox detected in King County
A man who recently traveled internationally now has the region’s first case of monkey pox. King County health officer Dr. Jeff Duchin says this is a ‘presumptive positive’ case, and the patient is cooperating. “We have no