First monkeypox case in US this year reported in Massachusetts
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Massachusetts resident has tested positive for monkeypox, health officials confirmed Wednesday, making it the first case of the rare virus detected in the United States this year.
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Steve Martin, Martin Short rave over Selena Gomez’s ‘SNL’ hosting debut
HuluSteve Martin and Martin Short might not be related to Selena Gomez, but they’re certainly acting like proud parents after their Only Murders in the Building co-star hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, …
Mother charged after loaded gun goes off in student’s backpack
Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, FILE(CHICAGO) — The mother of a Chicago student faces child endangerment charges after the student brought a loaded gun to school in a backpack and the weapon accidentally discharg…
Very nice! ‘Borat”s Sacha Baron Cohen teaming up with ‘King of the Hill’ creators for new animated special
Rick Rycroft-Pool/Getty ImagesOscar nominee Sacha Baron Cohen is teaming up with Emmy-winning Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill creator Mike Judge for an HBO Max and Cartoon Network animated special.
Also in the mix for Chelm: The Smartest Plac…
House passes bill to aid fight against domestic terrorism after Buffalo supermarket shooting
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday approved a measure to beef up federal efforts to combat domestic terrorism and white supremacy.
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America’s mental health care deserts: Where is it hard to access care?
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and two years into a global pandemic that has highlighted the need for increased access to mental health care, 570 counties across the United States still have no psyc…
Parents of preemie describe their scramble to find baby formula
Courtesy of Mac and Emily Jaehnert(NEW YORK) — Parents of babies on specialized baby formulas are continuing to sound the alarm as the nationwide formula shortage in the U.S. persists, three months after major manufacturer Abbott temporarily shuttered…
Nearly every state expected to see increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, forecast shows
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — As the nation’s COVID-19 resurgence reaches its highest point since mid-February, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the U.S. are projected to continue increasing over the next…
DHS pauses much-scrutinized disinformation group for review but slams ‘gross mischaracterizations’
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it was pausing its short-lived Disinformation Governance Board pending a review of the larger strategy behind it. The person tapp…
Martin Shkreli, infamous ‘Pharma Bro,’ released from prison early
Drew Angerer/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Martin Shkreli, who was derided with the nickname “Pharma Bro” after he hiked the price of a lifesaving drug, and who flaunted his pricey purchase of a one-of-a-kind Wu Tang Clan album, is out of prison, his…