Protecting 30% of global land by 2030 could benefit 1,000 species, help reduce emissions: Study
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Ramping up the protection of land within the next decade could make a significant dent in biodiversity and climate change efforts that would get countries closer to their conservation g…
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, announces she’s leaving
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, announced Wednesday she is stepping down from her position with the company. She had held the role since 2008.
“Sitting by Mark’s side for these…
Grand jury returns 25-count indictment for Buffalo shooting suspect: Source
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A grand jury in Erie County, New York, has returned an indictment against alleged Tops supermarket shooter Payton Gendron.
The specific charges contained in the indictment will not be made public until…
Johnny Depp handed legal victory in defamation case against Amber Heard, awarded $15 million in damages
Depp outside the courthouse last month — Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty ImagesJurors in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial have awarded him a major legal victory against Amber Heard, agreeing she defamed Depp with a controversial 2018 op-ed s…
LeVar Burton says he was “wrecked” by not getting ‘Jeopardy!’ hosting gig
Ian Tuttle/Getty ImagesAhead of his hosting duties for this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, LeVar Burton opened up about losing the bid to become the host of Jeopardy!.
In an interview with Newsy, the Reading Rainbow alum says he was “not just …
Zendaya wishes boyfriend Tom Holland a happy 26th birthday
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesZendaya is clearly Tom Holland’s biggest fan.
The actress wished her boyfriend and Spider-Man: No Way Home co-star a happy 26th birthday in a celebratory Instagram post on Wednesday.
“Happiest of birthdays to the one who mak…
‘Feckless’ ammunition laws under scrutiny following Uvalde, other mass shootings
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When an 18-year-old shooter arrived last week at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas — where he ultimately killed 21 people, including 19 children and two teachers — he carried 1,657 roun…
Biden’s Coast Guard pick becomes first woman to lead a military branch
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Adm. Linda Fagan became the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military when she was sworn in as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard at a sunny ceremony in Washington on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden…
Doja Cat, Ari Lennox, Drake lead 2022 ‘BET Awards’ nominations
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesBET announced the nominees for the 2022 BET Awards Wednesday, naming Summer Walker, Chris Brown, H.E.R, Nicki Minaj, Yung Bleu and Mary J. Blige, among many others.
Leading the pack with six nominations is Doja Cat, who’s in the…
Uvalde school shooting victim receives Girl Scout honor
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Amerie Jo Garza, 10, one of the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting, was a proud Girl Scout who had completed her bridging ceremony — moving from one level of Girl Scouts to the next …