Uvalde parents, community members call for chief’s resignation at emotional school board meeting
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — The parents of victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting and other members of the community called for the resignation of embattled school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo at an em…
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia stonewalling on missing Americans: State Dept.
SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian tr…
Ukrainian pilots flew secret aid missions to Azovstal plant during Mariupol siege
YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) — It was a dark night when Oleksandr, a 51-year-old pilot, was set to fly to Mariupol.
“I have more than 30 years of experience. But this was the most difficult flight in my career,” he said of the mi…
New infant sleep guidelines advise against hats and weighted swaddles, blankets
Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Weighted swaddles and blankets are popular among parents trying to get their infants to sleep, but they should not be used on sleeping babies, according to new recommendations released by the Amer…
Scoreboard roundup — 6/20/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 5, Detroit 2
NY Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2
Chi White, Sox 8 Toronto 7
Kansas City 6, LA Angels 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 6, Miami 0
Atlanta…
Bachelor alum Tia Booth expecting first child with fiancé Taylor Mock
Noel Vasquez/Getty ImagesThe Bachelor family is about to get a little bigger because alumna Tia Booth is pregnant!
In a since-deleted Instagram post on Sunday, Father’s Day, Tia, 30, shared a slideshow of black-and-white photos — the first two of her…
Ben Stiller meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine on World Refugee Day
Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) — Hollywood actor and director Ben Stiller heaped praise on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday to mark World Refugee Day as Russia’s ongoing invasion there forces millions to flee.
Sti…
COVID deaths not increasing as much in this wave as in previous surges
(Image: Centers for Disease Control community risk map through June 16, 2022)
At least 6 dead, 42 injured in weekend mass shootings across US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A family barbecue, a park gathering and a nightclub were among the settings for at least nine mass shootings that broke out across the country between Friday and early Monday, marking the fourth consecutive weekend U.S. law enforc…
Woman’s remains found in Mexico prompt search for missing fugitive
FBI, San Diego Field Office(SAN DIEGO) — The FBI is looking for a man wanted in the disappearance of a woman whose remains were found in her vehicle in Tijuana last month.
The Bureau’s San Diego office asked for the public’s help on Sunday in finding…