COVID cases crest and fall as predicted
photo courtesy of Pixabay user analogicus (SEATTLE) COVID numbers aren’t perfect, but at least they’re not getting any worse. Just as experts had predicted it would by early June, the number of new COVID cases has crested,
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ repeats at #1 at the box office with $86 million weekend
Paramount PicturesTop Gun: Maverick spends a second week at #1. The sequel delivered an estimated $86 million, putting its total domestic gross at just under $292 million and nearly $548 million globally. Those numbers officially make Top Gun: Maverick…
Economic issues top the public’s agenda: POLL
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the midterm election approaches, most Americans say that the economy, inflation and rising gas prices are the most important issues in determining how they will vote for Congress this November, according to a …
At least 35 killed in ‘satanic’ attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, officials say
-/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON and ABUJA, Nigeria) — Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday when gunmen attacked a church, officials said.
The bloodshed occurred at St. Francis Catholic Church in …
These #BudgetTok strategies could help you save extra cash each month
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As rising prices continue to impact many across the country, some are turning to TikTok to learn budgeting strategies.
“More and more people are interested in taking control of their finances and you obviously…
If you’re still waiting for herd immunity for COVID-19, it’s time to move on: Experts
Sean Gardner/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Early in the pandemic, scientists and public health experts leaned on their experience with other viruses to make predictions about COVID-19, hopeful that when enough people developed immunity, the virus would be …
Navy identifies fighter jet pilot killed in California desert crash
Courtesy U.S. Naval Forces(SAN DIEGO) — Lt. Richard Bullock, a U.S. Navy pilot, was killed in a plane crash in California on Friday, the Navy said on Monday.
“The Navy mourns this tragic loss alongside the family, friends and shipmates of Lt. Bullock…
Scoreboard roundup — 6/5/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Philadelphia 9, LA Angels 7
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NY Yankees 5, Detroit 4
Cleveland 3, Baltimore 2
Minnesota 8, Toronto 6
Chi White Sox 6, Tampa Bay 5
H…
DC reports first orthopox, potential monkeypox case
Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — D.C. Health has reported the first positive orthopox case in a resident who recently traveled to Europe, and it sent samples to the Centers for Disease Control and…
‘It’s my son’: Mother of Buffalo shooting survivor urges gun reform ahead of hearing in Congress
DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The mother of a man who was injured during a mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month said she will implore lawmakers at a Congressional hearing next week to ban assault weapons.
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