White House expects shots for kids under 5 as soon as June 21
Justin Tallis – Pool / Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House is expecting vaccinations for kids under 5 to begin as soon as June 21, White House COVID coordinator Ashish Jha said on Thursday.
“We expect that vaccinations will begin in earnest as…
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 live updates: Queen to miss second Platinum Jubilee event
Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) — The U.K. is throwing a once-in-a-generation celebration for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
The 96-year-old queen is the first British monarch in history to reach a Platinum Jubilee,…
Funerals for Uvalde school shooting victims underway
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — This week has been filled with funerals in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the 21 victims killed in the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history.
The funeral services for Irma Garcia, one of the teachers killed …
Matthew Morrison reads the “single text” he says got him fired from ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
FOX/Adam RoseGlee alum Matthew Morrison posted a video on Instagram Thursday evening to address allegations he had an inappropriate texting exchange with one of the female contestants on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, on which he was a judge.
The m…
US job growth slows slightly as economy adds 390,000 jobs
David McNew/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. saw a slight slowdown in job growth in May, as the economy added 390,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6%, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.
The new …
Prince Harry, Meghan reunite with royal family at queen’s Platinum Jubilee after two years
TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attended their first royal event Friday in two years.
The Sussexes attended Friday’s National Service of Thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth II’s Plat…
In Brief: ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel to Disney+ June 22, and more
Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ June 22. The film’s main stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong and Xochitl Gomez made the announcement in a :45 video clip rele…
Supreme Court abortion decision faces churn of draft opinions, dissents
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — More than 110 days after Justice Samuel Alito authored a first draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court deliberations over a final ruling have entered a critical phase, four weeks before the…
Escaped Texas inmate dies in police shootout after allegedly murdering family of five
kali9/Getty Images(JOURDANTON, Texas) — A Texas inmate suspected of murdering five people after he escaped from a prison bus was killed by authorities on Thursday, officials said.
A massive manhunt was underway for 46-year-old Gonzalo Lopez when an a…
Scoreboard roundup — 6/2/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 3, Minnesota 2
NY Yankees 6, LA Angels 1
NY Yankees 2, LA Angels 1
Tampa Bay 3, Texas 1
Toronto 8, Chi White Sox 3
Seattle 7, Baltimo…