DC to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Students over the age of 12 will be required to receive COVID-19 vaccines this fall in Washington, D.C., the district’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education has announced.
“We want to mak…
2022 ESPYS: Stephen Curry urges ‘global sports community’ to ‘stay energized’ for Brittney Griner
ABC via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The accolades continue for Stephen Curry.
One month after winning the NBA Championship, the Golden State Warriors star hosted Wednesday’s ESPY Awards. Curry also took home two awards, and the Warriors won Best Te…
World’s oldest giant panda in captivity dies at 35
Paul Souders/Getty Images, FILE(HONG KONG) — An An, the world’s oldest giant male panda in captivity and under human care, has died at the age of 35 in Hong Kong.
According to officials at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park where An An had spent the majority of …
Former first lady Michelle Obama announces publish date for new book
Gerardo Mora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former first lady Michelle Obama, whose memoir “Becoming” became a global bestseller, is releasing a new book.
The book, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Certain Times, was inspired by the challenges of the past…
Dave Chappelle Minneapolis show cancelled hours before performance
Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesDave Chappelle’s Minneapolis show was cancelled Wednesday just hours before he was set to perform.
Chappelle was set to take the stage at the city’s First Avenue venue in front of a sold-out crowd, when organizers pulled the …
Where wildfires are raging across Europe
JURE MAKOVEC/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) — Wildfires continue to rage across Europe, as an unprecedented heat wave and drought conditions threaten efforts to combat flames in some regions.
In Greece, 56 forest fires occurred in the last 24 hours, th…
LGBTQ groups slam government handling of monkeypox
Wesley Lapointe / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Protesters in several cities across the country are calling on the Biden administration, as well as local officials, to address the rapid rise in monkeypox cases.
Demonstrators, inclu…
Teen surfer bitten, dead shark found on shore in latest New York sightings
Quogue Village Police Department(NEW YORK) — Two more shark encounters were reported on Long Island Wednesday, including an attack on a teenager, officials said.
A dead shark, which appeared to be a great white according to The Riverhead Society, was…
Gov Inslee talks inflation, COVID, climate and crime
Governor Jay Inslee ran down a laundry list of things on his mind Wednesday, including his frustration with what he says is the failure of Congress to take action on one of the most important topics to
New mural calls attention to Americans held abroad as loved ones say, ‘This doesn’t go away’
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Families of several Americans who are detained abroad arrived in Washington on Wednesday morning to unveil a mural depicting them in an effort, their relatives say, to increase public awareness and p…