Uvalde residents petition assault weapon sales in the city
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Uvalde residents, including families of Robb Elementary School shooting victims, have signed and sent a petition against assault weapons to Randy Klein, the owner of Oasis Outback, the local sporting g…
WHO monkeypox expert details challenges, next steps in emergency preparedness
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The monkeypox outbreak continues to grow globally with over 14,000 cases in the U.S. alone, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Rosamund Lewis, the World Health Organization’s Tech…
Less than 60% of kids are vaccinated against polio in some NYC neighborhoods
ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Some of New York City’s area have less than 60% of kids fully vaccinated against polio, according to data from the city’s Department of Health.
Just last week, officials found traces of the poliovirus in the …
‘Spanish Stonehenge’ has reemerged amid Europe’s sizzling drought
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Spanish “stonehenge” has reemerged amid the country’s devastating drought, officials said.
The historic marvel, officially called the Dolmen of Guadalperal, has only been visible four times, accordi…
DeSantis announces 20 Floridians charged with voter fraud, lauds new election policing office
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state officials have criminally charged 20 people for voting while ineligible during the 2020 general election. The alleged fraudsters are now being arr…
DC police arrest teenage suspect in mass shooting at Juneteenth festival
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A teenage suspect was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Thursday in connection with a mass shooting that killed one person and wounded three others, police said.
The 15-year-old boy, who lives in the northweste…
Doug Mastriano’s opponents call him an extremist, but his Pa. campaign may be resonating
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The designated press area at a recent Doug Mastriano event in Indiana County was a small, roped-off square tucked into the back corner of an airport hangar where the Republican nominee to be Pennsylvania’s …
Scoreboard roundup — 8/18/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Chi Cubs 3, Baltimore 2
Pittsburgh 8, Boston 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Texas 10, Oakland 3
Houston 21, Chi White Sox 5
Tampa Bay 7, Kansas City 1
Toron…
‘House of the Dragon’s’ Fabien Frankel teases Sunday’s series premiere
HBO Max/Ollie UptonThe dragons are coming! HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, the highly anticipated spinoff of one of the most successful shows ever on TV, premieres Sunday night.
Fabien Frankel stars as the knight Ser Criston Cole, a…
New report warns about privacy of period-tracking, pregnancy apps after Roe v. Wade overturned
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new report is shining a spotlight on potential privacy concerns loopholes in apps that collect women’s personal health information following the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Abortion is now nearly banned in at least…