Asteroid to make extremely close approach to Earth this week
JPL-Caltech/NASA(NEW YORK) — An asteroid the size of a box truck is slated to get very close to Earth this week, according to scientists.
But don’t be alarmed, it isn’t projected to make an impact and cause Armageddon, NASA said.
The asteroid, 2023 …
US economy grew at end of 2022, defying recession fears
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. economy grew robustly at the end of last year, defying recession fears and weathering an aggressive series of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, government data showed.
U.S. gross domestic …
Barbie pays tribute to Bessie Coleman with new Inspiring Women series doll
Mattel(NEW YORK) — Barbie is honoring the life and legacy of Bessie Coleman with a new doll.
Coleman, whose birthday falls on Jan. 26, was the first Black and Native American female aviator and the first Black person to ever earn an international pil…
Physician weighs in on how patients, doctors can improve their trust
ABC News(NEW YORK) — One of the most important aspects of medicine is the relationship between a doctor and their patient, according to physician and Yale School of Medicine professor F. Perry Wilson.
However, Wilson said that relationship has been s…
Tyre Nichols suffered from ‘extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating’: Independent autopsy
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tyre Nichols, the Black man whose death this month at the hands of five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers has triggered national outrage, suffered from “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” accor…
Peacock’s ‘Poker Face’ is a nod to classic TV mysteries, says creator Rian Johnson
Evans Vestal Ward/PeacockKnives Out creator Rian Johnson is keeping the mystery alive, with his new show Poker Face out Thursday on Peacock.
The series stars Natasha Lyonne as a woman with a super-tuned b.s. detector, and Johnson tells ABC Audio that…
Scoreboard roundup –1/25/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Orlando 126, Indiana 120
Philadelphia 137, Brooklyn 133
Atlanta 137, Oklahoma City 132
Milwaukee 107, Denver 99
Washington 108, Houston 103
Minneso…
State House considers law enforcement, Blake decision clean-up bills
(Image courtesy of TVW) People harmed by on-duty law enforcement officers who violate the State Constitution or state law would be able to sue them under a new bill under consideration at the State Capitol. People would
Senators on intel committee demand to see Biden and Trump docs, in rare bipartisan outrage
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee emerged outraged from a two-hour secure briefing with Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines, threatening to grind the chamber’s business to a halt …
Texas, 19 other states sue Biden admin over migrant parole program
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading 20 states who are suing the Biden administration over a federal migrant parole program announced earlier this month.
The program established a pathway for up to 30,000…