Six dead in series of shootings in Mississippi; suspect in custody
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK(TATE COUNTY, Miss.) — Six people are dead after a “series of shootings” in Tate County, Mississippi, on Friday, authorities said.
A suspect has been taken into custody, the governor said.
The shootings occurred at th…
Labor Department fines food sanitation contractor $1.5M for child labor violations
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images(New York) — The Labor Department has detailed an investigation that found one of the nation’s largest food safety sanitation services providers illegally employed more than 100 children in hazardous work conditions a…
Biden has appointed 105 federal judges, outpacing Trump, Obama and Bush
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the 100th judicial appointment by President Joe Biden and as of Thursday the chamber had confirmed 105 of his nominees, exceeding the pace set by predecessors George W. Bush, Bara…
Man charged with kidnapping after allegedly holding woman hostage for nearly a year
New Jersey Office of the Attorney General(BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J.) — A man accused of holding a woman hostage for nearly a year was arrested and charged with kidnapping after the alleged victim managed to flee their residence to a gas station, authori…
‘M3GAN’ to stream exclusively on Peacock February 24
Universal PicturesPeacock announced on Friday that M3GAN, the robot doll-gone-wrong thriller, will stream exclusively on the platform starting February 24.
The streaming service will make both the theatrical and unrated version of the Universal Pictur…
‘Shang-Chi’ star Simu Liu to host Oscars’ Scientific and Technical Awards
Ryan Emberley/Getty Images for DisneySimu Liu, the star of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the upcoming Barbie movie, will host one of the Motion Picture Academy’s pre-Oscars award shows.
Simu will take to the podium for the Academy of M…
Transgender care targeted into adulthood in these states
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Lindsey Spero, 25, approached the podium at a Feb. 10 public hearing of the Florida medical board on a gender-affirming youth trans care ban, they used their allotted 2 minutes, 30 seconds to inject testo…
‘Star Wars’ star Mark Hamill’s autographs part of raffle for Ukraine military aid initiative
ABC/Randy HolmesMark Hamill, who in October of last year was named an ambassador for Ukraine’s war fundraising efforts by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is raffling off specially designed Star Wars-themed posters to raise money.
The poster f…
Residents’ anger, political fallout over federal response to Ohio train derailment
Angelo Merendino/Getty Images(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan came to East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, he was the first top Biden administration official on the scene since Norfolk Southern ra…
Federal hate crime charges filed against suspect in shootings of two Jewish men in LA
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — Federal hate crime charges have been filed in the shootings of two Jewish men in Los Angeles this week, according to a criminal complaint.
Jaime Tran, 28, has been charged with hate crimes in the separate shootings of two Jewish m…