Can artificial intelligence help stop mass shootings?
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A string of six mass shootings in California over less than two weeks, which left 30 dead and 19 injured, has reignited calls that the U.S. address gun violence.
President Joe Biden earlier this month pu…
FDA issues warning letters to companies selling unproven mpox treatments
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new warning from the Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to beware of marketers attempting to sell illegal and unproven mpox “medication” and “cures” in order to swindle scared, vulnerable peop…
Mother of man fatally shot by Columbus police renews call for officer to be held accountable
ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Following the disciplinary actions and murder charges brought against several officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, Rebecca Duran, the mother of Donovan Lewis, renewed her call Tuesday for the…
Is Ozempic safe to take during pregnancy or while trying to conceive? Experts weigh in
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The growing popularity of drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, designed to help people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, has raised new questions about what those drugs could mean for pregnancy and fertility….
Who’s the celebrity with the most smarts? find out on the finale of ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’
ABC/Tyler GoldenWho’s the smartest celebrity? We’ll get an answer, kind of, with Thursday night’s Celebrity Jeopardy! finale.
Host Mayim Bialik tells ABC Audio that finalists Wil Wheaton, Ike Barinholtz, and Patton Oswalt are “three very, very, very s…
Top Trump Organization executive to appear before grand jury
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Trump Organization’s controller is expected to testify Thursday before a grand jury in New York that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump played a role in the hush payment to adult fil…
Scoreboard roundup — 2/1/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Portland 122, Memphis 112
Washington at Detroit (Postponed)
Philadelphia 105, Orlando 104
Boston 139, Brooklyn 96
Minnesota 119, Golden State 114
H…
Biggs rolls out new articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs on Wednesday rolled out new impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying the top Biden administration official has “violated h…
Canadian province decriminalizes drugs to fight overdose deaths
Liang Sen/Xinhua via Getty Images(VANCOUVER, Canada) — The Canadian province of British Columbia said it’s decriminalizing small amounts of some drugs to help combat the number of drug overdose deaths.
During the three-year pilot program, which start…
Veteran who claimed George Santos stole money for his dying dog says FBI has reached out to him
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The FBI has contacted a Navy veteran, Richard Osthoff, as part of an investigation into embattled Rep. George Santos and a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for Osthoff’s sick service dog.
Osthoff conf…