With mifepristone in limbo, Harris reaffirms White House commitment to abortion access
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With Americans’ access to the abortion pill mifepristone still in limbo, Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday convened a meeting of a White House task force on reproductive health care during which Cabin…
New York City names its first-ever ‘rat czar’
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City now has a “rat czar.”
Kathleen Corradi has been named the city’s director of rodent mitigation.
“You’ll be seeing a lot of me and a lot less rats,” Corradi said Wednesday…
James Gunn announces MCU vets David Harbour, Frank Grillo for DC Studios’ animated ‘Creature Commandos’
Warner Bros. DiscoveryOn Wednesday, James Gunn revealed the lineup for Creature Commandos, the first animated series for his and Peter Safran’s new DC Studios timeline.
Based on the comic series of the same name about a WWII-era super team, the show w…
NPR leaves Twitter amid dispute over labeling
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NPR will stop sharing content on Twitter, the company announced Wednesday — a rebuke of certain labels the social media platform attached to the news outlet.
The international media non-profit said the …
Federal prosecutors will not pursue charges in Shanquella Robinson’s death
Obtained by ABC News(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday they will not bring charges in the murder of Shanquella Robinson, a Charlotte, North Carolina, resident who was killed in October while vacationing in Mexico.
U.S. Attorn…
Chicago mayor-elect talks combatting rising crime levels, investing in education
Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Growing up with nine siblings, who all shared one bathroom, Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said his father taught him: “We are only as strong as the person who was struggling the most.”
Now, after a highly…
Mom shot dead in targeted attack in drive-thru line while son was in backseat
Courtesy King family(CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — Pennsylvania authorities are searching for the suspect who gunned down a mom in her car in an apparent targeted attack while her 11-year-old son sat in the backseat.
Rachel King, 35, was in a Dunkin’ d…
Archeologists find ancient tomb of temple guard near Giza Pyramids
Fadel Dawod/Getty Images(CAIRO) — A 3,200-year-old tomb belonging to Panehsy, the guard of the temple of Egyptian deity Amun, has been uncovered in Saqqara necropolis, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the tourism ministry said on Wednesday.
The t…
Juul to pay $462 million settlement for ‘central role in the youth vaping epidemic,’ AGs say
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Several attorneys general announced a new $462 million settlement from e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs on Wednesday.
The settlement is the largest multistate settlement which includes the most “stringent restric…
Justin J. Pearson: Shelby County Board of Commissioners votes to reinstate expelled lawmaker
Seth Herald/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Less than a week after being ousted by the Tennessee House of Representatives by the Republican supermajority, District 86 representative Justin J. Pearson has just been reinstated by a unanimous vote.
Pears…