Bypassing book bans: Seattle Public Library launches program for teens across the country
FILE – Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. With
NYC to distribute Apple AirTags to fight rising car thefts
Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City will give away 500 Apple AirTags to prevent rising car thefts, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday.
The city hopes that adding this tracking technology will help the New York Po…
Garland responds to IRS agent’s claim Hunter Biden probe is being mishandled
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday gave his first public response to an IRS supervisor-turned-whistleblower who claimed to have information for Congress about potential mishandling of the yearslong f…
2 people, dog rescued from sinking boat off Georgia coast
USCGSoutheast via Twitter(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — Two people and a dog were rescued Monday after their boat sank off the coast of Georgia, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The 28-foot catamaran Pisces began taking on water near St. Simons Sound before sinking ne…
Divers find underwater hospital, cemetery off coast of Key West
NPS Photo by C. Sproul(KEY WEST, Fla.) — The archeological remains of a 19th century hospital and cemetery have been found on a submerged island near Garden Key, the second-largest island in the Dry Tortugas National Park near Key West, Florida. The h…
Bipartisan pair of lawmakers push to protect children online
Samuel Corum/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday focused on protecting children online and holding social media companies accountable as cries mount for improved safety fea…
1,500 active-duty troops being sent to southern border ahead of expected migrant surge
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense plans to send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to support the security mission along the U.S.-Mexico border for a temporary three-month period ahead of an expected surge of migrants w…
Elvis’ hair has left the building: Warner Bros. Pictures teases Austin Butler and company in ‘Dune: Part Two’
Warner Bros. PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures on Tuesday released the first footage for the follow-up to its adaptation of the sci-fi classic Dune, ahead of a full trailer release Wednesday, May 3.
In the snippet, we see someone sticking a device known a…
Maggie Simpson starring in new Disney+ short for ‘Star Wars’ Day
Disney+As that geek from the IT department might have reminded you, Thursday, May 4, is Star Wars Day. This year, Disney+ is celebrating with another Simpsons short set in a galaxy far, far away … and also in Springfield.
Maggie Simpson stars in Ro…
‘Dancing with the Stars’ returning to ABC, will simulcast on Disney+ for season 32
ABC/Eric McCandlessDancing with the Stars is on the move once again.
After airing for one season exclusively on Disney+, DWTS is returning to ABC for its upcoming season 32, airing this fall.
The reality competition show will make history as the firs…