Sextortion bill filed by state rep after his son died by suicide following scam
Courtesy Guffey family(NEW YORK) — Brandon Guffey’s 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide after he said Gavin fell victim to a sexual extortion scheme online, and now he’s fighting to protect other kids from this crime.
Sexual extortion, or “sextorti…
South Carolina autism clinic director indicted by federal jury for allegedly defrauding Medicaid out of thousands
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — A South Carolina woman who ran an autism clinic is facing federal charges of health care fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina.
Stamatina “Nina” Bourret,…
Turkish presidential election goes to runoff as ‘no party could actually win in the first round’
Moe Zoyari/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ISTANBUL) — Voters in Turkey will return to the polls soon as no candidate was able to receive 50% of voting in the first round of the critical presidential election.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled…
TikTokers share best money-saving tips and tricks
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With high inflation over the past year and many people looking for ways to keep budgets in check, some are turning to social media as a forum to share and find ideas to save some cash.
TikTokers like Daniela…
Why the USDA might ban chocolate milk from school cafeterias
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias.
The agency opened a comment request in February for feedback on its proposal to revise long-term school…
Woman says Ozempic helped her lose weight as she tries to get pregnant
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As the popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro continues to grow, some women are taking a closer look at whether the drugs could impact their chances of becoming pregnant.
Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh told …
Taco Bell files ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark petition, here’s what you need to know
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When it comes to marketing hooks, “Taco Tuesday” may be among the most well-known and successful tactics to entice diners with a delicious deal on a beloved Mexican food.
Now, California-based fast food …
‘Book Club’ meets ‘Fast X’ in Italy
Focus FeaturesIn theaters this week, there are two very different movies that will show you different sides of Italy. Fast X has a huge action sequence that takes place in Rome, and Book Club: The Next Chapter takes you to Rome and Venice and Florence….
Scoreboard roundup — 5/17/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 0
LA Dodgers 7, Minnesota 3
Arizona 5, Oakland 3
Kansas City 4, San Diego 3
NY Mets 8, Tampa Bay 7
Atlanta 6, Texas 5
Hous…
NB Interstate 5 to Close for Construction work
WSDOT has been assembling those grey 100 foot long steel construction beams this week which weigh 36,000 pounds each. “We worked really closely to make sure the detour we set up would be an easy one” WSDOT