Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday. On Dec. 8, 2020, a retired shop clerk in England received the first shot in what would […]
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Nancy Pelosi’s husband charged with DUI causing injury: Napa County DA
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, has been charged with driving under the influence, causing injury, following his May 28 arrest, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office said. Paul Pelosi is also charged with driving with 0.08% blood alcohol level or higher, causing injury, the office said in a […]
Buffalo mayor calls Supreme Court gun ruling ‘disappointing,’ and a ‘dark day’
The Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday striking down a New York State law limiting the right to carry a concealed handgun in public is drawing criticism from many in the state, including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. “It is a disappointment and it is a dark day for sensible gun reform in […]
‘Increased threat’ of foreign terrorists, election influence operations: DHS
The Department of Homeland Security recently warned that the threat from foreign terrorist organizations and cyberthreat from adversaries like Russia, including election interference, will likely increase in 2022 according to an intelligence analysis obtained by ABC News. The document, titled “Key Threats to the Homeland in 2022” and dated June […]
VidCon returns after pandemic hiatus
ANAHEIM, Calif. — From YouTubers like MrBeast and GamingMermaid, to TikTok stars including Charli D’Amelio and Khaby Lame, online video creators of all stripes are flocking to Anaheim, California, from June 22 to June 25 for VidCon. VidCon was launched in 2010 by Hank and John Green (known as the […]
Oxford high school shooting evidence, including surveillance, to be released
Oakland County Circuit Judge Rae Lee Chabot signed an order Thursday requiring the Oakland County Sheriff’s office, the county and the Oxford Community School District to release evidence, including video footage, related to the November school shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan. The ruling was made as part of […]
Man convicted last year of killing 2 in 1976 dies in prison
FILE – In this booking photo, provided by the Marinette County Jail on March 22, 2019, shows Raymand Vannieuwenhoven. Vannieuwenhoven serving two life terms for killing a Wisconsin couple in a slaying that went unsolved for decades has died in prison, state corrections officials confirmed, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Vannieuwenhoven, […]
At least 7 people have died in this state’s meningococcal outbreak
Federal and state health officials are investigating an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Florida primarily infecting men who identify as gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men. As of Tuesday, at least 24 cases have been confirmed and seven people have died, according to the Centers for Disease […]
FDA orders Juul to be taken off the market in US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is taking Juul Labs e-cigarettes and other products off the market. It comes after the federal health agency completed a nearly two-year review of the manufacturer’s application to sell its vaping device and tobacco- and menthol-flavored pods. Ultimately, the FDA decided […]
Mississippi county to pay $2.75M in diabetic inmate’s death
LUCEDALE, Miss. — A Mississippi county has agreed to a $2.75 million settlement in a federal lawsuit for the wrongful death of an insulin-dependent inmate held in the county jail. William Joel Dixon, 28, died in his jail cell at the George County Regional Correctional Facility on Sept. 24, 2014, […]