Summer camp safety in spotlight after Texas shooting
kali9/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As millions of U.S. children prepare to go off to summer camp, a shooting at one in Texas last week has left some parents like Janill Briones-Lopez with concerns that go far deeper than the normal bumps and bruises kids …
Hot car dangers: How to keep your kids safe this summer
Mykhailo Polenok / EyeEm/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As a heat wave slams the U.S. this week, it’s important to remember the dangers of leaving children in hot cars.
A child died in Harris County, Texas, on Monday after being left in a hot car for seve…
South Korea launches first successful homegrown rocket, starting ‘new era’ for space program
Korea Aerospace Research Institute via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea successfully launched and put its homegrown space rocket into orbit Tuesday, becoming the seventh nation capable of launching practical satellites using a self-devel…
Kellogg announces split into three separate companies
Yen Duong/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Kellogg has announced that it will separate into three different companies to create “greater strategic, operational, and financial focus” for each of the new firms that will be named at a later date.
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How to deal with ‘shrinkflation’ at the supermarket
We’re all dealing with inflation at the supermarket. Sometimes the price increases are obvious; sometimes they’re not. Faced with higher costs, some manufacturers boost prices. Others downsize their product a little – it’s called Shrinkflation. “That’s kind
What parents should know about newly-approved Covid-19 vaccines for little kids
The just-approved Covid vaccines for the youngest Americans, age 6 months to 5 years old are now available, and the CDC “recommends” them for all children in this age group – even if they’ve had Covid-19. Parents
Trump’s pressure campaign on state election officials is focus of Jan. 6 hearing Tuesday
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee’s Tuesday hearing will focus on what it says was then-President Donald Trump’s “unprecedented” effort to push key state officials to reject the election results and…
Dave Chappelle won’t attach his name to theater at high school alma mater amid ongoing controversy
Shannon Finney/Getty ImagesMonday would have been the night the theater building at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. was officially named in honor of one of the school’s most famous graduates: Dave Chappelle. However, the controver…
In brief: ‘Yellowstone’ prequel gets a title change, and more
Taylor Sheridan’s new Yellowstone prequel for Paramount+ will be taking us a little further back in time than previously announced. The series, originally titled 1932, has been renamed 1923 and will take place in the new titular year as opposed to old …
What to know with a Virginia primary and runoffs in Alabama and Georgia
John Baggaley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Tuesday’s primaries include only Virginia and Washington, D.C., as regularly scheduled elections — but the day will also feature some contested, Trump-involved rematches between Georgia GOP House candidates an…