5th set of human remains found in receding Lake Mead
Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm / Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Another set of human remains were found in Lake Mead near Las Vegas, the second time this month that remains have been found in the country’s largest reservoir, officials said Wednesday.
The re…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp files motion to delay testifying in Fulton County election probe
Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp filed a motion on Wednesday looking to delay a subpoena for his testimony in front of the special grand jury as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into efforts to ov…
Monkeypox vaccine not ‘a silver bullet’, WHO says, as breakthrough cases emerge
AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As demand for monkeypox vaccines increases, the World Health Organization (WHO) has begun to receive preliminary reports on the efficacy of the shots, which suggests there are breakthrough cases occurring, officials sa…
Anne Heche’s death following car crash ruled an accident by coroner
Jesse Grant/Getty Images, FILE(LOS ANGELES) — Anne Heche’s death has been ruled an accident, more than a week after suffering serious injuries in a fiery Los Angeles car crash, city records show.
Heche, 53, died from inhalation and thermal injuries, …
Florida court rules 16-year-old not ‘mature enough’ to get an abortion
Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Florida appeals court ruled on Monday that a 16-year-old girl was not “mature enough” to decide to terminate her pregnancy.
The decision comes after a circuit judge in northwest Florida ruled that the teen could …
Mike Pence tells Republicans to stop attacking the FBI after Mar-a-Lago search
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday castigated Republicans who are attacking the FBI after the agency searched Donald Trump’s residence in Florida.
The Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago, which sources told A…
‘Yellowjackets’ casts Simone Kessell in pivotal role
Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie – Photo credit: Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIMEYellowjackets has found its “Adult Lottie.”
The Showtime series has cast Obi-Wan Kenobi actress Simone Kessell in the role of a grown-up version of Lottie Matthews, played as a tee…
Texas restaurant owner takes down alligator on his front porch
Courtesy Mike Trinh(MISSOURI CITY, Texas) — A Texas middle school student had quite the start to her first day of school after she opened her front door to see an alligator.
Running back into the house, her father didn’t believe her until he saw the …
CDC: COVID guidance was ‘confusing and overwhelming,’ organization needs overhaul
Matt Miller/ABC(ATLANTA) — A scathing review of how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handled COVID-19 has found that its approach toward the pandemic failed to meet the moment of crisis, and offered a series of changes intended to revamp…
Gen Z is bypassing Google for TikTok as a search engine
NurPhoto/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The term “Googling” may be synonymous with “searching” for things online, but for the group known as Gen Z that might be changing.
Nearly 40% of Gen Z members (born from 1997 to 2012, according to the Pew Research Ce…