‘SNL’ alum Chris Redd assaulted outside NYC comedy club
Jesse Grant/PeacockComedian Chris Redd was punched in the face in front of a New York City comedy club, where he was scheduled to perform Wednesday night.
WABC-TV, citing a a preliminary police investigation, reports that Redd was getting out of his c…
Justices to take aim at race-conscious college admissions in affirmative action cases
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In her 2003 opinion upholding affirmative action in higher education, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor famously predicted that in 25 years “the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessar…
In Brief: Amy Schumer back to host ‘SNL’, ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ conjures a record, and more
Inside Amy Schumer star Amy Schumer will host Saturday Night Live for the third time on November 5 with musical guest Steve Lacy, the NBC late-night sketch comedy show announced on Thursday. Schumer previously hosted the NBC show in October 2015 and Ma…
Police, firefighters had job with highest COVID death rates in 2020: CDC
Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Police officers, firefighters and other protection service employees had the occupation with the highest death rates from COVID-19 in 2020, new federal data shows.
The report, published Friday by the Nation…
Hurricane Ian one month later: Images show destruction left in hardest-hit regions
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Parts of Southwest Florida that were left unrecognizable in the wake of Hurricane Ian are still cleaning up the remnants of the widespread destruction one month after the monster storm made landfall.
Hurricane Ian …
New York City Fire Department to be led by woman for first time in agency’s 157-year history
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — The largest fire department in the country has officially welcomed its first female commissioner.
Laura Kavanagh was sworn in Thursday morning as the head of the New York City Fire Department. She had been serving as acting commis…
Fetterman, Shapiro to attend Pennsylvania Democratic Party fundraiser where Biden, Harris will speak
Mark Makela/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris will deliver remarks at a fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in Philadelphia on Friday evening, where two key candidates on the ballot this November w…
Ukraine war expected to accelerate clean energy transition, new report finds
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The war in Ukraine is reshaping the global energy landscape and is expected to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels as countries scramble for alternatives to Russian energy, according to a new report f…
How massive avian flu outbreaks will impact Thanksgiving turkey supply, prices
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As avian flu outbreaks continue to ravage poultry production in the U.S. and overseas, turkey availability has drastically dropped and experts say the devastating wave shows no signs of letting up ahead of the Thank…
What voters in four swing states say about inflation, abortion and extremism
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As the final days tick down to Election Day, voters from Arizona, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania recently spoke about their concerns.
High gas prices: Biden’s solution?
Florida resident Justin Vega said that…