First RSV vaccine could be approved this summer
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After decades of research, a first-of-its kind vaccine designed to protect newborns against RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, could be approved by August.
Pfizer, the maker of the vaccine, announced …
In Brief: CBS renews nine shows; HBO cancels ‘South Side’, and more
Court is back in session. Just days after Warner Bros. announced the cancellation of Judge Mathis after 24 seasons, Variety reports Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has tapped Judge Greg Mathis to host a new first-run one-hour show for fall 2023. Mathis…
A year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s no end in sight. Here’s how we got here.
pop_jop/Getty Images(LONDON) — As tens of thousands of Russian troops lined up along Ukraine’s eastern and northern borders for “military exercises” last February, some international observers warned that Russia was about to do the unthinkable.
Presi…
Trump set to visit town affected by Ohio toxic train derailment
Cheryl Senter for the Washington Post(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — The politics around the Feb. 3 derailment of the Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border intensified this week with attention only growing on East …
Biden administration proposes new limit on how migrants can seek asylum in US
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a new immigration rule that, if implemented, would limit the ability for some people to seek asylum in the United States.
Under the proposal, the admini…
What to know about Microsoft’s controversial Bing AI chatbot
Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Microsoft search engine Bing, long overshadowed by Google but newly enhanced with artificial intelligence for some users, can suggest recipes for a multi-course meal or disentangle the nuances of existentialism.
T…
Grandmother charged with attempted murder after 7-year-old stabbed multiple times with kitchen knife
ABC News / WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A grandmother has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her 7-year-old granddaughter multiple times with a kitchen knife.
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when police were call…
Avalanche kills three climbers after victims swept 500 feet down mountain
Jose Azel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Three climbers have been killed in an avalanche after the lead climber accidentally triggered it while attempting to reach the peak of an 8,705-foot mountain over the weekend.
The incident occurred on Sunday when a …
How one city cut gun violence in half and may become a model around the country
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — More than 6,000 people have been fatally shot in the U.S. so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
While many leaders debate various solutions — restrictions on firearms, increased menta…
Uvalde police chief wins appeal to upgrade termination record
amphotora/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Even though he was fired for cause, Pete Arredondo, the Texas school district police chief terminated for his actions on the day of a schoolhouse massacre last year, won an appeal to remove a blemish from his di…