Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24” and providing the voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died. She was 45. Wersching died Sunday morning in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer, her publicist told The …
Read More »Video of Paul Pelosi attack released, showing suspect swinging a hammer at him
Video and audio of the violent October attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was released to the public Friday. It was released after San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Murphy ruled there was no reason to keep the footage secret, especially after prosecutors played …
Read More »Death toll from mass shooting at California dance hall rises to 11; sheriff releases new details on investigation
The death toll from the weekend shooting in Monterey Park, California, rose to 11 on Monday, officials announced. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services said in a statement that one of the four victims taken to LA County-USC Medical Center for treatment has died. “Our heroic staff at LAC+USC …
Read More »Stocks fall on recession fears, adding to biggest retreat of the year
Wall Street is opening lower as worries build that the U.S. may be headed for a painful recession. The S&P 500 fell 30 points, or 0.8%, to 3,899 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 252 points, 0.8%, to 33, 045 — their third straight drop. The Nasdaq composite lost …
Read More »Rep. Greg Steube hurt after falling 25 feet from ladder at Florida home
Washington — Rep. Greg Steube of Florida was injured after falling off a ladder while cutting tree limbs at his Sarasota home on Wednesday, according to his office. The 44-year-old Steube suffered “several serious injuries” after he was knocked roughly 25 feet from the ladder, his office said in a …
Read More »Search for 4
The search for a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl is now being considered a “recovery operation,” the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Monday. “Special Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, along with our partners at the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), have been searching areas of Caddo County for …
Read More »Here are the top places to work, according to their employees
Some of the best places to work in the U.S. include software firm Gainsight, cloud storage company Box and mental health services provider Telemynd, according to those who work there. Employees at those companies say they like their colleagues, enjoy how managers give them a more flexible schedule and appreciate …
Read More »Trevor Bickford, suspect in New Year’s Eve Times Square machete attacks targeting NYPD officers, charged with terrorism
A suspect is facing terrorism charges in connection with a machete attack which wounded two NYPD officers in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Trevor Bickford, 19, has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple counts, including first-degree attempted murder, first-degree attempted murder in the furtherance of an act …
Read More »Child care disruptions continue for working parents of small children
Forty-seven: That’s how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards’ 3-year-old son has missed in the past year. RSV, COVID-19 and two bouts of the dreaded preschool scourge of hand, foot and mouth disease struck one after another. The illnesses were so disruptive that the labor economist quit her …
Read More »Two University of Pittsburgh students charged with abusing medical cadaver
The University of Pittsburgh says it will review how it manages donated cadavers following abuse of corpse charges against two students, CBS Pittsburgh reports. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pitt receives about 80 cadavers per year from the state non-profit Human Gifts Registry. The two students have been charged with …
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