Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is the latest conservative — and perhaps the most high-profile one — to target a 25-year-old TikTok influencer in what appears to be an anti-transgender vitriol …
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Surge of viruses leaves children’s hospitals scrambling to find room for patients
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEvery inpatient bed at Comer Children’s Hospital in Chicago has been full for more than six weeks. Emergency room volume is up more than 150%. The flow of patients is …
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St. Louis school gunman was armed with AR-15-style rifle and over 600 rounds of ammunition, officials say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe 19-year-old gunman who killed two people at a St. Louis high school Monday was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and over 600 rounds of ammunition, and he left behind …
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‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg pleads not guilty to sexual assault and is denied bail
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLOS ANGELES — Eric Weinberg, executive producer for the hit TV show “Scrubs,” was denied bail on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to sexually assaulting five women whom prosecutors said …
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A convicted killer who confessed to another murder from ’91 told Florida authorities of ‘hatred for women’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Florida man confessed to the 1991 murder of a waitress in a chance encounter at a bar, allegedly admitting that he killed her after having developed a “hatred for …
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Alito says leaked abortion opinion made conservative justices ‘targets for assassination’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Tuesday night that the leak of the draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade this year endangered the lives of justices by putting a …
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz met Tuesday night for the only debate of what’s become perhaps the most important Senate race in the country …
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Bodycam video shows wreckage of deadly crash in which teen allegedly topped 150 mph
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAuthorities released body camera video Tuesday that showed the aftermath of a deadly Oklahoma crash allegedly caused by a teen accused of topping 150 mph in a Ford Mustang. Video …
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U.S. and allies warn of ‘unparalleled’ response if North Korea holds nuclear test
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor the first time since North Korea began testing nuclear weapons in 2006, China and Russia this year vetoed a U.S.-led push for additional Security Council sanctions. North Korea has …
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World ‘nowhere near’ hitting Paris climate targets, U.N. warns
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe world is “nowhere near” hitting its targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions, putting it on track to soar past the limit for global warming countries committed to in the …