Drug overdoses surge in some states: frightening numbers ‘are people’s lives,’ expert says
According to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States is expected to reach 107,543 in 2023. While that figure is frighteningly high, it actually represents a 3% decrease when compared to the all-time high of 111,029 deaths reported in 2022. The […]
Utah Republican Senate Candidate John Curtis Backed Pro-Defund the Police Black Lives Matter
Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah), who is running to replace Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), has said he supports law enforcement but supports the Black Lives Matter movement, which advocates for defunding police. Curtis released an ad in April touting his pro-law enforcement policies. But in June 2020, he sided with the Black Lives Matter group, which […]
Vermont high school students gossiped about sex lives of peers, faculty
A Vermont high school student is under fire for using a social media app targeted at Gen Z students to anonymously mock a classmate with a disability and make speculations about others’ sexual orientation, according to reports. FizzSocial, a private message board founded by two Stanford University students that billed it as “an uplifting digital […]
Kamala Harris Mourns ‘Innocent Lives’ Lost in Israeli Hostage Rescue in Gaza
Vice President Kamala Harris said at a Democratic dinner in Michigan on Saturday night that she mourned the loss of “innocent lives” of Palestinians in Gaza when four hostages were freed in an Israeli rescue mission. Fox 2 Detroit report: “Before we begin, I want to share a few words about the morning that has […]
Florida couple adopts swan that ‘completely changed’ their lives
Florida couple Andrew Marshall and PJ Garcia Marshall opened their hearts, and sometimes their home, to a swan named Lola. “She’s grown to love being in the house. She thinks she’s one of the dogs or cats,” Garcia Marshall said. He told Click Orlando. “To say she has completely changed our lives would be an […]
Woman allegedly mugged by accused cop-shooting NYC migrant lives in fear after violent attack
A Queens woman who police believe was robbed by an immigrant who suspected of shooting and killing two NYPD officers has revealed she is suffering from PTSD-like symptoms after the violent snatch-and-grab robbery last month. Desiree Mason, 38, spoke about the horrific attack in an exclusive interview with The Washington Post, and expressed her gratitude […]
Lab Leak Dismissed Because It Was Part of Unfair Criticism of Officials That Hurts Trust, Endangers Lives
During Monday’s CNN broadcast of “Outfront,” Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, responded to a question about containing the lab-leak theory about the origins of COVID-19 by acknowledging that the theory is still a possible explanation for the virus, but said the theory is “tied up with the […]
The moment I knew: as two pythons writhed above us, I realised our lives would always be intertwined | Australian lifestyle
CRaig and I locked eyes on the streets of Sydney a few days after Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2001. I was 23 years old, had just arrived in Australia from Peru, and was still healing from the emotional scars of my conservative Catholic upbringing. To me, Craig seemed like a man from another […]
Wide-eyed in New York: Luke Littler lives the American Dream | Luke Littler
debtFive days after beating world number one Luke Humphries to win the Premier League Darts title. Sensational nine-dart finish At the O Hall in London, 14,000 fans were in a frenzy.2 Arena’s Luke Littler faced a much more relentless foe on Tuesday afternoon: Manhattan rush-hour traffic. Media crews who had been milling around New York […]
Attorneys general urge federal probe of Black Lives Matter protest killing after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardon
A coalition of state attorneys general Urged The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will open a civil rights investigation into the 2020 killing of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester, following Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (Republican) pardon of the killer two weeks ago. The group of attorneys general, all Democrats, said protester Garrett […]