Crime victim calls it a 'slap in our faces' as violent offenders are released from Rikers over COVID-19 concerns
DougSchneiderPhoto(NEW YORK) — When a Bronx, New York, man was sentenced to 364 days on Rikers Island for causing the death of a father of two with a single punch, the victim’s younger sister, LaTor Scott, thought
Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine founder and black publishing pioneer, dies at age 85
Jemal Countess/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Earl G. Graves Sr., the founder and publisher of the first black-owned magazine that focused on black entrepreneurs, died Monday at the age of 85. “It is with profound sadness that we share
How a virus researcher makes sure she doesn’t bring coronavirus into her home
Moyo Studio/iStock(NEW YORK) — After a trip to the grocery store these days, does re-entering your home leave you wondering what level of hazmat decontamination is necessary? We asked Dr. Angela Rasmussen of Columbia University — a
Ellen Pompeo's daughter has hilarious message to those trapped with their siblings
ABC/Mike Rosenthal(LOS ANGELES) — It’s all fun and games until social distancing gets extended for another month — just ask Ellen Pompeo’s daughter Sienna May. The five-year-old took a minute to vent to her mother about how her three-year-old
'Justice League' star Ezra Miller caught on tape allegedly choking a woman on the street
Photo by Vera Anderson/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Ezra Miller has garnered a lot of media attention lately and it’s not for his acting. In a now-viral seven-second video, the Justice League actor appeared to grab a woman by the throat and proceed to shove her to the
Military 3D-printing face shields, reusable N95 masks to address hospital shortages
Peter Fitzpatrick/U.S. Navy(NEW YORK) — The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to increase the supply of critical medical equipment as hospitals across the U.S. work to combat
Calls to US helpline jump 891%, as White House is warned of mental health crisis
Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock(NEW YORK) — The national hotline providing emergency help to people suffering from emotional distress has received nearly nine times more calls than it did this time last year, with tens of thousands of Americans reaching
DIY masks may not protect you from COVID-19. But here's why it's smart to wear one
Rike_/iStock(NEW YORK) — Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new recommendation that Americans wear cloth face masks in public, especially in areas with significant COVID-19 spread, many are asking which materials offer the best protection
Firefighters tackle forest fires near Chernobyl that caused radiation levels to rise
MarkRubens/iStock(NEW YORK) — Ukrainian authorities have sought to calm fears around a forest fire burning in the contaminated zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power station that briefly caused local radiation levels to rise. Firefighters on Monday said
Crewmember on Navy hospital ship Comfort tests positive for coronavirus
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adelola Tinubu/Released(NEW YORK) — A crew member aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is currently in isolation aboard the