Prosecutor seeks hate crime charges, death penalty in Atlanta spa shootings
Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A Georgia district attorney will seek the death penalty and hate crimes charges against Atlanta spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long. Long is accused of killing eight people, including six
More Americans expected to travel for Memorial Day Weekend this year, AAA says
MCCAIG/iStock (ORLANDO) — Memorial Day travel should is expected to jump by about 60 percent from 2020, as the coronavirus cases decline and more people begin to travel. AAA is anticipating more than 37 million people will
With stadium plan in limbo, Oakland Athletics to consider relocation
jjwithers/iStock (OAKLAND, Calif.) — The Oakland Athletics will start exploring the possibility of relocation, ESPN reports, with the blessing of Major League Baseball. The move could put pressure on local government officials to greenlight a new stadium
Former Hawaii football star Colt Brennan dead at 37
Photo by Lucy Pemoni/Getty Images (HONOLULU) — Record-setting former college football star Colt Brennan has died at the age of 37, his father told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Brennan, who starred at quarterback for the University of Hawaii,
CISA yet to obtain 'technical information' on Colonial Pipeline hack
JuSun/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not have the “technical information” on the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the acting director told a congressional panel Tuesday. Colonial Pipeline said on Saturday it was
Pfizer vaccine authorized for kids ages 12 to 15: What parents should know
Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 vaccine eligibility has now been widened for children ages 12 and up. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15,
In NYC, vaccinations are coming to a subway station near you
Xackery Irving/iStock (NEW YORK) — In an effort to meet New Yorkers where they are, the state is offering pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites at some subway and commuter stations this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. The
Victims of Colorado Springs birthday party shooting to be identified
Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The victims killed in a shooting at a Colorado Springs birthday party will be named Tuesday evening, police said. The Colorado Springs Police Department
A 'monster': Woman who killed veterans at VA hospital gets seven life sentences
DNY59/iStock (CLARKSBURG, W.Va.) — U.S. Army veteran Felix McDermott was affectionally known by his grandchildren as “Snappy Pappy.” He would have seen his family grow even larger had he not been murdered at the VA in Clarksburg,
Fauci, Walensky push COVID-19 vaccinations, defend CDC messaging, in heated Capitol Hill hearing
Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rachel Walensky, testifying before the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday, painted the next stage