Babysitter, child held hostage during 29-hour standoff at Las Vegas motel
KTNV (LAS VEGAS) — A 29-hour barricade situation at a Las Vegas motel ended safely after an allegedly armed suspect burrowed through a wall and held hostage a babysitter and child. The situation began around 10:30 a.m.
Distribution of Eli Lilly COVID-19 therapy paused in 8 states over variant concerns
jetcityimage/iStock (NEW YORK) — Federal health authorities have paused distribution of Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody cocktail in eight states over COVID-19 variant efficacy concerns. The COVID-19 treatment will halt distribution in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts,
Former Southwest pilot pleads guilty to exposing himself, watching porn in cockpit
rypson/iStock (NEW YORK) — A former Southwest Airlines pilot pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal charge of committing “a lewd, indecent, or obscene act” mid-flight while he was the pilot in command. After the Aug. 10,
Justice Stephen Breyer on being a justice: 'Don't let up,' and meditate
Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the final month of its term, and speculation swirls around his possible retirement, Justice Stephen Breyer on Friday used a rare public appearance to reflect on
What to know if your employer requires vaccinations: federal legal protections
Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — The federal government agency that protects workers from discrimination issued new guidance this week to help inform Americans of their legal protections as more employers ask them to come back to the
12-year-old fights to make restrooms more accessible to people with disabilities
Jennifer Harrison (ITHACA, Mich.) — A 12-year-old girl from Michigan is fighting for new legislation to make public restrooms more accessible to people with disabilities. “Good Morning America” first shared Zoey Harrison’s story in 2018 when she
14-year-old boy will be tried as adult for allegedly stabbing teen girl 114 times
St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office (ST.JOHNS COUNTY, Fla.) — A 14-year-old Florida boy will be tried as an adult for first-degree, premeditated murder in the gruesome stabbing death of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey earlier this month in Florida,
CDC now says summer camps can skip masks if everyone fully vaccinated
James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday summer camps no longer need to require masks or social distancing if everyone is fully vaccinated, including the campers, in
Half of all Americans have now received at least 1 vaccine dose
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Less than six months after the U.S. began distributing coronavirus vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that half of the country’s population has received at least
Guilty verdict in murder of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office (BROOKLYN, Iowa) — Cristhian Bahena Rivera, accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts as she was jogging, has been found guilty by an Iowa jury. Bahena Rivera, a 26-year-old undocumented immigrant from