Six Flags Texas water park evacuated after chemical spill sends dozens to the hospital
Enes Evren/iStock (SPRING, TX.) — A chemical spill at a water park in Texas sent dozens of people to the hospital, according to officials. The incident began around 2:30 p.m. in a children’s pool at Six Flags Hurricane
Collin Morikawa shoots bogey free 66, wins The Open
Harry Trump/R&A/R&A via Getty Images (LONDON) — Collin Morikawa won The Open in Sandwich, England Sunday afternoon to win his second major. The 24-year old shot a bogey-free 66 to beat Jordan Spieth by two shots. Just
How COVID-19 changed the movie industry
Ines De La Cuetara/ABC News (CANNES, France) — It was almost a strange sight; packed movie premieres and actors again walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival — maskless- — while throngs of photographers snapped
4 people dead after terrible single-vehicle accident splits car in half
ABC News/WLS (NEW YORK) — Four people have died and two people have been injured in a terrible single-vehicle accident that ended up splitting their car in half. The incident occurred at approximately 2:24 p.m. on Saturday,
Why some civil liberties advocates worry about crackdown on 'misinformation'
Chinnapong/iStock (NEW YORK) — Misinformation – false information spread regardless of intent – is rampant across popular social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Most speech, whether true or false, is protected under the U.S. legal system.
Summer storms batter East Coast, while fires scorch West
ABC News (NEW YORK) — There were over 170 reports of severe weather in the U.S. on Saturday, the majority of them on the East Coast. Out West, fire alerts range from California to Wyoming and wildfires
Hijab-wearing basketball referee out to blaze trail at Tokyo Olympics
Ahmed Benzerguine/iStock (NEW YORK) — For Sarah Gamal, the significance of being the first hijab-wearing basketball referee to take part in the Olympic Games goes well beyond the court. The Egyptian referee and 3-on-3 basketball will both
NFL has 'steep hill to climb to make amends' for race-norming in concussion settlement program: Senator
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A powerful lawmaker says efforts by the NFL to address alleged racial bias in its concussion settlement program are falling short of what is owed to Black
Delta variant surge among the unvaccinated is 'deeply concerning': Dr. Vivek Murthy
peterschreiber.media/iStock (NEW YORK) — Local officials have the right to reimplement mitigation strategies to stop the spread of COVID-19 amid a surge in cases fueled by the delta variant, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday.
Reinstating mask mandate in LA 'not punishment, but prevention': Solis
halbergman/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis said Sunday that restoring the mask mandate there is “not punishment, but prevention” as the county responds to the alarming spike in cases