'Dating Game' serial killer Rodney Alcala dies on death row
Michael Goulding/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer who was on California’s death row, has died, authorities said Saturday. Alcala, 77, died of natural causes at 1:43 a.m.
Jill Biden cheers on Team USA as Olympic Games get underway in Tokyo, Japan
Al Bello/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden spent her final day in Japan cheering on Team USA at three Olympic events as the Games got underway in Tokyo on Saturday. With fans unable to attend,
One dead, six injured after boats collide on Georgia lake
Emily Swecker/WGXA (MACON, Ga.) — One person is dead and six others injured, including one critically, after two boats collided on a Georgia lake Saturday, officials said. A person has been charged with boating under the influence after
Washington state deputy shot and killed in the line of duty
KATU (VANCOUVER, Wash.) — A Washington state sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty Friday night as police launch a search for suspects. The deputy involved in the shooting that unfolded around 7 p.m.
Missouri county's order reinstating mask mandate amid delta surge met with challenges
Jeff Curry/Getty Images (ST.LOUIS) — Hours after health officials in St. Louis announced they would reinstate a mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the state’s attorney general said he planned to challenge it. On Friday, officials
What to know about antibody tests in a post-vaccine world
sshepard/iStock (NEW YORK) — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel once again warned consumers this week not to use commercial antibody tests to check whether or not they are immune to COVID-19. These tests, the panel
What to expect as surfing makes Olympics debut
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Unlike most sports at the Tokyo Olympics, the venue for surfing will be decided by when and where Team USA hopefuls such as Carissa Moore and Kolohe Andino paddle out off Japan’s Shidashita
New York City eyes French 'health pass' vaccination policy
Kiran Ridley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared on Friday to entertain the possibility of implementing vaccination passports in the nation’s largest city. The mayor, who had previously said vaccine passports could be
What to know about PHA biodegradable plastic and how it could help Southeast Asia
ABC News (SUWON, South Korea) — South Korean conglomerate CJ Cheiljedang is jumping into the global market to begin mass production of PHA biodegradable plastic, or polyhydroxyalkanoates. PHA is considered a viable alternative to petroleum-based plastic because the
How colonial-era debt helped shape Haiti's poverty and political unrest
Pawel Gaul/iStock (NEW YORK) — When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price — an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its