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Gabby Petito's family attorney wants the letter he says Brian Laundrie's mom wrote him offering to bury a body, with inscription 'burn after reading'
Brian Laundrie's mother wrote a letter to her son that included references to getting a shovel and burying a body, an attorney representing the parents of Gabby Petito said during a court hearing Tuesday.
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Most young people aren't getting latest Covid-19 booster, but they're not filling hospital beds at three large health care systems
As the US mulls over its future Covid-19 vaccination plan, data from three large health care systems indicate that even though a small percentage of people under age 65 have gotten the new Covid-19 booster, people this age are not becoming severely ill and overwhelming hospitals.
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The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee
The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and left five others in critical condition may have had plans to target two schools in New Jersey, police there said.
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Man who allegedly assaulted congresswoman in DC apartment building makes first appearance in federal court
The man who allegedly assaulted Rep. Angie Craig in her Washington, DC, apartment last week made his initial appearance in federal court Monday.
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Pharrell Williams will be Louis Vuitton's next men's creative director
American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams will succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's men's creative director, according to a statement issued by the French luxury fashion house on Tuesday.
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Nikki Haley announces 2024 White House bid
Former South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley announced Tuesday in a video that she will run for president in 2024, becoming the first major rival to challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination.
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Wagner chief admits to founding Russian troll farm sanctioned for meddling in US elections
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian private military company Wagner, admitted on Tuesday to founding the Internet Research Agency, a notorious troll farm that the US government has sanctioned for interfering in American elections.
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Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, here in Moscow in 2017, admitted on Tuesday to founding the notorious troll farm that the US government has sanctioned for …
Published on February 14, 2023
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UK strikes hit a 30-year high as inflation erodes pay
The United Kingdom lost more working days to strikes in 2022 than in any year since 1989, as employees walked out in large numbers over pay amid soaring living costs.
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Sgt. Sheldon Smith, National Black Police Association's Dallas Chapter President
Published on February 14, 2023
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Crime rates in Dallas are decreasing
Crime rates fall in Dallas for 2nd straight year, bucking national trends
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Debris of downed objects may never be recovered, official warns, as White House tries to tamp down on conspiracies
The US and Canada may not be able to recover the debris of the three objects recently shot down by the military at President Joe Biden's direction, a senior administration official said Tuesday morning, a day after the White House tried to tamp down on burgeoning conspiracies.
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Making History: UH Students Reflect on Black History Month While Driving Change in their Communities
Boxing legend and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali was never short on words of wisdom or witticisms. Among the departed champion’s most endearing statements is one that is often linked to Black History Month.
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PVAMU becomes first HBCU in Texas to offer BS/BA in Public Health
By launching a new BS/BA degree in public health this spring, Prairie View A&M University became the first Historically Black College and University in Texas to offer the program.
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Untold Story: Three upcoming book projects on the history of PVAMU
Prairie View A&M University is affectionately known as “The Hill” by students and alumni. The University is the second-oldest public higher education institution in Texas, and it remains a pinnacle of academic excellence[1].
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Discovery Green® Celebrates 15 Years with an Action-Packed Spring Season
A Quinceañera Celebration, Bank of America’s Screen on The Green, UHD Thursday Night Concerts, Jazzy Sundays and more free entertainment for all.
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New Jersey school superintendent resigns after 14-year-old student's suicide
The superintendent of the New Jersey school district where a 14-year-old student took her own life days after a TikTok video showed she was attacked by four other teenagers has resigned, the district announced.
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Adriana Kuch, 14, was found dead in her home in Bayville on February 3 after she was assaulted on February 1 in the hallway of …
Published on February 13, 2023
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Changes to US school meal program helped reduce BMI in children and teens, study says
Changes to school nutrition standards that pushed more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products significantly decreased kids' and teens' body mass index after the standards were implemented in 2010, a new study finds.
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A new study found an overall decrease in annual body mass index, or BMI, among young people in the period following implementation of the Healthy, …
Published on February 13, 2023
