Police are investigating a series of three shootings in Jacksonville Beach that left one person dead and panicked onlookers fleeing the chaos during the busy St. Patrick’s Day weekend. No arrests had been made and police were still searching for suspects on Monday. Three other people were in serious condition …
Read More »Book excerpt: “My Friends” by Hisham Matar
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “My Friends” (Random House), the latest novel from Hisham Matar (the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Return”), imagines the life of a student wounded during a protest against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi 40 years ago: a young …
Read More »LA Innocence Project takes on Scott Peterson’s murder case as he seeks new DNA test
The Los Angeles Innocence Project announced Thursday that it is taking up the Scott Peterson murder case as the convicted killer seeks new DNA testing. Pat Harris, Peterson’s attorney, announced the news in a statement. “We are very excited to have the incredibly talented attorneys from the LA Innocence Project …
Read More »Google’s Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers, jury in Epic Games lawsuit says
A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three hours of deliberation following a …
Read More »Dealing with ulcerative colitis? Doctor shares dietary tips to help manage symptoms.
A healthy, balanced diet is key to daily comfort and well-being, and it’s especially important for people with inflammatory bowel disorders like ulcerative colitis. For his own patients dealing with this condition, Dr. David Hudesman, a gastroenterologist and co-director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at NYU Langone, recommends a …
Read More »NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell opens up about league’s growing popularity, Taylor Swift’s impact
We all know Thanksgiving is about turkey, family and football, and the National Football League is working hard to satisfy the nation’s appetite for the latter. A busy NFL lineup is slated for the next few days — with three games on Thanksgiving day, the first-ever game on Black Friday …
Read More »FBI: Ohio Walmart shooter who injured 4 may have been motivated by racial extremism
A white gunman who opened fire inside a Walmart in Ohio and wounded four people before killing himself may have been motivated by racist extremism, the FBI said Wednesday. Four shoppers — two Black women, a white woman and a white man — were wounded in the attack at the …
Read More »Book excerpt: “Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein” by Anne Eekhout
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In her new historical novel “Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein” (HarperVia), Dutch author Anne Eekhout recreates the fabled 1816 weekend when an 18-year-old Mary Shelley, trapped by a storm at Lord Byron’s rented Swiss estate, conjured …
Read More »Toddler milk supplements are unregulated and unnecessary, pediatrician group warns
“Toddler milks,” powdered drink mixes or formulas marketed for children up to age 3, are unregulated and unnecessary, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. In the report published Friday, the pediatrician group warned these older infant-young child formulas — known as OIYCFs — are not …
Read More »Man accused of killing boy, 6, stabbing woman because they were Muslim
UPDATE: Funeral services for the 6-year-old boy will be held Monday afternoon. The suspect also is due to make his first court appearance in Will County on Monday. PLAINFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — A 71-year-old landlord has been charged with murder, after authorities say he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old Palestinian …
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