US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention
The U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether safe injection sites can make a dent in the nation's overdose epidemic
2023-05-08 21:46
Stock market today: Wall Street steadies, bank stocks rise
Wall Street is holding relatively steady coming off its worst week in nearly two months as stocks of several beaten-down banks rally
2023-05-08 21:44
NBA Playoffs: Jokic, Booker posting stats never seen before
Nobody ever finished an NBA playoff game with at least 30 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists
2023-05-08 21:43
Jordan Neely – latest: Family slams Daniel Penny’s ‘admission of guilt’ as 13 arrested in subway protest
Attorneys for the family of Jordan Neely have criticised a statement released by the firm representing Daniel Penny after the 30-year-old homeless street performer was fatally choked on a New York City subway on 1 May. Neely was placed in a chokehold by the 24-year-old former Marine on a Manhattan F train after Neely allegedly threatened passengers. No charges have been filed. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating. Attorneys for Mr Penny said in a statement on Friday that he “never intended to harm Mr Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death” after Mr Penny and two other passengers “acted to protect themselves”. On Monday, attorneys for Neely’s family called the statement an “admission of guilt” and neither “an apology nor an expression of regret”. The incident has sparked debates, protests and vigils across New York and on the city’s subway platforms, demanding justice in the days after the fatal incident and stressing the failure of a system meant to support people like Neely. At least 13 people were arrested in connection with a protest on Saturday at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street stop. Read More Daniel Penny: Everything we know about ex-Marine filmed choking Jordan Neely in fatal subway incident New York prosecutors investigate Jordan Neely’s death as ex-Marine hires Alvin Bragg’s former rival Jordan Neely struggled after his mother’s murder, family attorney says Jordan Neely wanted help. A brutal narrative about homelessness blamed him for his own death New York was not a ‘safe city’ for Jordan Neely
2023-05-08 21:42
Allen mall shooting – live: Texas outlet worker died saving shoppers from ‘white supremacist’ gunman
Investigators in Texas are looking into possible neo-Nazi and white supremacist beliefs of the gunman who killed eight in the mass shooting at a shopping mall in Allen. Mauricio Garcia, 33, was identified as the shooter who drove to the Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday afternoon and opened fire on innocent shoppers with an AR-15-style rifle. Eight people, including a heroic store associate who saved 12 people by hiding them a storage room, died in the attack before the gunman was shot dead by a law enforcement officer. The motive for the attack remains unknown but the gunman was wearing a patch reading “RWDS” – standing for Right Wing Death Squad – as he carried out the rampage. Police sources told NBC News that Garcia – an Army veteran who worked as a security guard – posted neo-Nazi and white supremacist content online. As details continue to emerge about the gunman, the victims are starting to be identified. Christian LaCour, a 20-year-old security guard at the mall, and Aishwarya Thatikonda, an engineer who was shopping at the time, were both identified by family members. Read More Gunman kills eight and wounds seven in mass shooting at Texas outlet mall Dallas mall shooting: Eight dead as witnesses describe thinking gunshots were ‘construction work’ Marjorie Taylor Greene sidesteps gun issue, blames Texas mall shooting on ‘evil forces’
2023-05-08 21:40
Authorities search for suspect after shooting on a DART train in Dallas leaves 1 dead and 2 others injured
One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting when an altercation broke out aboard a DART train in Dallas on Sunday, and a suspect remains at large, authorities said.
2023-05-08 21:39
Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
Iran has hanged two men convicted of blasphemy
2023-05-08 21:35
Mama June debunks rumors of Honey Boo Boo's baby plans, says she's headed to college
'She is fixing to graduate high school and she wants to immediately go to college,' Mama June said of Honey Boo Boo
2023-05-08 21:33
Cryptic Kentucky Derby photo suggests Brittany Williams has broken up with Bills star Josh Allen
Josh Allen and Brittany Williams had attended the Kentucky Derby seperately and a social media post by the latter's pal seemed to confirm rumors
2023-05-08 21:32
USAID chief Power heads to Serbia, Kosovo to lower tensions
The United States’ top international development chief is heading to Serbia and Kosovo this week to meet with leaders there
2023-05-08 21:31
Cooler weather brings some relief to wildfire-hit Canadian oil province Alberta
TORONTO Rain and cooler weather were expected to bring some relief on Monday to Canada's main oil-producing province
2023-05-08 21:27
'Risk it all': Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end
A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants
2023-05-08 21:27