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Month: November 2021

New Study: Sexism Is “Normalized,” “Prevalent” In Utah

New Study: Sexism Is “Normalized,” “Prevalent” In Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT) — New research says sexism is considered normal in Utah. Researchers with Utah State University say their recent study found that sexist comments are widespread in the state. According to the 2020 study, the sexist remarks are more likely to occur in workplaces, within the home, […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Don’t give kids pain reliever before vaccine, CDC says

COVID-19 live updates: Don’t give kids pain reliever before vaccine, CDC says

AlxeyPnferov/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 750,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Just 68% of Americans ages 12 and up […]

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Atlanta faces Utah, seeks 4th straight home win

Utah Jazz (6-1, first in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (4-4, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -1 BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Hawks play Utah. Atlanta finished 41-31 overall last season […]

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FAA refers 37 of the ‘most egregious’ unruly passenger cases to FBI for criminal review

FAA refers 37 of the ‘most egregious’ unruly passenger cases to FBI for criminal review

guvendemir/iStock (WASHINGTON) — With the rise in airline passengers has come a rise in violence and aggression in the nation’s airports and onboard flights. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been sounding the alarm on the increasing unfriendly skies for almost a year — warning passengers that they could face […]

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Juror booted in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial over Jacob Blake joke

Juror booted in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial over Jacob Blake joke

imaginima/iStock (KENOSHA, Wis.) — A juror in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial in Wisconsin was booted from the case Thursday morning after he acknowledged that he told a tasteless joke to a deputy. The man, referred to a juror No. 7, was dismissed after he was questioned by Kenosha County […]

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Ahmaud Arbery’s mother ‘very’ discouraged by makeup of nearly all white jury

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother ‘very’ discouraged by makeup of nearly all white jury

isayildiz/iStock (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — The mother of Ahmaud Arbery said it is “very, very discouraging” that the jury impaneled in the trial of the Georgia men accused of chasing down and killing her son is nearly all white. The jury was selected on Wednesday to decide the fate of the […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 11/3/21

Scoreboard roundup — 11/3/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 92, Orlando 79 Cleveland 107, Portland 104 Indiana 111, New York 98 Philadelphia 103, Chicago 98 Toronto 109, Washington 100 Brooklyn 117, Atlanta 108 LA Clippers 126, Minnesota 115 Memphis 108, Denver 106 Dallas […]

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US paying a high price for climate change-induced weather disasters

US paying a high price for climate change-induced weather disasters

CHUYN/iStock (NEW YORK) — Weather globally and across the U.S. has grown increasingly violent, with Americans seeing a steady increase in tornado events since 1950. More than 900 tornadoes have been confirmed since Jan.1, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However, Tornadoes are not the only severe weather […]

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Police officers sued for allegedly ‘abandoning’ man during mental health crisis

Police officers sued for allegedly ‘abandoning’ man during mental health crisis

Courtesy: Clifford Law Offices, Chicago, IL (NEW LENOX, Ill.) — An Illinois man discharged from a hospital during a mental health crisis last year was “abandoned” by police in a parking lot late at night, only to be hit by a car shortly after, suffering traumatic brain injuries, a recent […]

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Blanco scores twice, Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 3-1

Blanco scores twice, Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 3-1

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sebastian Blanco scored two goals and the Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 on Wednesday night to clinch home field for the first round of the playoffs. Blanco put in a header in the 17th minute and scored on a give-and-go with Jaroslaw Niezgoda to […]

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