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Month: January 2023

Texas senator proposes gun laws allowing school shooting victims to sue state, impose firearms tax

Texas senator proposes gun laws allowing school shooting victims to sue state, impose firearms tax

Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — After multiple mass shootings across the country this week, Uvalde families gathered Tuesday as Texas legislators introduced four new bills that would tighten gun laws in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting last May. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, […]

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Former Proud Boy testifies in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial

Former Proud Boy testifies in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial

ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In federal court this week, a former Proud Boy who flipped on his alleged co-conspirators testified to increasingly violent conversations among the far-right group’s members leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Matthew Greene of Syracuse, New York, took the stand in […]

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Parents speak out after winning nearly $3 million settlement in son’s hazing death

Parents speak out after winning nearly $3 million settlement in son’s hazing death

Courtesy Foltz family (NEW YORK) — The parents of a 20-year-old Bowling Green State University student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity say they are on a mission to end hazing in colleges across the country. Cory and Shari Foltz, the parents of Stone Foltz, who died […]

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Former Columbia University OB-GYN Robert Hadden convicted of sexual abuse

Former Columbia University OB-GYN Robert Hadden convicted of sexual abuse

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Robert Hadden, a former Columbia University gynecologist, was convicted Tuesday on four counts for sexually abusing women during a Manhattan, New York federal court trial. Hadden, 64, of Tenafly, New Jersey, was accused of sexually abusing four patients, including a minor and two pregnant […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 1/24/23

Scoreboard roundup — 1/24/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Indiana 116, Chicago 110 New York 105, Cleveland 103 Miami 98, Boston 95 Denver 99, New Orleans 98 Washington 127, Dallas 126 Phoenix 128, Charlotte 97 LA Clippers 133, LA Lakers 115 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 1/24

Prep Sports Roundup: 1/24

Boys Basketball Region 19 MONROE, Utah-Emilio Miramontes led the way with 23 points and the South Sevier Rams outlasted Parowan 79-76 in overtime in Region 19 boys basketball action Tuesday. Waylon Robinson’s game-high 25 points led the Parowan Rams in defeat. ENTERPRISE, Utah-Austin Thomas stepped up with 18 points and […]

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Monterey Park mass shooting updates: Suspect had hundreds of rounds of ammunition, police say

Monterey Park mass shooting updates: Suspect had hundreds of rounds of ammunition, police say

Eric Thayer/Getty Images (MONTEREY PARK, Calif.) — Eleven people were killed and nine others were injured by a gunman who opened fire at a crowded dance studio in Monterey Park, California, on Saturday night, authorities said. The suspect — identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran — fled the scene and […]

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Half Moon Bay mass shooting updates: Workplace violence believed to be motive

Half Moon Bay mass shooting updates: Workplace violence believed to be motive

Kali9/Getty Images (HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) — Seven people were killed on Monday in a mass shooting at two locations in Half Moon Bay, California, authorities said. One person was also taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, 67-year-old Chunli […]

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2023 ‘Doomsday Clock’: This is how close we are to the apocalypse, scientists say

2023 ‘Doomsday Clock’: This is how close we are to the apocalypse, scientists say

EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists revealed on Tuesday that the “Doomsday Clock” has been moved up to 90 seconds before midnight — the closest humanity has ever been to armageddon. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up 10 seconds from where it had […]

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Severe weather causes destruction in southeast Texas

Severe weather causes destruction in southeast Texas

@CowboyAstronut/Twitter (NEW YORK) — Severe weather caused significant damage across southeast Texas on Tuesday, as dangerous tornadoes were confirmed. A “large and destructive” tornado was confirmed moving over Deer Park, in the Houston metro region, around 2:30 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service said. The agency later warned of […]

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