(Salt Lake City, UT) — The legislature has passed a bill banning public entities such as businesses and government agencies from restricting people and employees based on whether or not they’re vaccinated. The bill has exceptions for medical facilities and providers, along with those who handle medical waste and other […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is a definite “no” on medical “magic mushrooms.” Cox told reporters on Thursday he does not support a bill before the Legislature that would narrowly legalize so-called magic mushrooms for medicinal use in the same way the state currently regulates medical marijuana. […]
Adam Glanzman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has come to a settlement after he touted EMAX tokens, crypto asset securities offered and sold by EthereumMax, on social media without disclosing the payment he received for the promotion, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday. “Pierce […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — All five former Memphis police officers accused of murder in connection to the traffic stop beating of Tyre Nichols entered not guilty pleas on Friday morning. Nichols’ parents and their attorney, Ben Crump, were in the courtroom. The former officers are set to return […]
Rebecca Kiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said the agency “is working vigorously to understand what caused” the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. In a rare series of posts on Twitter on Thursday evening, NTSB […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — With crisis after crisis plaguing the water infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi, the city government has, for months, included a message on its website’s water information page explaining where people can send private donation checks if they want to help. Yet despite issues ranging from […]
Wong Chung Ho/Getty Images (EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Mark Totten is a leading federal prosecutor with longstanding ties to Michigan State University — and when he learned this week that the campus was the site of another mass shooting, he immediately got to work. “I spent a decade on the […]
amphotora/Getty Images (SHREVEPORT, La.) — A Louisiana police officer was charged Thursday in connection with the shooting death of an unarmed man earlier this month, police said. Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler, 23, was arrested after a review of body camera footage and “other relevant evidence” by the Louisiana State […]
kali9/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Police are investigating after two Jewish men were reportedly shot after leaving religious services in Los Angeles within 24 hours. The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement Thursday night that it believes the suspect, who is now in custody, “is responsible for the […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 112, Chicago 100 Washington 114, Minnesota 106 LA Clippers 116, Phoenix 107 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Florida 6, Washington 3 Columbus 3, Winnipeg 1 Carolina 6, Montreal 2 Boston 5, Nashville 0 Detroit 5, Calgary […]
