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Month: August 2024

What to know about COVID at the Olympics after track star Noah Lyles tests positive

What to know about COVID at the Olympics after track star Noah Lyles tests positive

Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States is seen wearing a mask after competing in the Men’s 200m Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Noah Lyles’ characteristically exuberant walkout […]

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Noah Lyles’ Olympics drama prompts concern over Paris COVID spread

Noah Lyles’ Olympics drama prompts concern over Paris COVID spread

Bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States is seen wearing a mask after competing in the Men’s 200m Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Noah Lyles’ characteristically exuberant walkout […]

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Suspected Trump rally shooter visited gun range dozens of times, senator says, as new footage emerges

Suspected Trump rally shooter visited gun range dozens of times, senator says, as new footage emerges

Former president Donald Trump raises his arm with blood on his face during a campaign rally, July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The suspected shooter in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump visited a gun club dozens of […]

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How to help survivors of the 2023 wildfires on Maui

How to help survivors of the 2023 wildfires on Maui

In an aerial view, a recovery vehicle drives past burned structures and cars two months after a devastating wildfire on October 09, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Last year’s devastating wildfires on Maui were the deadliest in modern United States history, claiming over 100 lives. […]

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Maui wildfires force community to take action in year after fatal tragedy

Maui wildfires force community to take action in year after fatal tragedy

Community members hold hands in a prayer circle at a ‘Lahaina Strong’ gathering on Oct. 6, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The islands of Hawaii have been sold to travelers as a dream destination paradise, but the Maui wildfires pulled back the curtain on a […]

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Helping hands in Hawaii: Beyond the poolside Mai Tai

Helping hands in Hawaii: Beyond the poolside Mai Tai

ABC News (NEW YORK) — On the southeast coast of O’ahu, a group of visitors from Renton, Washington, has arrived to volunteer with 808 Cleanups, a local organization working to remove invasive species from along the shoreline. “I could not come to Hawai’i, to the island of O’ahu, without giving […]

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Three German tourists deface national park in paintball and slingshot shooting spree

Three German tourists deface national park in paintball and slingshot shooting spree

National Park Service (NEW YORK) — Three tourists from Germany have been cited after going on a paintball shooting spree that defaced road signs, bathrooms and dumpsters throughout Joshua Tree National Park, officials said. On Sunday, a park ranger who was patrolling the Jumbo Rocks Campground at Joshua Tree National […]

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Special Counsel requests delay in response to scheduling order in Trump Jan. 6 case

Special Counsel requests delay in response to scheduling order in Trump Jan. 6 case

Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office requested a delay Thursday in responding to a scheduling order from the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election subversion case, citing issues related to the Supreme Court’s decision that granted presidents immunity from prosecution for certain acts taken while […]

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Utah bans 13 books in public schools statewide, including Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood titles

Utah bans 13 books in public schools statewide, including Judy Blume and Margaret Atwood titles

www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Utah placed a blanket ban on at least 13 books in schools, including works by Sarah J. Maas, Judy Blume, Rupi Kaur, Margaret Atwood and other authors, in what free speech advocates say is the first state book ban. The Utah State Board of Education […]

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New Instagram filter will help keep Jackson Hole visitors from getting too close to wildlife

New Instagram filter will help keep Jackson Hole visitors from getting too close to wildlife

Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board (NEW YORK) — A new Instagram filter will allow Jackson Hole visitors to interact with nature while keeping a safe distance from wildlife. Every summer season, when school is out and the weather is warm enough to explore preserved land around the country, images […]

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