The Justice Department will propose a rule that seeks to reclassify the definition of a firearm to close the regulatory loophole associated with producing unmarked weapons, known as “ghost guns.” “This proposed rule would help keep guns out of the wrong hands and make it easier for law enforcement to trace guns used to commit
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In a 4-1 decision announced on Thursday, Utah’s Supreme Court expanded transgender rights in the state by siding with two trans petitioners seeking court orders to change their names and sex on birth certificates. In supporting its ruling, the court emphasized the importance of its decision affirming the right of the appellants, Sean Childers-Gray and
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If you’ve been spending hours on your couch lately, you’re not alone. From “Tiger King” to “Ozark,” binge-watching has been a common couch-based activity during our safer-at-home circumstances. But too much sedentary time is not good for our physical or mental health. Try this total-body couch workout to get your body moving through all three
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) TACOMA, Washington – Tacoma left the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday in the El Paso Chihuahuas’ 7-6 win over the Rainiers. The Chihuahuas are now 5-2 all-time in season-opening games. It was the Chihuahuas’ first game since September 2, 2019. It was also the Chihuahuas’ first game as
Continue Reading After weeks of being homebound, many people are missing the benefits of their gym memberships. As a mind-body coach in professional sports, I train athletes who are used to unlimited access to fitness training tools. Like so many of us, however, a lot of athletes don’t have home gyms, so I’ve been hosting Zoom video
Continue Reading Republicans in key states intensified their push to roll back access to the ballot this week — with the GOP-led Texas House passing new voting limits Friday, a day after Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law an array of new restrictions in his state. Republicans in the Texas House pushed past objections from
Continue Reading Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ announcement that she would not seek reelection shocked many in her home city and Democrats around the country, but she insisted at a press conference on Friday that the decision was a long time coming. Bottoms revealed her plans late Thursday, touching off a spate of rumors over why she
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Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It may seem unimaginable: having a major heart operation and going home the same day. But that is now an option at St. Clair Hospital. Jack Hudson was short of breath because of a bad heart valve. He had a procedure to replace it without
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(CNN) — Los visitantes de Walt Disney World Resort en Orlando, Florida, se ahorrarán los controles de temperatura en el parque a partir del 16 de mayo.La compañía anunció en su página web que eliminará los controles de temperatura para los miembros del personal a partir del 8 de mayo y para los visitantes el
Continue Reading Thomas Wong graduated from West Point, joined the Army and deployed to combat zones for the United States, but when he became a diplomat, the State Department restricted the New Jersey native from serving in China, citing security concerns. “I felt like my loyalties were being questioned,” he said, adding, “I’m convinced race was a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Missouri nurse who just moved to New York City for a new job says she was assaulted by a stranger near Penn Station. The incident sent her packing for home. Taylor Dowling arrived from St. Louis two days ago ready to start her
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE (WFOR) — A Pennsylvania tourist says he is considering a lawsuit after Fort Lauderdale police bodycam video appears to show an officer beating him during an incident back in February. Francisco Moore was with his fiancé Tracey DeJesus and two others celebrating his birthday at the
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A judge in North Carolina has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. The Pasquotank County Sheriff now says some family members will be allowed to view specified videos of that encounter on May 11. Brown was fatally
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Boston (WBZ) — He’s 96 now, but the fall of 1944 still burns brightly for Private Anthony Grasso and the young lieutenant who saved his life. “Artillery fire, and next thing I knew I was flying through the air,” said World War II Veteran Anthony Grasso. An
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OCEAN CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — The fight for women to go topless in Maryland’s most popular beach town is back in court. A federal appeals court has heard arguments from advocates who want to overturn Ocean City’s ordinance that bans women from going topless. A ruling was made
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, California (KFSN) — California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a deadly rollover crash in Fresno County on Friday morning. It happened around 2:00 am on Dewolf near South Avenue, east of Fowler. Officials say a man in a Mercedes was speeding northbound on Dewolf and lost
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A Fresno business owner just can’t catch a break as thieves continue to target her wig shop. The owner of Strut Hair Solutions tells Action News her business in north Fresno near Blackstone and Herndon has been broken into three times in just the
Continue Reading The White House on Friday released the first tranche of the complex’s visitor logs after announcing it would resume releasing the records that the Trump administration withheld. The first tranche names 400 visitors who visited the White House between noon on Inauguration Day and January 31, and includes seven individuals visiting the Oval Office. Among
Continue Reading (CNN) — Es probable que Estados Unidos alcance sus objetivos de vacunación contra el covid-19 para el verano boreal, pero la indecisión sobre la vacuna y las variantes aún podrían causar otro aumento en el invierno, según pronosticó el jueves un influyente modelo. Con la identificación de más variantes en todo el mundo, como la
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Walt Disney World en Orlando, Florida, cumple 50 años y los visitantes podrán disfrutar en breve de un sinnúmero de sorpresas diseñadas para celebrar los 50 años del complejo, inaugurado el 1 de octubre de 1971. En Zona Pop CNN hablamos con el imagineer Andrés Ovalles sobre las nuevas atracciones y los
Continue Reading Nueva Delhi (CNN) — En el estado de Goa, en el suroeste de la India, una de cada dos personas a las que se les hace la prueba es positiva para covid-19. Eso lo convierte en el estado con la tasa de positividad más alta a nivel nacional, a medida que el virus se propaga
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A Capitol riot defendant has been given permission by a federal judge to call his mother, his Capitol riot co-defendant, on Mother’s Day. Eric Munchel, the so-called “zip tie man,” and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, are charged in the January 6 Capitol riot, with prosecutors alleging they picked up zip ties inside the building and
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Live from New York, it’s … a market-moving corporate liability. This weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hosting “Saturday Night Live,” which, in case the name wasn’t clear enough, is broadcast live. That means NBC relying on Musk to filter his thoughts in real time, despite little evidence, historically, of him holding back on just
Continue Reading The bodies of New York City coronavirus victims are still being stored in refrigerated trailers converted into makeshift morgues during the height of the pandemic one year ago, according to the medical examiner’s office. The long-term temporary morgue at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal holding 750 bodies — not all victims of Covid-19 — is
Continue Reading A judge in North Carolina has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement. The Pasquotank County Sheriff now says some family members will be allowed to view specified videos of that encounter on May 11th. Brown was fatally
Continue Reading California’s population fell in 2020 for the first time since the state population estimates started being recorded due to Covid-19 deaths, a decline in immigration and a lower birth rate, according to the California Department of Finance. Between January 2020 and January 2021, the state lost more than 182,000 residents, per population estimates and data
Continue Reading Jury selection will begin October 18 for the state trial of three men facing charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year, according to Glynn County, Georgia, court records. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in
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Just when you thought you were in the clear to stock up on toilet paper again, wood pulp, the primary raw material used to make it, is getting more expensive. “We’ve never seen monthly price increases like this in the history of the business,” said Brian McClay, a pulp industry analyst. “It’s unheard of.” Prices
Continue Reading You would think that federal safety regulators would have broad powers to order the recall of products they find dangerous or even deadly. You would be wrong. Agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration typically can only request — not demand — that companies order a recall
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A wedding in the works is abruptly over after a drag racer hit and killed the groom-to-be and his dog last Wednesday along a Plymouth road. The bride left behind, Kary Sweeney, is now trying to figure out how to move forward without her soulmate,
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