The man accused of killing a longtime nurse while at a bus stop was officially charged with one count of murder Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Kerry Bell, 48, allegedly attacked Sandra Shells, 70, last Thursday while Shells was on her way to work in the LA County+USC Medical Center…… MORE
As the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency comes to a close, 41% of Americans approve of the way he’s handling his job while 54% disapprove, according to the latest CNN Poll of Polls. Biden’s approval ratings in year one declined precipitously over the summer, and held roughly steady in the mid- to low-40s through…… MORE
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president looks to the final year of his first term in office, he is, again, turning to the nonexistent notion of widespread voter fraud to bolster his appeal with the Republican base. His latest proposal is the creation of something called the Office of Election Crime and Security.…… MORE
A cyberattack on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has compromised the personal data of more than 515,000 “highly vulnerable people,” including people separated from their families by conflict and disaster, the organization said Wednesday. The hack has forced the Red Cross to shut down IT systems that support a program that reunites…… MORE
The biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday a massive web of seizures across several states of “counterfeit and tampered Gilead HIV medication within the U.S. supply chain.” In a statement on its website, Gilead said “in coordination with the US Marshals and local law enforcement, Gilead has executed seizures at 17 locations in nine states,…… MORE
Congressional investigators are demanding information from former President Donald Trump’s onetime lawyer Rudy Giuliani about contacts with members of Congress and state election officials, his fee arrangements and any evidence to back up bogus and sometimes outlandish claims of voter fraud. A source who has seen the subpoena from the House select committee investigating the…… MORE
Wall Street has had a rocky start to the year: Stocks again finished lower Wednesday and the Nasdaq Composite closed in correction territory, defined as a minimum 10% drop from its high. For the Nasdaq, that last peak was its record close on November 19. On Wednesday the tech-heavy index finished down 1.2%, 10.7% below…… MORE
Covid-19 case counts in the United States have dipped in recent days, a promising sign that the Omicron wave is starting to subside. But hospitalizations and deaths are still rising, and experts say the country has not reached a peak across the board. After reaching nearly 808,000 new cases on Saturday, the seven-day average of…… MORE
Sleep longer. Eat healthier. Exercise more. Becoming a “better” version of yourself can quickly turn into a nearly endless list of tasks, leaving you overwhelmed. We often decide to try and tackle multiple habits but end up unable to master any of them from the sheer effort it takes to do them. If you’re failing…… MORE
Cybercriminals are trying to steal financial information from Americans through the QR codes that restaurants and businesses have increasingly turned to during the coronavirus pandemic, the FBI warned this week. The scammers are using fraudulent QR codes — bar codes that you scan on your phone to launch a website — to direct people to…… MORE
