People visit the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, Feb. 22, 2024. (Zeng Hui/Xinhua via Getty Images) (SAN DIEGO) — A pair of giant pandas are set to travel from China to the San Diego Zoo this summer, marking the first time the Southern California wildlife facility will house giant pandas since 2019. On […]
Bruce Alexander / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 40-year-old man who allegedly kicked a bison in the leg while under the influence of alcohol at Yellowstone National Park, was injured by the animal and arrested, officials say. Clarence Yoder, a 40-year-old man from Idaho Falls, Idaho, approached a bison in Yellowstone National Park on […]
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 2-year-old boy was killed and another child was injured when a strong gust of wind sent a bounce house they were playing in flying into the neighboring lot, according to police. Authorities from the Pinal County Sheriff officials say they were called at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday to […]
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A lieutenant with the Conroe Police Department was critically injured when a tornado tore through his home in Trinity County, Texas, the department said. James Waller, a 22-year veteran of the force, was critically injured and remained hospitalized on Monday, law enforcement said. “His recovery will be lengthy and require […]
Melissa McCarthy and Barbra Streisand in 2016; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB While she was around when it was invented, Barbra Streisand still doesn’t seem to understand how social media works. After being dragged online for a seemingly insensitive comment she made on a friend’s post, she’s now apologizing. On April 29, actress Melissa McCarthy […]
Flowers in memory of fallen law enforcement officers accumulate at the base of a flag pole outside the Federal Courthouse on April 30, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Authorities recovered an AR-15 rifle and .40-caliber handgun from the scene where four law enforcement officers were fatally shot while attempting […]
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Authorities have identified the four law enforcement officials who were fatally shot Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Thomas M. Weeks Jr., William “Alden” Elliott, Samuel “Sam” Poloche and Joshua Eyer were killed in the incident, which occurred at a residence in the city’s North Tryon Division while the officers […]
MoMo Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit their lowest level ever reported since the pandemic began, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 5,615 COVID hospitalizations in the most recent week data that is available. In comparison, there were over 150,000 weekly admissions at the […]
ABC News (JERUSALEM) — “Every single day, I’ve watched small children die.” Those are the words of Nurse Brenda Maldonado from Washington State, describing to ABC News what she witnessed over the past two weeks. During that time, Maldonado said, she had been working in two of Gaza’s main hospitals. Her deployment to work as […]
Geraint Rowland Photography/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Tuesday that Israel would proceed with a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah “with or without a deal,” the Biden administration — which has repeatedly warned against a Rafah offensive — appears to be holding out hope for a cease-fire […]
