SAN DIEGO — The decision was months in the making: Tthe District Attorney’s Office would not file criminal charges against three former San Diego State University football players accused of gang raping a 17-year-old high school senior at an off-campus party last year. The announcement Wednesday closed one chapter in one……
The president hugged Jackie Hegarty, a Sandy Hook survivor and now a rising senior at Newton High School, after she introduced him. “I heard and saw things no child, no person should ever have to see,” Hegarty said. She added, “Thankfully, we have a president who does more than send…
WASHINGTON — Velma Duran took an aisle seat three rows from the back of the airliner, gripping a silver rosary and praying. Each bead was heart shaped. She got through half of it before takeoff. She dreaded getting on a plane — had never done it before and never wanted…
Medical workers wear PPE as they stand next to people waiting in line outside a fever clinic on Dec. 9, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Facing a surge in Covid-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to…
ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) — Police are trying to determine if there are more victims after a suburban day care worker was accused of sexually abusing two kids. Frank Walaitis, 57, has been charged and has been fired from The Learning Tree. Some parents ABC7 spoke with said they trust the……
When Andrew Hall, the UK-based developer behind GenMove, was developing the app he had thought about creating a solution that lets children exercise in an engaging way without taking their smartphones away from them. That one thought led to the development of GenMove, which encourages kids to get moving either…
HITTING the big 4-0 (and beyond) is hard enough, but these easy expert tips will help you fight fat, build muscle and lower stress while you’re at it. Getting older can come with some frustrating changes – weight gain being one of them. 5 Taking a cold plunge or having…
Mary Robin Walter was just 23 years old when she was shot and killed at her home in Great Bend, Kansas. Now, over 42 years later, police say they’ve finally found and arrested her killer. “At 42 years and 10 months, we believe this is the oldest homicide arrest in…
Schools are issuing health and safety advice to parents and carers after a surge in cases of Strep A, reportedly causing the deaths of up to seven children in England and Wales. Strep A, or Group A Streptococcus or Streptococcus pyogenes, is a bacteria commonly found in the nose and throat and…
Discord is another way for people to gather and communicate online. Credit: Discord Ever since the earliest days of the internet in the 1980s, getting online has meant getting involved in a community. Initially, there were dial-up chat servers, email lists and text-based discussion groups focused on specific interests. Since…