Marvie Basilan

Stacey Abrams, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia who championed mask mandates in school, is being hit with criticism after she was photographed without a mask in an elementary school.

Eric Lander, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has submitted his resignation following a Politico report revealing his demeaning and bullying behavior against colleagues.

The DOJ statement regarding its possible openness to monitored injection centers marks a significant turnaround from its stance in the Trump administration when prosecutors fought against a plan to open a safe haven facility in Philadelphia.

Multiple regions across the United States have been placed under Winter Storm Warnings as a “large-scale and massive winter storm” is expected to bring cold temperatures and outages in several areas.

A regular floor session was canceled at the Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday following COVID-19 exposure among a “large portion” of members.

A middle school student at the Sheldon Independent School District claimed that he was forced by an older student inside a clothes dryer. Now, the boy’s mother wants action following the incident she believes involved bullying.

The boy’s two younger siblings were with him in the back seat at the time of the incident. No other injuries were reported. 

The leaked summary notes from an Aug. 14 meeting at the White House Situation Room indicated a lack of urgency in implementing plans to get as many people out safely before the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital.

A Virginia college was placed in temporary lockdown after an “active shooter” shot and killed two campus police officers known in the community as the “dynamic duo.”

A 19-year-old from Florida told Elon Musk that $5,000 isn’t enough for him to delete his Twitter account that tracks the Tesla CEO’s private jet.

An initial victim of an armed robbery at a convenience store in Georgia has been arrested after deputies found evidence that she stole lottery tickets from the convenience store office where a clerk was fatally shot.

The Brooklyn public school teacher who allegedly posted an Instagram story that seemed to encourage violence against the police has been fired.

Wyndham Lathem, a former professor at Northwestern University and a well-known microbiologist, who was found guilty in the 2017 stabbing death of his boyfriend, has been sentenced to 53 years behind bars.

The National Weather Service said heavy snow is also possible along the East Coast although there could still be changes in the coming days regarding the impact on Washington D.C. and New York City.

A criminal investigation into 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields’ death will be conducted by the Narcotics and Vice Division and assisted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Prosecutors said 52-year-old Sabrina Thalblum “diverted fentanyl to her own use” at her former employer, First Choice Surgery Center, where she worked from October 2017 to August 2019.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said 56-year-old Michael Cleaver, an inmate at the Eric M. Taylor Center, was charged with forcible touching, unlawful imprisonment, sexual abuse, and attempted rape during his Monday arraignment.

Nevada Salina Jade Fortson is now faced with several charges including aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. She is being held at the Carter County Jail with a $130,000 bond.

Michael Ninomiya, who has been charged with attempted murder, reportedly refused to get mental health treatment in the past, and now his 5-year-old son is in critical condition after what initially appeared to be an accident at Cherry Creek Trail in Denver.

The St. Joseph County Council approved a total of $380,000 from the COVID-19 relief package to purchase and renovate a space that will become the county morgue.

Jeannie Monk, senior vice president of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, said that “right now, the COVID therapeutics are a scarce resource, and we anticipate that that will continue to be the case in the foreseeable future.”

Deputies said Manuel Joshua Handboy, 36, was involved in a domestic violence incident with one of the victims and he drove his car at high speed into the parking lot, resulting in injuries to all three women.

Michael James Koranda, a 46-year-old elementary school teacher, was arrested on Jan. 5 following an investigation of reports of “possible poisonings" at the Tabor Community Center. 

More than 300,000 gallons of diesel spilled in New Orleans late December, and the pipeline’s operator has been accused of delaying repairs for damage detected in 2020.

“This is one more lesson that fentanyl is a poison. These drugs are a poison. And please, if you’re a parent, have that tough conversation with your child tonight,” Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said.

Hundreds of students in New York City want an option to learn virtually as the city grapples with an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Omicron has infiltrated grocery stores, leaving shelves empty and resulting in employees taking days off due to sickness or an infected close contact.

The Omicron COVID-19 variant is spreading fast, but experts believe cases may decline as fast as the infection numbers climbed.

In a statement, the Los Angeles Unified School District said that as of 4 p.m. Jan. 10, a total of 424,230 coronavirus tests were recorded. Of the recorded tests, 65,630 came out positive among students and staff.