Day: June 27, 2023

Philanthropist Peg Yorkin, who helped bring mifepristone to the US, dies at age 96

5:03 pm June 27, 2023

Peg Yorkin, who donated $10 million to a feminist foundation she co-founded and pushed to bring the most common method of abortion to the United States, died Sunday night. Yorkin died at age 96 after a long illness, her daughter Nicole Yorkin said. Peg Yorkin was chair of the Feminist Majority Foundation, a national organization […]

PA ‘aggressive cow’ persued by police near Kutztown University: video

4:15 pm June 27, 2023

An “aggressive cow” was reported on the campus of a Pennsylvania college this week, alarming students, staff and locals as it trotted about town. Kutztown University students received a warning on Sunday that the dangerous bovine was running loose through the area and were instructed to steer clear of the animal. “All should stay away […]

Convicted murderer attacks his attorney in bizarre courtroom clash: ‘I used to box’

4:11 pm June 27, 2023

A convicted murderer in Florida lashed out and attacked his lawyer in the courtroom Monday as he faces the possibility of the death penalty. Joseph Zieler, who earlier this year was convicted of the murder and rape of 11-year-old Robin Cornell and her babysitter 32-year-old Lisa Story in Cape Coral over two decades ago, was […]

Panama City Beach is the deadliest beach in America in 2023

4:05 pm June 27, 2023

Panama City Beach in Florida is now the deadliest beach in America after three more tourists died swimming in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend. Police said three separate “fatal water incidents” happened Saturday off the coast of Panama City Beach, though it was unclear if the victims drowned or had another medical emergency […]

TikTok to establish youth council to avoid ‘ineffective or inadequate’ safety measures for teens using the app

4:00 pm June 27, 2023

TikTok announced on Tuesday that they would be establishing a youth council, made up of teenagers, in order to avoid implementing “ineffective or inadequate” safety measures and to gather feed back from teens who use the app. The app also announced they would be updating their “family pairing” feature, which will allow parents or caregivers […]