Day: July 25, 2023

Be well: Stop ‘summer sadness’ with these expert tips

8:04 pm July 25, 2023

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Summer is typically associated with carefree fun — but for some people, sunny days can spark sadness. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) — a condition that causes depressive symptoms […]

Katie Ledecky ties Michael Phelps record at Worlds with gold medal finish in 1,500-meter freestyle

8:00 pm July 25, 2023

Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky continues to stake her claim as one of the sport’s best when on Tuesday she tied Michael Phelps record for individual titles at the world championships. Ledecky, 26, took home gold in the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Tuesday with a time […]

New Jersey 6-year-old suffocated by seat belt while bus monitor stared at phone for 14 mins, police say

7:58 pm July 25, 2023

A 6-year-old New Jersey girl who died on a school bus “struggled violently for her life” while a bus monitor sat nearby, staring at her phone with earbuds in, police said. Newly released surveillance camera video shows Fajr Atiya Williams, a student with special needs, being strangled by her seat belt while school bus aide […]

Tennessee police fatally shoot armed man during welfare check following threats of self-harm

7:18 pm July 25, 2023

A Tennessee police officer fatally shot an armed man during a welfare check, authorities said. Franklin police responded Monday night to a request for a welfare check on a man who was threatening self-harm, the agency said. “Franklin officers received a call from a woman who said her ex-boyfriend was FaceTiming her and he was […]

Defense pushes to exhume body of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s father

7:16 pm July 25, 2023

Lawyers for the gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue requested a court order Tuesday to exhume the body of his long-dead father. Robert Bowers’ lawyers want the body exhumed for a DNA test after federal prosecutors raised questions about paternity during the penalty phase of Bowers’ trial for the 2018 massacre at […]