Day: April 12, 2024

Georgia health officials link third measles case to unvaccinated international traveler

2:15 pm April 12, 2024

The Georgia Department of Public Health on Thursday confirmed a third case of measles in an unvaccinated individual who traveled internationally. The individual was traveling with an international group of students and does not live in the United States, officials said. The individual has been isolated and is receiving treatment at a local hospital, according […]

Another Texas university drops DEI office, ‘approximately 20 associated jobs eliminated’ due to state law

2:15 pm April 12, 2024

University of Texas at Dallas (UT) will clear out its diversity, equity, and inclusion offices due to state law, according to an announcement from the university. In an effort to comply with Texas’ SB 17, operations of the Office of Campus Resources and Support (OCRS) will cease. “As a result, effective April 30, 2024, the […]

Afghan man on terror watchlist apprehended by ICE

2:13 pm April 12, 2024

An Afghan national who is on the U.S. terror watchlist is back in custody Friday, the Department of Homeland Security said, after he was previously captured at the U.S.-Mexico border and released twice onto American soil. Mohammed Karwan is a member of Hezb-e-Islami, a group responsible for attacks in Afghanistan that killed at least nine […]

OJ Simpson, the white Bronco and America. The car chase that changed everything

2:03 pm April 12, 2024

Reality TV wasn’t much of an industry before June 17, 1994. That all changed the day Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson attempted to avoid arrest by hiding in the back of his white Ford Bronco during a slow-speed chase as more than 95 million people watched from home, mostly in disbelief. News helicopters followed the […]

‘Golden Bachelor’ stars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist divorcing 3 months after televised wedding

1:11 pm April 12, 2024

Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are calling it quits. The former “Golden Bachelor” couple appeared in a joint interview Friday on “Good Morning America” and shared the news that they are divorcing just months after they wed in January. As Turner explained, “Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations, and we’ve looked […]