A video shows two Nevada teens joking about “murdering somebody” days after the death of one of their parents, whom they are now accused of killing. Aaron Guerrero, 18, and Sierra Halseth, 16, are charged with the murder of Halseth’s father, Daniel, whose body was discovered by authorities on April 9. The elder Halseth was
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab. This is the first federally approved treatment for Alzheimer’s in almost 20 years. US regulators say the drug, which will be marketed as Aduhelm, is the first-ever that can treat the underlying disease and its memory-robbing effects, rather than just treating symptoms like anxiety and
Tennessee’s Constitution includes a provision that bars three groups from holding office: atheists, ministers and those engaging in duels. Efforts are under way in the state legislature to remove this exclusion for ministers, but not for duelists – or atheists. In January 2021, Republican Tennessee State Senator Mark Pody proposed Senate Joint Resolution 55 to
A mom of seven who suffered excruciating pain after having a tummy tuck operation in Turkey was told that the surgeon had left the scissors inside her body after the operation. After the operation in a private hospital in Kusadasi on March 5, the surgeon told the 61-year-old Nurcihan Ogmen from the province of Aydin
Studies on the safety of recreational drugs tend to put ecstasy on the lower end of the harm scale. In its purest form, and at low doses, MDMA is often said to be one of the least dangerous drugs. That is, at least in comparison to other widely available drugs like alcohol and tobacco. However, in one
A woman who was missing for three weeks and then rescued from a Florida storm drain found herself in another underground tunnel system in Texas over the weekend, according to media reports. Lyndsey Kennedy, 43, climbed out of a 6-foot drain pipe Saturday night and was taken to a hospital, her mother told West Palm
Eight people charged into a North Carolina classroom to beat up a 14-year-old girl in front of her classmates and faculty, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. Video of the attack shows a parent, 37, alongside seven teens aged 16-18, throwing punches at the girl. Six of the seven teens are students. The attack
A Kansas teenager has opened up about the devastation of finding out his best friend is accused of murdering his mother, despite his friend comforting him the day after the attack. Dillon Jay, 16, discovered his mother Hester Workman, 48, dead in their Topeka home as he arrived back from work on 24 April and
A research team at a top university in Thailand is investigating to see if blood from monitor lizards could be used to combat cancer and coronavirus. The protected species have powerful immune systems. They live in polluted waters and consume decaying flesh. Associate professor Jitkamol Thanasak, a lecturer at Mahidol University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Dozens of gunshots were fired during a parking dispute in George Floyd Square in Minneapolis on the one-year anniversary of his death. One person was shot. Minneapolis police confirmed that one person had been shot and 911 callers reported a suspected gunman fleeing in a vehicle “at a high rate of speed.” Moments after the shooting, a person
