Biden and Obama hit campaign trail in final push ahead of midterms
Former President Barack Obama campaigned in Nevada to shore up voter support, while President Joe Biden made an appearance in Florida.
Former President Barack Obama campaigned in Nevada to shore up voter support, while President Joe Biden made an appearance in Florida.
When the suspected shooter drove into the parking lot of Nashville's Covenant School at 9:53 a.m. local time on Monday, a maintenance worker was standing outside with a leaf blower and a group of children were at a playground, some enjoying the sunny spring morning on a swing set, according to security video from the hilltop campus. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, circled the nearly empty parking lot in a four-door Honda Fit, driving by the playground before parking.
Camilla, the Queen Consort, donned royal jewels for the first official tour of King Charles III's reign. Camilla and Charles touched down in Germany Wednesday, attending a state banquet that evening at Schloss Bellevue, the presidential palace in Berlin. For the banquet, Camilla wore the Boucheron diamond tiara and paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II with her necklace, made of fringed diamonds.
A Pennsylvania woman who lives next to a chocolate factory that exploded Friday has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of negligence that led to the fatal explosion. Betty Wright claimed that she was home at the time of the explosion and was "lifted from her feet and blown across the room causing severe and permanent injuries," according to the lawsuit. Seven people died and several others were injured after the explosion at the factory in West Reading.
Artificial intelligence-driven language models have garnered millions of users in recent months, instantly whipping up viral sensations like a biblical verse about how to remove a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR. The move deepened a longstanding relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, which began with a $1 billion investment four years ago.
A 1-year-old boy was allegedly fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at an apartment in Indiana, police said. Police received a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in Lafayette around 3 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Responding officers found the 1-year-old dead from a gunshot wound at the residence, police said.
The U.S. would like to see any decision on judicial overhaul in Israel in "keeping with a consensus" and based on the "broadest possible base of public support," White House spokesperson John Kirby said Wednesday. Kirby sent the message at the daily briefing amid questions on a rare public disagreement between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Netanyahu's controversial plan to overhaul his nation's judiciary. Netanyahu's proposals, which opponents say amount to a power grab to give his government more oversight of the court system, prompted mass protests that brought Israel to a standstill.
Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies is stepping away from prosecuting the fatal on-set "Rust" shooting, her office announced Wednesday. The move comes after state Rep. Andrea Reeb announced she would be stepping down as special prosecutor in the case as well. In their place, Carmack-Altwies appointed long-time New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis to serve as special prosecutors in the case over the fatal October 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, her office said.
A 9-year-old Massachusetts boy has gone viral after sewing a dress shirt for his father. Aaron Gouveia shared a video of his son Sam showing him the custom creation on TikTok over the weekend, and in just three days, the post on his @daddyfiles account had garnered more than 13 million views. Gouveia, a dad of three from Franklin, Massachusetts, told "Good Morning America" that Sam has been taking sewing classes for over a year and was inspired by his great-aunt Val to pick up the hobby.
A 41-year-old man allegedly fathered more than 500 children in the Netherlands, according to the Donorkind Foundation, an organization that helps children born via sperm donations who are looking for their origins. Donorkind, which is based in Den Haag, Netherlands, confirmed in a statement that a generous "serial donor" would have given his sperm nationally and internationally. A lawsuit brought by the mother of one of his children is now asking a Dutch court to help prevent the man from donating in the future.
A traveler was reunited with his missing luggage recently thanks to an Apple AirTag he had inside the bag. Jameel Reid told "Good Morning America" he had the small location tracking device "in my luggage because I just knew that I’d probably need it one day -- and luckily it finally came to good use." "I pulled out my phone and it was showing that it was at Grady Memorial hospital," he recalled.
Pope Francis has been diagnosed with a respiratory infection, according to the Vatican Press Office. "In recent days Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon he went to [Policlinico A.] the Gemelli [hospital]l for some medical checks," the statement read. "The outcome of these showed a respiratory infection (excluding Covid 19 infection) that will require several days of appropriate hospital medical treatment."
Julia Roberts has ditched her signature style for a brand new hair look. The "Pretty Woman" star, who usually wears a middle part and wavy curls, was spotted at the Watches and Wonders Fair in Geneva this week with face-framing bangs and a fresh trim. Roberts' longtime stylist Serge Normant was responsible for the Roberts' brand new cut, and shared a photo of the look on Instagram.
"Grey's Anatomy" star Kevin McKidd is getting nostalgic as the show celebrates a major milestone. McKidd, who has played Owen Hunt on the series since he joined in season 5, took to Instagram earlier this week to share a throwback photo in honor of the iconic ABC primetime medical drama's first-ever episode, which premiered 18 years ago on March 27, 2005. The behind-the-scenes photo shows him standing alongside Sandra Oh as she rests her head on his shoulder and James Pickens Jr., who is standing behind them.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he's weighing how to proceed after a federal judge ruled one day earlier he must testify before a grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election. Pence, who is considering running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said he's unsure whether he'll appeal the order to reveal more details about his conversations with Trump while vowing he has "nothing to hide" about events surrounding Jan. 6. "I'm limited in what I can say about grand jury proceedings, but I am pleased that the judge recognized that the Constitution speech and protection clause applies to my work as vice president," Pence said in Iowa.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are reflecting on their decades-long love story. "I was knocked out," Bacon, 64, told People of seeing his future wife Sedgwick, 57, for the first time. Sedgwick -- who hadn't seen Bacon in the now-iconic film "Footloose" at the time -- said her first impression of him was "he thinks he's really cool."
Two physicians with close ties to the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, where Monday's shooting took place are expressing their frustrations and calling for more action on gun violence. Dr. Britney Grayson, a pediatric surgeon, said she had left the school less than 20 minutes before shots rang out, and Dr. Ryan Mire, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), said he practices primary care about 10 minutes away from the school where six people were killed, including three children. Grayson said in a Facebook post written four hours after the shooting that she had been asked by a friend to speak to students about her work in Kenya.
Countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East have all avoided taking sides on Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- but India's size and power make it the most influential nation to remain neutral, a year into the war. The world's second-largest country and sixth-largest economy will continue to maintain ties to both Russia and the West with a posture of "strategic ambivalence," experts say, resisting a U.S. push to directly oppose Moscow while calling for "peace" and cooperation on what "common ground" there is. "As you meet in the land of Gandhi and the Buddha, I pray that you will draw inspiration from India's civilizational ethos -- to focus not on what divides us, but on what unites us."
Jodie Turner-Smith recently got candid about raising her biracial daughter Janie whom she shares with husband Joshua Jackson. In an interview with ELLE UK published Monday, the "Queen & Slim" star opened up about her initial hesitancy to becoming a parent and how her 2-year-old mixed-race daughter is "going to have a completely different experience" than she did. "And, throughout my life, I always said if I were to have children, I wanted to have Black, Black babies so that I could affirm them as children with the love that I felt I needed to have been affirmed with by the outside world."
Starbucks' former CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday denied breaking the law in response to sharp criticism from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who accused the company of "the most aggressive and illegal union busting campaign in the modern history of our country." In response to questions from Sanders during a Senate hearing, Schultz affirmed the right of workers to choose whether to unionize and defended the company's actions.
Thirteen states are on alert for strong winds and heavy snow as a major storm moves east. A major storm hitting the California coast brought damaging winds, heavy rain and heavy snow. The western storm will bring rounds of showers and thunderstorms from the Bay Area to Los Angeles Wednesday.