The captain of the Conception dive boat, which went up in flames off the coast of California last year leaving 34 people dead, was indicted on Tuesday on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, the US Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles said Tuesday. According to the indictment, Jerry Nehl Boylan, 67, “was responsible for the safety…… MORE
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A Colorado photographer said he watched the now-famous monolith in southeast Utah fall to the ground
The mysterious monolith discovered last week in a Utah desert just disappeared — but it wasn’t taken by aliens or government conspiracies. It was moved by another phenomenon: TikTokers. Colorado adventure and outdoor lifestyle photographer Ross Bernards told CNN he saw the monolith being removed by a group of four last Friday night. Bernards, who…… MORE
Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller tells young girls ‘the path to success is a lot of ups and downs’
Sarah Fuller had one message for young women Tuesday when she spoke to CNN’s Anderson Cooper: “You can’t expect it to be easy. It’s never going to be a straight shot.” After making college football history Saturday, when she became the first woman to play in the Power Five Conference and the first woman to…… MORE
US Soccer reaches deal with women’s national team in fight for equal working conditions, but not equal pay
The United States Soccer Federation and the US Women’s National Team have reached an agreement — but not about equal pay. The two sides have reached a deal resolving the unequal working conditions claim that the USWNT put forth as part of a larger lawsuit from March 2019, which claims the women were paid less…… MORE
A hunter was fatally shot in Minnesota by another hunter when he was mistaken for a deer
A man hunting in Minnesota last week was fatally shot when another hunter mistook him for a deer. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that it received a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Red Lake Tribal Police on November 25 that they were investigating a hunting-related fatality that…… MORE
A movie shoot for ‘She’s All That’ remake almost temporarily closed a Los Angeles coronavirus testing site
A movie shoot at a Los Angeles landmark nearly temporarily shut down a coronavirus testing site, until city officials stepped in. More than 500 people had appointments to be tested Tuesday at Union Station, according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. However, they were notified by testing site operator Curative on Monday that the location…… MORE
Black, Hispanic and poor students suffered most when Covid shut schools down, a report finds
A recent report offers a glimpse into how the coronavirus pandemic has affected students’ academic performance. Overall, the findings paint an optimistic picture. But for Black and Hispanic students, as well as those in schools that serve low-income populations, the situation is more concerning — with marginalized students falling further behind in reading and math.…… MORE
Instagram influencer Alexis Sharkey was found dead near a Houston interstate, police say
Alexis Robinault, a 26-year-old Instagram influencer with over 30,000 followers, was found dead off a Houston interstate last week, police said. Robinault’s body was found Saturday morning on a stretch of road in northwest Houston. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences identified her body, which had no visible injuries, Houston police said in a…… MORE
‘I couldn’t save either one of them.’ ICU nurse loses husband and mom to Covid-19
Oklahoma City ICU nurse Lizanne Jennings comforted her husband, Dennis, in the moments before he succumbed to Covid-19. “Are you ready to be at peace?” she recalled asking him on November 23. ‘He said, ‘Uh-huh.’ And I said, ‘OK. Mom’s fine. She’s back at the house. She’s going to stay with me.’ Because I knew…… MORE
Florida becomes the third state to reach 1 million coronavirus cases
Florida is now the third state to report more than 1 million coronavirus cases. After 8,847 new cases were added Tuesday, the state has now recorded 1,008,166 cases and 18,679 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health. The only other states to have reported more than 1 million cases are Texas and California. The…… MORE
