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Facebook Tweet Email Link US President Donald Trump has stepped up his criticism of the security situation in Washington, DC, now claiming that the US capital has a homicide rate higher than some Latin American capitals such as Bogotá, Mexico City and Lima. During a press conference on Monday, Trump announced that he would place the Metropolitan Police Department “under direct federal control” and deploy 800 National Guard troops in an effort to “take back the city.” “The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, or some of the places that you hear…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who became a veterinarian later in life, died Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a yearslong battle with cancer, family spokesperson Sandra Jones said.As Dee, Spencer was the smarter, more serious younger sister who offered a steady stream of deadpan roasts of big brother Roger “Raj” Thomas and his friends Dwayne Nelson and Freddie “Rerun” Stubbs.“Ooh, I’m gonna tell mama,” would become Dee’s catchphrase. The show, set in the Los Angeles…

A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2021.Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration is considering revoking its authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for healthy children under the age of 5, the drugmaker confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday. The move could leave many kids with no available shot against the virus, as jabs from Moderna and Novavax are cleared for more limited populations. While Covid typically causes mild symptoms in most children, others, such as infants under 1 or those…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The gunman who opened fire Friday at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into his father’s safe to get the five firearms recovered at the scene, state investigators said Tuesday, as some CDC workers seeking answers and reassurance from leadership were left dissatisfied by a short agency-wide meeting about the shooting. The shooter, Patrick Joseph White, fired nearly 500 rounds during the shooting, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said at a news conference Tuesday. Most of the shell casings found at the scene were from a long gun, one of the weapons White…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 8:40 PM ET, Mon August 11, 2025 Disney Cruise Lines’ newest ship, the forthcoming Disney Destiny, is reaching final stages of development with the heroes and villians-themed ship even floating out of a shipyard in Germany this week.The latest details surrounding the ship were released via the Disney Destiny ship’s log. The August 11 installment of the log said the Walt Disney Imagineering team is working with crew members at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany to bring the ship to life. Even more importantly, Disney Destiny left the hall for the first time…

In a moonshot move, AI search engine Perplexity has offered to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion cash in an unsolicited offer, Reuters reported, and Perplexity has confirmed to TechCrunch. Perplexity tells TC the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open source and continue to invest in it. Perplexity’s offer includes a promise to invest $3 billion into the open source project. Perplexity is also promising not to change the user defaults of Chrome users, including the default search engine. That is, Perplexity is promising to leave Google as the search engine…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s enduring status as a powerhouse couple was on display Tuesday as they reflected on their shared lives at a ceremony for the archives that will catalogue their careers.The Kentuckians marked the expansion of the McConnell Chao Archives at McConnell’s alma mater, the University of Louisville. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, is in his final term after the Republican senator revealed in February that he won’t seek reelection in 2026. Chao, his wife, is a former U.S. labor and transportation secretary for Republican administrations.“I didn’t get into this…

Customers arrive at a Cava restaurant in New York City on June 22, 2023.Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersCava on Tuesday lowered its full-year forecast for same-store sales growth after a disappointing second quarter.For the full year, Cava now anticipates same-store sales growth of 4% to 6%, down from its prior range of 6% to 8%.Shares of the company plunged 20% in extended trading. The stock has fallen 40% this year, including the after-hours move.Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 16 cents vs. 13 cents expectedRevenue: $280.6…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 7:35 AM ET, Tue August 12, 2025 In response to continued demand for European river cruises, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours is opening pre-bookings for its 2027 season—the company’s earliest-ever opening of pre-bookings.Travelers can now pre-book cruises across France, Portugal and the Rhine-Main-Danube region, with departures starting as early as February and extending through December. For example, the line is offering a 15-day “Romantic Rhine & Moselle” itinerary from Amsterdam to Basel that travels through vineyard-clad hillsides, charming half-timbered towns and cultural treasures. Also available are 8-day sailings along the Danube, Rhône and Douro rivers,…

In early 2023, David Petrou, a distinguished engineer and founding member of both Google Goggles and Google Glass, made a surprising move. After more than 17 years at the company, he departed to launch his own startup. “I was seeing how fast technology was changing, and I felt there are certain ideas that are best explored in the context of a startup,” Petrou told TechCrunch. His ultimate idea was to build Continua, a consumer-facing company that uses AI agents to enhance collaboration and interaction in group chats on SMS, iMessage, and Discord. “The simple way to think about it is…