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ATLANTA (AP) — A suspected shooter near the campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University is dead and one law enforcement officer is injured after police responded to reports of an active shooter Friday, authorities said.Police did not specify whether other people were injured. Authorities said there was no longer a threat to the public. Emory University announced in a post on X that the shelter-in-place order on campus had been lifted, but asked people to avoid the area.Staff at a nearby deli said they heard what sounded like a string of gunshots. CDC…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. When Kikuyo Nakamura’s adult son discovered bumps on his back, she assumed it was just a rash. Still, she urged him to go to the hospital — better safe than sorry. Hiroshi, her second son, was born in 1948, three years after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. As a survivor of the bombing, Nakamura had long feared she might pass on health problems to…

As human-spaceflight missions grow longer and travel farther from Earth, keeping crews healthy gets more challenging. Astronauts on the International Space Station can depend on real-time calls to Houston, regular cargo deliveries of medicines, and a quick ride home after six months. All of that may soon change as NASA and its commercial partners, like Elon Musk’s SpaceX, look to conduct longer-duration missions that would take humans to the moon and Mars. That looming reality is pushing NASA to gradually make on-orbit medical care more “Earth-independent.” One early experiment is a proof-of-concept AI medical assistant the agency is building with…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:50 AM ET, Fri August 8, 2025 Holland America Line is celebrating an 80-year legacy of sailing Alaska with over 100 cruises to the region available for booking in the 2027 anniversary season, along with new Cruisetour experiences. Holland America Line will be operating six ships in Alaska between April and September 2027, with opportunities to sail round-trip from Seattle or Vancouver or to sail between Vancouver and Whittier, Alaska. Itineraries range from seven to 28 days, including a monthlong “Legendary Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice” journey, which provides an opportunity for travelers to celebrate the longest…

TechCrunch Disrupt isn’t just a tech conference — it’s a launchpad. For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the idea that takes them to the next level. In 2025, that launchpad could be your exhibit table. With tables selling fast, now is your moment to get in front of 10,000+ founders, VCs, and tech innovators from October 27-29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West. If you wait, your competitor will grab the spotlight — and the deals. Image Credits:Slava Blazer Photography What you lose if you don’t exhibit…

NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the U.S. the world leader in research and development.The order requires all federal agencies, including FEMA, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal funding opportunities and grants, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities and the national interest.” It also requires agencies to make it so…

At least one cruise guest was injured after a waterslide malfunctioned aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas on Thursday.Photos and video posted to social media showed a large chunk of one of the slide’s acrylic glass panels broken off, with water falling to the deck below. “Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide,” a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson told ABC News. “The guest is being treated for his injuries.”  According to the news outlet, the guest’s condition is stable. However, specific injuries…

AI-generated “brain rot” videos are popping up all over the internet and getting a lot of attention. Currently gaining traction among younger users, these clips feature wild characters, like a shark wearing sneakers and a ballerina with a cappuccino for a head. One startup driving this trend is OpenArt, founded by two former Google employees in 2022. It touts around 3 million monthly active users. The company recently launched a new “one-click story” feature in open beta, which allows users to input a single sentence, a script, or even a song and turn it into a one-minute video with a…

Facebook Tweet Email Link AP  —  The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine. “Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday in a video announcing the reward. Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020, during the first Trump presidency, along with several close allies on federal charges of narco-terrorism…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:55 AM ET, Fri August 8, 2025 Expedia Group is increasing its full-year financial projections after a successful second quarter, expecting bookings to grow between 3 and 5 percent this year compared to 2024. Expedia is the latest travel company to turn optimistic after the second quarter; others, including Marriott and several airlines, are now also preparing a full-year prediction of what they believe the rest of the year will bring.  According to the travel company, which owns sites like Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Booking.com and other booking sites, booked room nights grew seven percent overall…