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Cuomo Legal Woes Continue, could Cost Public at Least $9.5M
Resigning from office probably didn't end former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legal problems, and no matter what happens next, taxpayers are likely to wind up with a hefty bill.
How Your Job Can Affect Your Heart Health
Is your job good for your health? From the factory floor to the phone bank, from the boardroom to the emergency room, it's a complicated question to consider as we pursue paychecks and navigate careers.
Is It a Crime to Forge a Vaccine Card? And What's the Penalty?
In practice, the law gives prosecutors and judges huge discretion on how to charge and sentence offenders. But for years, it's been a federal crime to make or use "any materially false writing in any matter involving a health care benefit program."
Mormon Vaccine Push Ratchets Up, Dividing Faith's Members
Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply divided on vaccines and mask-wearing despite consistent guidance from church leaders as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus spreads.
California Teacher Under Fire for Suggesting Students Pledge Allegiance to LGBTQ+ Flag
A California teacher is under fire for suggesting her students pledge allegiance to a LGBTQ+ flag.
Padma Lakshmi Cooks Up a Children's Book with a Message
"It's a hugely autobiographical book," says Lakshmi. "I am not a children's author. I don't have experience writing for this audience beyond just making up stories at bedtime for my own child. So I needed to write about something I knew."
How CBD Can Ease the Shift from Summer Fundays to Fall Realness
Even if you adore your job and love studying, turning the page from summer to fall can be deflating. But there are ways to shift the end-of-summer scaries and kickstart your optimism thanks to CBD.
Dealing with Mental Health Crisis One Zoom Call at a Time
First responders are turning to technology to cope with the increasing number of mental health issues emerging from 911 calls.
Milo Yiannopoulous Blames His COVID Infection on the Vaccinated, and Injects Ivermectin
Far-right political provocateur and ex-gay Milo Yiannopoulos tested positive for COVID and shared a pic of himself injecting ivermectin— an anti-parasitic drug that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned Americans against using.
Colorado Volleyball Coach Told to Deny Being Gay or Resign
A Colorado Christian school gave a staff member a choice: Either agree with the school's beliefs regarding homosexuality, or resign. Inoke Tonga is now a former member of the Valor Christian High School staff.
Actor Ed Asner, TV's Blustery Lou Grant, Dies at 91
Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and later in the drama "Lou Grant," died Sunday. He was 91.
'We Can't Afford to Leave': No Cash or Fuel to Flee from Ida
The majority of people in Baton Rouge's low-income neighborhoods are in the same predicament: they want to leave to protect families, but have no choice but to stay.
100K More COVID Deaths Seen Unless US Changes Its Ways
The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model.
GLBT History Museum to Screen Rare Gay Games Videos
As part of its ongoing Mighty Reel series, the GLBT Historical Museum will screen excerpts from videotapes of the first two Gay Games, held in San Francisco in 1982 and 1986.
One Last Zinger: Dorothy Parker's Headstone Unveiled in NYC
Dorothy Parker died in 1967, but it was not until last year that her ashes found a final resting place. Now, at a memorial ceremony at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, her headstone has been unveiled.
Parents Must Pay $30,441 for Getting Rid of Son's Porn Cache
A judge has ordered a western Michigan couple to pay $30,441 to their son for getting rid of his pornography collection.
Packed with Virus Patients, Louisiana Hospitals Await Ida
Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a powerful Category 4 hurricane, which is expected to crash ashore Sunday.
Scenes From Week 2 of the R. Kelly Sex-Trafficking Trial
The second week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New York City proved to be an exercise by prosecutors to paint the "I Believe I Can Fly" R&B star as a man-child control freak and a compulsive sex offender.
States Pull Back on Covid Data Even Amid Delta Surge
Public health experts are voicing concern about the pullback of covid information, with one official calling the trend "not good for government and the public" because it gives the appearance of governments "hiding stuff."
Man Defaces LGBTQ Chalk Art at BYU Saying 'F*#g#*ts Can Go To Hell'
A protest LGBTQ+ chalk display at Brigham Young Univ. was defaced by a man who poured water on it saying 'F*#g#*ts Can Go To Hell.' The chalk display was created in response to anti-LGBTQ+ equality comments by a leading Mormon elder.