• How to talk to children about gun violence

    How to talk to children about gun violence

    Jan 18, 2023 06:16 PM EST

    ... people dead — most of them children — highlighted the urgency of addressing gun violence and death with young children. While there is no right age to start having these conversations preemptively, pediatric psychologist Jeff Shahidullah said children do absorb a lot of information from their surroundings and may know more about ...

  • Final days of Islamic hajj and Eid al-Adha holiday impacted by coronavirus

    Final days of Islamic hajj and Eid al-Adha holiday impacted by coronavirus

    Jul 31, 2020 11:09 PM EST

    Around the world, Muslims gathered with relatives or remained at home to mark the start of Eid. In the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, streets were largely empty due to a 10-day lockdown imposed by authorities to prevent further spread of the virus. Eid prayers in mosques were canceled. "We ...

  • Pro wrestling considered 'essential' under Florida governor's order

    Pro wrestling considered 'essential' under Florida governor's order

    Apr 14, 2020 11:03 PM EST

    ... raising some eyebrows: pro wrestling. Florida's top emergency official last week amended Gov. Ron DeSantis' stay-at-home order which was issued at the start of the month. Pro sports were added to a list of essential businesses allowed to stay open in an April 9 memorandum to include ...

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Dems and the state of disunion

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Dems and the state of disunion

    Feb 08, 2020 09:56 PM EST

    ... not so different from the robust one he inherited and disparages at every turn. Trump’s State of the Union speech came packed with assertions tailor-made for his reelection bid, during a week when his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial emboldened him. The leading Democrats vying to replace ...

  • WATCH: Pelosi unveils legislation to reduce Medicare prescription drug prices

    WATCH: Pelosi unveils legislation to reduce Medicare prescription drug prices

    Sep 19, 2019 05:36 PM EST

    ... Public Citizen, a consumer group on the political left, said Pelosi didn't go far enough. The legislation leans left politically and appears to be tailor-made for Pelosi's Democratic majority in the House. But in a signal that Pelosi wants a deal, it also incorporates ideas from the ...

  • It's not just opioids. Deaths from cocaine and meth are surging.

    It's not just opioids. Deaths from cocaine and meth are surging.

    May 16, 2019 02:00 PM EST

    Most states are keeping a close eye on opioid overdose deaths, but they may need to start focusing on cocaine and other stimulants as well. It turns out that the same lethal drug that has been driving the nation’s spiraling opioid epidemic is also causing an historic surge in ...

  • Glenn Close, Barry Jenkins, Bing Liu reflect on Hollywood ahead of Oscars

    Glenn Close, Barry Jenkins, Bing Liu reflect on Hollywood ahead of Oscars

    Feb 24, 2019 05:11 PM EST

    ... season. “You know, I think we all kind of know more or less what the results are going to be and so you really legitimately start to celebrate your peers,” Jenkins said. “And I think you know you look across the room to see all these people — some of whom ...

  • WATCH: Fed chair makes announcement on interest-rate outlook

    WATCH: Fed chair makes announcement on interest-rate outlook

    Jan 30, 2019 05:06 PM EST

    ... describe the Fed's outlook toward future hikes, Powell has stressed there's no "preset course" for rate increases. The Fed, in other words, will tailor its rate policy to the latest economic data. In its statement Wednesday, the Fed said, "In light of global economic and financial developments and ...

  • AP report: Yemen's food donations are being snatched from the starving

    AP report: Yemen's food donations are being snatched from the starving

    Dec 31, 2018 06:44 PM EST

    ... for five days before his tiny body gave up. His father and 16 members of his family have moved at least six times since the start of the war. Before, the father said, he had been a tailor, earning enough to feed his family meat, chicken and vegetables. He said ...

  • Inside Milan’s Casa Verdi, where musicians retire in harmony

    Inside Milan’s Casa Verdi, where musicians retire in harmony

    Nov 10, 2018 10:09 PM EST

    ... concerts and musicians. CHRISTOPHER LIVESAY, Milan, Italy: Verdi called this retirement home the finest of his life’s work. And walking through these halls, you start to understand why. It’s impossible to go anywhere without hearing the sound of music. You also see musical references in every corner. In ...