Drinking one glass or more of 100% fruit juice each day is associated with weight gain in children and adults, according to a new analysis of 42 previous studies. The research, published Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics, found a positive association between drinking 100% fruit juice and BMI — a calculation that …
Read More »Deja Taylor, mother of 6
The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator. Friday’s sentencing was the second time Deja Taylor was held to account for the classroom …
Read More »NJ janitor allegedly contaminated food, committed lewd acts at elementary school: prosecutor
UPPER DEERFIELD, N.J. (CBS) — A Cumberland County man was arrested for allegedly contaminating food and committing lewd acts at Elizabeth Moore School in Upper Deerfield Township, the county prosecutor’s office announced Friday. Giovanni Impellizzeri, 25, was arrested by New Jersey State Police on Halloween, the Cumberland County prosecutor said. …
Read More »Wisconsin woman sentenced for killing and dismembering ex
A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his body parts at various locations was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. A Brown County judge sentenced Taylor Schabusiness, 25, for the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion, 24. A jury had convicted her …
Read More »Possible progress in Hollywood writers strike talks
Negotiations aimed at settling the four-and-a-half-month-old strike by screenwriters against Hollywood studios resumed Wednesday and will continue Thursday, the two sides said in a rare joint statement that itself could be a sign of progress. Wednesday evening’s one-line statement from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of …
Read More »Pig kidney works in human body for over a month, in latest step forward in animal
For over a month, a pig’s kidney that was transplanted into a human body has worked normally — a step surgeons hope can one day lead to using this type of operation to save patients’ lives. The experimental surgery was performed with the consent of the family of a man …
Read More »Man, woman turn themselves in to face charges in Alabama riverside brawl
Police in Alabama said Thursday that a fourth person has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention, and an attorney confirmed a fifth arrest, also for a misdemeanor, on Friday. Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department said 21-year-old …
Read More »Netflix, facing off with creators over AI, advertises for a $900,000 AI product manager
While creative talent is sweating it out on picket lines, Netflix is hard at work developing its machine learning infrastructure. Streaming video giant Netflix is looking to hire artificial intelligence specialists, dangling one salary that pays as much as $900,000, even as Hollywood actors and writers are in the midst of …
Read More »Investigators dig up Long Island killings suspect Rex Heuermann’s backyard with excavator
An excavator was seen over the weekend digging up the backyard of the home of the suspect in several killings on New York’s Long Island and the heavy equipment was still behind Rex Heuermann’s house Monday morning. According to law enforcement sources, investigators are looking into whether any victims may …
Read More »Jamie Foxx addresses hospitalization for the first time: “I went to hell and back”
Jamie Foxx shared a video on Instagram where he made emotional comments about his hospitalization earlier this year. The singer and actor, 55, was admitted to the hospital in April 2023 for an undisclosed reason. His daughter Corinne said that he “experienced a medical complication,” but did not elaborate. In his …
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