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Mexico’s president deems the country safer than the U.S. amid various kidnappings of Americans south of the border. On Monday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador specifically argued that “Mexico is safer than the United States.” “There is no issue with traveling safely through Mexico. That’s something the U.S. citizens also know, just like our fellow Mexicans that live […]
Three Texas women are missing after crossing the Mexico border two weeks ago. In late February, sisters Maritza Trinidad Perez Rios, 47; Marina Perez Rios, 48; and their friend, Dora Alicia Cervantes Saenz, 53, traveled to Mexico to sell clothes at a Flea Market but never came back, according to U.S. authorities. The women are natives […]
A new report shared by the CDC this week shines a light on data the agency says shows that teen girls are experiencing “record high levels” of violence and sadness, as well as a marked increase in suicide risk. In a statement shared alongside the data, which is included in the 89-page Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Debra […]
The U.S. Surgeon General is cautioning against the use of social media by those 13 years of age and younger. During an appearance on CNN over the weekend, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy outlined what he said were his two main concerns about social media usage. “I worry that right now, if you look at the guidelines from the […]
Bessie Laurena Hendricks, who was widely cited as the oldest living person in the U.S., died this week at the age of 115. Hendricks died at an Iowa retirement facility, per a report from regional outlet KIMT, mere months after celebrating her 115th birthday. A funeral service for Hendricks, who lived through everything from World […]
Multiple human skulls were discovered wrapped in plastic and foil at the Querétaro Intercontinental Airport in Mexico, regional authorities said in a recent news release. The National Guard in Mexico shared photos of the package in question last week, noting that the four skulls were “apparently of human origin” and were being shipped to South […]
On Friday, LeBron James’ media company Uninterrupted and Netflix announced The Redeem Team, a documentary focused on the 2008 USA Olympic men’s basketball victory in Beijing. The documentary marks the first collaboration between the International Olympic Committee and Netflix, and will feature never-before-seen footage of the Kobe Bryant-led team. The lineup that led the United States to […]
During the first year of the pandemic, the number of gun deaths in the U.S. experienced what experts are calling an unprecedented increase, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2019 to 2020, a 35 percent increase marked the “highest number of firearm homicides in 20 years,” per Deb Houry of the CDC’s National Center […]
Cases of liver disease in children, including some reported to have required transplants, have spurred investigations in multiple regions of the world. Here in the U.S., per a report from the Associated Press, nine such cases have been reported in Alabama. Affected children were as young as one and as old as six, with two confirmed […]
The demise of Kmart continues this week, as the former retail giant announced the closure of one of its last four remaining stores. The Associated Press reports the Avenel, New Jersey location will close permanently on April 16, leaving just three Kmarts in the United States. The remaining stores are in Westwood, NJ, Bridgehampton on Long Island, and Miami. Kmart, which […]
