A survey from LendingTree shows about one-in-four parents have authorized a child under the age of 18 on their credit or debit card in an effort to give their kids a head start on establishing their credit rating. While Shannon Ho plays pretend shopping with her daughters — Aria, 2, and Gemma, 1 …
Read More »Meet the quokkas: Australia’s happy, viral sensations attract tourists that fund conservation efforts
Australia is famous for animals that don’t exist in the wild anywhere else on Earth, including a creature called the quokka. The rare animals — located on Rottnest Island near Australia’s west coast in the Indian Ocean — are also helping fund their own conservation efforts, thanks to their contagious …
Read More »Online blackmail scams are utilizing your public information. Here’s how to spot the rising threat
More people than ever are reporting online scams. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 880,000 complaints in 2023, which is a 10% increase over 2022. One popular scam uses emails that threaten blackmail. The emails read similar to, “You’ve been treading on thin ice with your browsing …
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Florida has joined the ranks of a dozen Republican-led states that have approved near-total bans on abortion in the 10 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed the Heartbeat Protection Act, which prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions. …
Read More »Memorial grows at The Covenant School as Nashville mourns shooting victims
A memorial at the gates of the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, continues to grow — filled with flowers, stuffed animals and balloons in honor of the six people, including three children, who were killed in Monday’s shooting. “You just wonder: when is the call coming for you? You know? …
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In 2018, Jaclyn Corin spent hours trapped in a classroom as a shooter roamed the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, before she was able to walk safely away. But 14 of her classmates and three staff members of the school would not make it out …
Read More »Hold accountable those who radicalize people into “hate
As the city of Buffalo, N.Y., and the nation, reacts to Saturday’s mass shooting in a predominantly Black neighborhood in which 13 people were shot, 10 fatally, an attorney for the family of an 86-year-old grandmother who was killed is calling for those who radicalize white supremacists to be held …
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In his early years, Clive Davis was never drawn to music. He began his career as a lawyer. “I was plucked out of a law firm to become chief lawyer for Columbia Records three years out of law school. I did that for five years,” Davis told “CBS Mornings” …
Read More »Newsom fights for survival in recall vote as campaigns trade barbs on final weekend
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s political future faces a critical test Tuesday when voters have their final chance to cast ballots in the recall election aimed at cutting Newsom’s first term short. Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans in California and Newsom has received significant backing from some of his most influential allies …
Read More »Bird watcher Christian Cooper shares message on systemic bias in new comic book: “Let’s not get distracted”
Christian Cooper, a Black writer and bird watcher who filmed a White woman calling the police on him in Central Park earlier this year, is sharing a message on systemic racism in his new comic book, “It’s a Bird.” The book follows a Black teen bird watcher named Jules who …
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