U.S. officials expect Israeli response to Iran strikes will be limited – 2024

U.S. officials expect a possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack over the weekend to be limited in scope and most likely involve strikes against Iranian military forces and Iranian-backed proxies outside Iran, four U.S. officials told NBC News.      The U.S. assessment is based on conversations between U.S. and Israeli officials that happened before Iran fired … Read more

Psychology group says infinite scrolling and other social media features are ‘particularly risky’ to youth mental health – 2024

A top psychology group is urging technology companies and legislators to take greater steps to protect adolescents’ mental health, arguing that social media platforms are built for adults and are “not inherently suitable for youth.” Social media features such as endless scrolling and push notifications are “particularly risky” to young people, whose developing brains are … Read more

Strong storms forecast to bring rain, hail and tornadoes to the Plains and into the Midwest – 2024

Severe weather is forecast to bring rain, isolated flash flooding, hail and tornadoes to the Plains on Monday and to the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday.  Twenty-five million people are in the severe risk zone across the Plains and the mid-Atlantic for storms producing baseball-sized hail and a few tornadoes in the evening and lasting overnight. … Read more

Arizona anti-abortion activists aren’t letting up after Supreme Court victory – 2024

PHOENIX — It was business as usual for anti-abortion activists on Thursday. Despite the state Supreme Court ruling this week that an 1864 abortion law was enforceable, groups stood outside of abortion clinics with signs and megaphones, trying to dissuade people from seeking the procedure. Matt Engelthaler, 49, held a “Choose Life” sign outside the … Read more

Off-duty S.C. cop charged in fatal shooting of driver fleeing from fight – 2024

An off-duty Summerville Police Department officer has been charged with murder in the killing of a 39-year-old man in South Carolina after authorities say he fired shots following a confrontation with the victim. On March 20, Anthony DeLustro, 64, allegedly got into a confrontation with Michael O’Neal, 39, at a Chick-fil-A parking lot on 1312 … Read more