Record-low U.S. birth rate fell another 4% in 2020, CDC says
To consider the number of births relative to the size the population, demographers use a statistic called the general fertility rate. AdvertisementIn 2020, the general fertility rate in the U.S. was 55.8 births per 1,000 women in that age group. Declines in the general fertility rate were seen across racial and ethnic groups. In 2020, the U.S. total fertility rate was 1,637.5 births per 1,000 women. • There were 90 births per 1,000 women ages 25 to 29, a year-to-year drop of 4%.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 05, 2021 05:03 UTC
With Victory over Astros, the Yankees Have a Winning Record
Three runs scored on the play, the last Rougned Odor, whose left knee slammed into catcher Martín Maldonado’s head as he reached the plate. Odor appeared to be trying to avoid LeMahieu’s bat, which was lying in the right-handed batter’s box. LeMahieu was credited with a single and an R.B.I., and one of the runs was unearned. The Yankees have won nine of 12 and improved to 15-14, their first time over .500 since they were 3-2. Lucas Luetge (2-0) pitched a scoreless sixth and was credited with the win.
Source:New York Times
May 05, 2021 03:22 UTC
A mother and son separated by the Trump administration meet again — finally
They were among the earliest family separations during the Trump administration, well before splitting families became publicized U.S. policy. More than a thousand families remain separated, but the long ordeal for Chavez and his mom is finally over. AdvertisementSandra Ortiz and her son Bryan Chavez are among the first four families separated by the Trump administration to be reunited under President Biden. When the pair were separated, Chavez, 15 at the time, said he was so shocked he didn’t say anything. In all, more than 5,000 families were separated by the Trump administration, according to court filings.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 05, 2021 03:05 UTC
DeSantis schedules January special election to fill Alcee Hastings' seat
(CNN) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that a special election to replace Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died last month, will take place next January. The primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District will be on November 2 with the general election on January 11, DeSantis said, announcing an upcoming executive order that will set the special election. "I know there'll be a lot of folks that want to run for it, so hopefully that gives them enough time to be able to get on the ballot and do whatever they need to do to be competitive," the Republican governor told reporters Tuesday. The timing means the solidly blue district will likely go nine months without representation, delaying Democrats from adding another member to their caucus at a time when they have a narrow majority in the HouseHastings had been the longest-serving member of Florida's congressional delegation.
Source:CNN
May 05, 2021 02:48 UTC
UK sends patrol ships to British island amid row with France over fishing rights
London (CNN) Two British offshore patrol vessels will be sent to the island of Jersey "as a precautionary measure" amid an escalating row over fisheries with France, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Wednesday. The decision was the result of a discussion between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and local officials about "the prospect of a blockade" of Jersey capital Saint Helier, the statement read. French local authorities also shut down their representation in the island's capital Saint Helier on Monday. The self-governing island of Jersey is one of the Channel Islands, sitting just 14 miles off the French coast. While not technically part of the United Kingdom, the islands are crown dependencies, defended and internationally represented by the UK government.
Source:CNN
May 05, 2021 02:26 UTC
Mayor Garcetti reportedly being considered for India ambassador post
Garcetti is one of several candidates under consideration for the position of U.S. ambassador to India, the political news site Axios reported on Tuesday. In December, the mayor said he had turned down an unspecified job with the Biden administration and would stay in Los Angeles to lead pandemic relief efforts. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked Wednesday at a news briefing about a possible Garcetti appointment. The mayor was an early supporter of Biden in the presidential race and served as a co-chair of his campaign committee. Garcetti’s possible nomination to a Biden post last year sparked daily protests outside his home by members of Black Lives Matter and others.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 05, 2021 02:24 UTC
Atlantic City prosecutors charge 4 more teens in Boardwalk robbery that led to death of shop owner
Four additional juveniles have been arrested and charged in connection with an April 1 store robbery in Atlantic City that resulted in the death of its owner, Mahmood Ansari, prosecutors said Tuesday. Each has been charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, and theft. "I want to commend the Atlantic City Police Department for their effort in handling this matter. The robbery took place in two phases around 7:40 p.m. on April 1 on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. But even if you read the news about those four juveniles they captured, it’s only about robbery," Asif said.
Source:Fox News
May 05, 2021 02:15 UTC
Opinion: The pandemic can't end unless the world helps India. Immediately
Dr. Bhavna Lall (@lall_bhavna) is an internal medicine physician and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine. Dr. Reshma Gupta (@ReshmaGuptaMD) is an associate professor of Internal Medicine at University of California Health in Sacramento. Dr. Jay Bhatt (@bhangrajay) is an internal medicine physician and on faculty at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. Dr. Vineet Arora is the Herbert T. Abelson professor of medicine at University of Chicago Medicine (@FutureDocs). India agreed to supply vaccines to low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) through Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX).
Source:CNN
May 05, 2021 02:05 UTC
At military camps in the Myanmar jungle, doctors and students learn how to fire guns
Members of Myanmar's Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) undertake military training in the country's ethnic border regions, as clashes with the ruling junta escalate. The KNDO is not the only armed ethnic group offering CDM members training. Nerdah Bo Mya acknowledges it is a very one-sided battle on the streets of Myanmar. Armed clashes between the Myanmar military and another Karen armed group -- the Karen National Liberation Army -- have displaced about 40,000 people, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). But Nerdah Bo Mya says they will return to the cities better equipped mentally, at least.
Source:CNN
May 05, 2021 02:01 UTC
Luzardo apologizes for breaking finger playing video game
Jesús Luzardo has played video games all his life. Luzardo has apologized to his teammates and Athletics manager Bob Melvin for the accident, which occurred Saturday when he banged his hand into a table while playing a video game four hours before a start. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLuzardo is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his finger. "I'm a 23-year-old kid, I make mistakes," Luzardo said Tuesday. He will use a splint to protect the finger — and in time will get back to his video game fun.
Source:Fox News
May 05, 2021 00:05 UTC
House Republicans Have Had Enough of Liz Cheney’s Truth-Telling
“This is about whether the Republican Party is going to perpetuate lies about the 2020 election and attempt to whitewash what happened on Jan. 6,” said Jeremy Adler, the spokesman. “Every person of conscience draws a line beyond which they will not go: Liz Cheney refuses to lie,” Mr. Romney wrote on Twitter. “As one of my Republican Senate colleagues said to me following my impeachment vote: ‘I wouldn’t want to be a member of a group that punished someone for following their conscience.’”Many House Republicans insist they have no problem with Ms. Cheney’s vote to impeach Mr. Trump, which she described as a vote of conscience. It has also infuriated Mr. Trump. The final straw for many came last week in Orlando, where Republicans gathered for their annual policy retreat in hopes of putting on a show of unity.
Source:New York Times
May 05, 2021 00:00 UTC
Hollywood actor indicted for fake HBO and Netflix deals
Aspiring film actor Zachary Horwitz was indicted Tuesday for running what federal investigators describe as one of the most daring Ponzi schemes in Hollywood history. But the HBO and Netflix contracts he showed investors were fake, prosecutors say. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)After five years of steadily repaying his investors’ loans with interest and on time, Horwitz abruptly began defaulting in late 2019. As payment demands and lawsuit threats mounted, he tried to reassure his lenders that he was working with HBO and Netflix to collect money they owed him. AdvertisementProsecutors say he fabricated emails from HBO and Netflix executives to keep the investors at bay, prompting the new charges of identity theft.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 04, 2021 23:51 UTC
Josh Duggar asks court for release from jail, claims he isn’t a flight risk in child pornography case: report
Josh Duggar petitioned the court for a release from jail amid a looming trial in his child pornography case. The "19 Kids and Counting" star, 33, has been charged with possessing child pornography and pleaded not guilty to said allegations in a federal Arkansas court on Friday. Prior to trial and based on his request to be released from jail on bond the judge issued the order. Duggar allegedly possessed this material, some of which depicts the sexual abuse of children under the age of 12, in May 2019," the federal release states. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPA federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S.
Source:Fox News
May 04, 2021 23:48 UTC
Auschwitz survivor who testified against Adolf Eichmann dies at 91
Joseph Zalman Kleinman, who survived the Auschwitz death camp during the Holocaust and testified against Adolf Eichmann in the Nazi commander’s trial in Jerusalem, died Tuesday, Israeli media reported. Kleinman was born in Slovakia in January 1930 and was deported by Nazi Germany to the death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau when he was 14. His parents and sister were killed at Auschwitz, one of the most notorious Nazi death camps in occupied Poland. “In the summer of 1944, 3,000 young men aged 14 to 16 were gathered at Auschwitz ... in tough conditions, acute starvation. He was put on trial in Jerusalem in 1961 and found guilty of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and war crimes.
Source:Los Angeles Times
May 04, 2021 23:48 UTC
Colorado cult leader's mummified remains found in home, seven people charged
Colorado police have arrested seven people in connection with the discovery of a mummified body that authorities believe belonged to the leader of the spiritual group, "Love Has Won." He reported the discovery to police and said he believed the group had transported Carlson's body to his home from California. Investigators searched an SUV on the property and said the back seat was laid down in a position "consistent with someone transporting the mummified remains." MICHIGAN WOMAN GLUES EYE SHUT AFTER MISTAKING NAIL GLUE FOR EYE DROPS: REPORTSaguache County Coroner Tom Perrin told Fox News he believes Carlson likely died roughly four weeks ago. The group, which established itself in southern Colorado in 2018, offers "spiritual intuitive ascension sessions" and sells spiritual healing products online.
Source:Fox News
May 04, 2021 23:31 UTC