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☆ ‘24,’ ‘Runaways’ actor Annie Wersching dead at 45; she had cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24” and providing the voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died. Wersching passed away Sunday morning in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer, her publicist told The Associated Press. Thoughts are with her loved ones.”Actor Abigail Spencer, who appeared with Wersching on the sci-fi series “Timeless,” tweeted, “We love you Annie Wersching. You will be deeply missed.”Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Wersching appeared on dozens of television shows over the course of her two-decade career. Her first credit was in “Star Trek: Enterprise,” and she would go on to have recurring roles in the seventh and eighth seasons of “24,” “Bosch,” “The Vampire Diaries,” Marvel’s “Runaways,” “The Rookie” and, most recently, the second season of “Star Trek: Picard” as the Borg Queen.

☆ Inside the Biden administration's decision to reverse course and give tanks to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

When he announced his decision to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine, President Joe Biden made a point to say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had recommended the move. Biden wasn’t initially sold on sending the tanks, despite pressure to do so to give cover to Germany to send Ukraine some Leopard 2 tanks, the officials said. But because Germany had said it would send Leopards to Ukraine if the U.S. agreed to commit tanks, too, the U.S. promise of a future delivery opened the door for Germany to send tanks to Ukraine now. In the case of the tanks, U.S. military leaders argued the Leopards and the U.K.’s Challengers were much better options. Military leaders, namely Milley, also have been more publicly vocal about the importance of potential talks to end the war.

☆ Get the Look: A Dining Room as Coveted as a Restaurant Banquette
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Kathryn O Shea-Evans | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

In New York City apartments, dining rooms are as rare and coveted as banquettes are in restaurants. So when the owners of a 996-square-foot flat in Brooklyn tasked interior designer Abigail Marcelo with transforming an 8.5-foot-wide recess into a dining area, she recalled roosting cozily in diner booths in the city, where she was raised. “It’s comforting and womb-like. Why a circle? The trio of colors, plus white, established the home’s palette.

☆ TikTok's 'girl with the list' inspires more honest conversations about the pitfalls of pregnancy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Biggers-Stewart, who is now pregnant with her second child, described the list videos as “a powerful tool for self-advocacy.”“I was totally shocked by all the things that could happen to you. In the months following, the creator, also known as Yuni, updated the list in TikToks stitching other videos about pregnancy, birth and parenting. In response to Biggers-Stewart’s recent video about the list, a TikTok user commented: “I wish I had that pregnancy list before getting pregnant. TIkTOk creator sarah biggers-stewartMotherhood has been exalted throughout history, but that reverence can overshadow conversations about the unpleasant and at times dangerous aspects of pregnancy. Some viral videos about the list have also been criticized by medical professionals for sensationalizing pregnancy complications and neglecting to provide context.

☆ Teachers Warned School Officials Multiple Times Over 6-Year-Old’s Threats Before Shooting, Attorney Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Administrators at a Virginia elementary school were warned three separate times that a 6-year-old student had a gun or was threatening people before he allegedly shot his teacher, an attorney said. “This tragedy was entirely preventable if the school administrators responsible for school safety had done their part and had taken action when they had knowledge of imminent danger,” Diane Toscano , an attorney representing teacher Abigail Zwerner , said Wednesday. “But instead they failed to act and Abby was shot.”

The Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student texted a loved one before she was wounded that the boy was armed and that school officials were failing to act, according to a source close to the situation. "At least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon," Parker said in a video reviewed by NBC News. The principal and vice principal of Richneck did not respond to requests for comment from the Post on the teacher’s account. It is set to reopen on Monday and will be outfitted with a metal detector, school officials have said. The district has secured funding for 90 state-of-the-art metal detectors that will be placed at all district schools, officials said.

☆ Josh Hawley needles Nancy Pelosi by renaming his congressional stock trading ban bill after her
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Josh Hawley is trying to taunt Nancy Pelosi by renaming a stock trading ban bill. His PELOSI Act is a retread of a proposal that garnered no support in the last Congress. House lawmakers recently reintroduced a bipartisan stock trading proposal with broader backing. Pelosi famously pushed back against any stock trading prohibitions during the 117th Congress — "We're a free market economy." Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas have reintroduced a more comprehensive stock trading ban bill (H.R.

☆ Virginia school warned before 6-year-old shot teacher, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"This tragedy was entirely preventable if the school administrator responsible for school safety had done their part and taken action when they had knowledge of imminent danger," said Toscano. She did not say what damages she would seek on behalf of the teacher, who was wounded in the chest. Toscano said another student told a third teacher that the boy showed him a gun during recess and threatened to shoot him if he told anyone. A fourth employee who learned of the threat asked for permission to search the boy, but was denied by the same school safety administrator, the lawyer said. Tragically, almost an hour later, violence struck Ridge Elementary School," Toscano said.

☆ Why we love to anthropomorphize space-faring robots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

We know Mars rovers are robots, but they feel like friends, or pets. "It's the way the rovers are designed," Abigail Freeman, the deputy project scientist of the Curiosity rover, told Insider. The first selfie NASA's Opportunity Mars rover snapped. Their ability to snap selfies on the Martian surface make them seem self-awareNASA's Curiosity Mars rover created this selfie in front of Mont Mercou. On February 12, 2019, mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, sent the last commands to ask NASA’s Opportunity rover on Mars to call home.

☆ Family of 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot first-grade teacher says firearm accessed by their son 'was secured'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot a first-grade teacher in her classroom earlier this month said the gun retrieved from their home was secured, according to a statement from their attorney. “Our family has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children. The firearm our son accessed was secured,” according to the Thursday statement provided to NBC News by attorney James Ellenson. She has worked diligently and compassionately to support our family as we sought the best education and learning environment for our son. During a raucous school board meeting Tuesday night, parents, teachers and students told the superintendent and board members teachers teachers were not able to properly discipline problematic students.

☆ West must ramp up aid to Ukraine to keep war with Russia from becoming a stalemate, U.K. foreign secretary says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Dan De Luce | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Abigail-Williams-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The West needs to ramp up military assistance to Ukraine to ensure the war with Russia does not turn into a bloody, open-ended stalemate, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said Tuesday during a visit to Washington. The United Kingdom also said it would provide more heavy artillery and ammunition to help Ukraine roll back Russian forces from its territory. “The U.K. has been very much on the front foot” in its security assistance to Ukraine, Cleverly said. He stopped short of urging the U.S., Germany or other governments also to supply Ukraine with new tanks or other more advanced weapons. Germany has faced growing calls to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and to allow other countries that have Leopards to provide Kyiv with them.

☆ Over 200 millionaires urge Davos elite to up taxes on the ultra-rich
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Over 200 millionaires are urging the elite echelons in attendance at this week's World Economic Forum in Davos to "tackle extreme wealth" and "tax the ultra-rich" to help relieve the cost-of-living strain off ordinary households. The letter questions the mission of the World Economic Forum in absence of concrete measures:"The current lack of action is gravely concerning. A meeting of the 'global elite' in Davos to discuss 'Cooperation in a Fragmented World' is pointless if you aren't challenging the root cause of division. CNBC has reached out to the Davos World Economic Forum for comment. Just one leader of the Group of Seven global economic — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz — was set to attend the Davos proceedings this week, as several of his counterparts battle the cost-of-living crisis.

☆ Parents wonder how 6-year-old Virginia boy shot teacher after his backpack was searched
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Parents at the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot a first-grade teacher this month are demanding answers for how the child managed to use the weapon after his backpack was searched. If the backpack was searched, they didn’t search it right,” said Desiree Yvette, whose 6-year-old daughter witnessed the Jan. 6 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in which Abigail Zwerner was critically wounded. Thomas Britton, 35, questioned the steps school officials took after they learned the child may have taken a gun into the school. “Once the news dropped it, that’s when a lot of parents started rushing to the school with mass confusion,” Garcia said. Drew said Sunday the investigation entails looking into the boy and his parent’s history.

A school administrator in Newport News, Virginia, was alerted to a possible weapon on a 6-year-old boy before a first-grade teacher was shot, but a search of the student's bookbag that morning turned up empty, school district officials said. "At least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon," Parker said in a video reviewed by NBC News. The student's mother bought the gun used in the shooting legally, according to Newport News police. During the 2019-20 school year, less than 2% of public elementary schools performed random metal detector checks on students, schools, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Officials said there will be mental health clinicians for students and staff when school resumes, and that a security officer will be installed full-time at the school.

☆ Delphi murder suspect appears in court as judge rules trial will remain in county, gag order continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Judge Frances C. Gull issued a gag order in December, after Allen's lawyers shared a press release defending his name. On Friday, Gull ruled that gag order will stay in place, John McGauley, Court Executive of Allen County said. Gull also ruled that the trial will not be moved to another county, but instead a jury pool from another county can be selected. Gull gave the prosecution and defense one week to agree on a county to elect a jury from and bring it to Carroll County. Their bodies were found the next day in woods area near the Delphi Historic Trail, a half-mile upstream from the bridge.

When students return to the Virginia school where a first-grade teacher was shot by a 6-year-old, the campus will be outfitted with a metal detector. The Newport News Public Schools district announced Thursday that a detector will be installed at Richneck Elementary School, where Abigail Zwerner was shot while teaching. At least that is one extra layer of support.”Use of metal detectors rare at American schoolsThe use of metal detectors in schools, particularly elementary schools, is still rare, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. During the 2019-2020 school year, less than 2% of public elementary schools performed random metal detector checks on students. About 54.6% of elementary schools had security staff present at least once a week; at middle schools, it was 81.5% and at high schools 84.4%.

☆ Virginia school official knew 6-year-old who shot teacher may have had gun
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Once alerted, school officials searched the boy's backpack, but did not find the gun. The shooting took place about 2-1/2 hours after the boy's backpack was searched. Abigail Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher, was shot a week ago by the young student. The boy who shot Zwerner was in the custody of the Newport News Department of Human Services, police said. The Newport News school board on Thursday announced that metal detectors would be installed in every school in the city following the shooting.

A key adviser to the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine panel is questioning whether more Covid booster shots are necessary for healthy, younger people. The FDA later backed the vaccine panel, authorizing a new formulation of the booster shots. “The people who are talking about why young people need it are missing the point,” he said, referring to the booster. Levy, the director of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, continues to encourage Covid boosters for everyone who is eligible. Relatively few people in the U.S. have had updated boosters.

☆ Sandwich chain Subway eyes sale- source
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sandwich chain Subway is exploring a sale of its business, a source told Reuters on Wednesday. The sale could value the sandwich chain at more than $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal first reported. "As a privately held company, we don't comment on ownership structure and business plans," a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed statement. Subway, one of the world's largest quick-service restaurant brands, has more than 37,000 restaurants in over 100 countries. In 2021, media reports said Subway was tidying itself up for a sale, but the restaurant chain had denied it.

☆ Two lawmakers leading efforts to stop congressional stock trading
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTwo lawmakers leading efforts to stop congressional stock tradingCongresswoman Abigail Spanberger and Congressman Chip Roy join 'Squawk Box' to discuss co-sponsors of the Trust in Congress Act, how congressional stock trading can influence markets, and more.

☆ 6-year-old is unlikely to be charged in teacher's shooting, but parents could be, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Antonio Planas | Helen Kwong | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his Virginia teacher Friday with a gun he took from home is unlikely to be charged, but his parents could be criminally culpable depending on if they properly secured the weapon, experts said. The boy shot Zwerner with a 9mm Taurus firearm he obtained from his home, Drew said. NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos said it’s highly unlikely the boy will be charged, even in juvenile court. In recent years, several adults have been charged in Virginia after a child has fired an unsecured gun. In October 2013, the Virginian-Pilot reported the parents of an elementary school student in Norfolk were charged with child neglect after their son brought a handgun to school.

Despite layoff announcements and signs of a slowdown elsewhere in the economy, the labor market for clean energy jobs remains tight. said Abigail Ross Hopper, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association trade group. The Biden Administration has repeatedly promised that new green energy jobs would be well-paying union jobs. Some solar companies have tried to recruit veterans, saying the skills learned in military life translate well to the industry. Utility scale solar developer SOLV Energy, SunPower and Nextracker last year teamed up with nonprofit Solar Energy International to fund a women-only training program for solar installers.

☆ Sandwich chain Subway eyes sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

☆ Teacher shot by 6-year-old hailed as a hero for evacuating kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Police on Monday hailed a 25-year-old Virginia teacher as a hero for evacuating students from her classroom even after she was shot by a 6-year-old student. Meanwhile the 6-year-old boy was in temporary custody at a medical facility, and a judge had until Tuesday to determine whether to extend a temporary order keeping him in custody, Drew said. "She made sure that every one of those kids were out of that room, that she was the last one to leave. And she took it upon herself in that situation, after suffering a gunshot wound, to make sure that her students ... were safe," Drew said. Zwerner, who took a defensive posture, was shot through the hand and into the chest.

☆ House Republicans voted to gut the House Ethics Committee, and George Santos said it was 'fantastic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans voted on Monday to hobble the Office of Congressional Ethics. George Santos, facing multiple investigations and ethics complaints, called the changes "fantastic." The Office of Congressional Ethics, first established in 2008, is a quasi-independent body tasked with investigating allegations of misconduct against members of Congress. It then makes a determination as to whether those allegations are worth investigating further, at which point it makes a referral to the House Ethics Committee, which is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. In 2017, House Republicans voted in conference to subsume the office under the House Ethics Committee, effectively neutering it.

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