North Carolina police officer shot teenage son in the head, district attorney says

A North Carolina police officer on Monday shot his 15-year-old son in the head in what appears to have been an accident, officials said.The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. on Monday in Onslow County, District Attorney Ernie Lee wrote in a Facebook statement. The victim, a 15-year-old male, was left with a life-threatening injury from a single gunshot wound to the…Continue Reading

WATCH: Caleb Williams and Marvin Mims connect for 55-yard touchdown in the first half

Over the course of the 2021 season, one of the elements that waned in the Oklahoma Sooners offense was the big-play passing game. Opposing defenses made a concerted effort to take away the deep ball from the Sooners, whether it was Spencer Rattler or Caleb Williams at quarterback. Well, the deep ball made its triumphant…Continue Reading

At halftime the Oklahoma Sooners up big on the Oregon Ducks 30-3 in the Valero Alamo Bowl

Though it was a slow start for the Oklahoma Sooners who led just 6-3 at the end of the first quarter, OU broke it open in the second quarter outscoring the Ducks 24-0 to lead 30-3 at halftime in a lopsided affair. After an early 3-and-out, Caleb Williams and the Sooners scored on five consecutive…Continue Reading

Iowa Church Using Hallucinogen During Services Denied Tax-Exempt Status

The IRS has defended its decision to deny tax-exempt status to an Iowa church that uses the hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca in its services and ceremonies.The Iowaska Church of Healing applied for tax-exempt status with the IRS in January 2019. The church was formed in September 2018, according to state records, and listed the home of…Continue Reading

Omicron: Manipur imposes curbs on new year celebrations

Music concerts, folk dance of Thabal Chongba, celebratory feasts and large gatherings banned. Music concerts, folk dance of Thabal Chongba, celebratory feasts and large gatherings banned. In a move to curb Omicron cases in Manipur, an order was issued on Wednesday regarding the implementation and compliance of guidelines to be followed during the year end.…Continue Reading

Maximising the boost: On mixing COVID-19 vaccines

India must test the feasibility of mixing vaccines to help enable informed choice Heralding a new frontier in India’s vaccination programme, the apex drug regulator has approved two more vaccines under emergency use authorisation (EUA), and an antiviral drug. Corbevax, by Biological-E, is a protein sub-unit vaccine as is Covovax, to be made by the…Continue Reading

Morning Digest | COVID-19 cases in India start to inch up; Centre may extend FCRA renewal date, and more

COVID-19 cases in India start to inch up as Omicron takes overThe number of COVID-19 infections in India is on an increasing trend. After consistently declining since mid-May, the average number of cases showed a bump again in the last week of December. On December 29, 13,187 cases were recorded, a 76.6% increase compared with…Continue Reading