The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates the recommended daily amount of sleep for a healthy adult over a typical 24 hour period as at least 7 hours a night. However, a significant proportion of the U.S. adult population are failing to hit this number. The American Sleep Association estimates 37 percent of 20- to 39-year-olds and 40 percent of 40-to 59-year-olds suffer do not get enough sleep....
During a press briefing on Tuesday, officials with the Henry County Police Department announced that the reward for tips pointing to the arrest of 22-year-old Jordan Jackson has increased to $60,000. On Monday, the amount was at $30,000 after the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshall’s Service both offered up $10,000 each, while Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta and O’Neal had donated $5,000 each. “I’m hoping with another $30,000 on top of it, maybe that will help motivate some people to do what needs to be done,” Henry County Police Chief Mark Amerman said at the press briefing....
With over 50 percent of households in the U.S. reporting owning at least one pet, it is no surprise that there has been a boom in the popularity of doggy daycare services in recent years. In 2016, researchers estimated that the pet care market was worth approximately $131 billion and expect the sector to grow to over $200 billion by 2025. With thousands of followers, TikTok user theofficialgingerspice often shares footage and stories from their job at the daycare center, including dogs playing, getting into mischief and relaxing together....
The video, which was obtained exclusively by WPLG Local 10 News in Miami shows several individuals standing outside the El Mula banquet hall in north Miami just before three gunman arrived and opened fire. Shortly after the video begins, all of the individuals standing outside the venue can be seen ducking down and running away from the venue and towards parked cars, covering themselves from the gunfire. Several individuals can be seen laying next to one car while others ran farther away from the venue....
The Saints don’t need to try to dominate — and can’t be expected to do so — over the next six games, which Brees is certain to miss after needing surgery to repair the ligament he tore in his right thumb early in Sunday’s 27-9 loss at the Rams. They just need to survive the stretch to keep their chances to advance to the playoffs alive and well when he returns healthy....
The automobile company recalled select Super Duty SuperCrew cars made between 2017 and 2019. In a press release, Ford announced that the vehicles were built at the Kentucky Truck Plant between October 8, 2015 and October 29, 2019. Ford’s reference number for this recall is 19S52. The recall was announced due to a crash provision, which may cause vehicles to catch fire, in the event of an accident. “In affected vehicles, a front seat belt pretensioner that deploys during a crash can generate excessive sparks,” Ford said in its statement....
That sentiment has led an increasing number of foreign investors to move their money out of U.S. markets, say investment strategists. Even before the most recent accounting scandals, foreign investment in U.S. stocks and bonds was down. Foreigners bought about $45 billion worth of corporate and other types of U.S. bonds in the first three months of this year-half the amount they spent during the same period a year ago, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis....
The prospect of collapse is forcing a profound change in environmental thinking. Not long ago, those who lobbied for the rain forests did so on the earnest but limited argument that biodiversity was at risk. Conservation groups raised funds to rescue imperiled species, like the jaguar or the blue macaw, and pressured governments to stop razing ecological “hot spots.” Climate change has widened the focus. The ecological hot spot today is the biosphere....
Although Selangor head coach Maniam Pachaiappan is unsure whether Liberian forward Forkey Doe would be released from police detention in time for the Red Giants’ Super League match against Sarawak next Tuesday, he has already begun preparing for the clash without the Liberian. “The match against Sarawak is very important, we have to prepare the team in training. “Maybe we’ll be playing this game without him, so we have to concentrate on using our local players, as well as Victor [Astafei] and Mineiro (Juliano Mineiro)....
The employee, Juan Esteban Ramirez, 27, was fired after two customers, both 20-year-old women, filed police reports against him, a Bank of America spokesperson confirmed. The prosecutor on the case told KPRC 2 that it was “highly unlikely” that there were only two victims. “What I think is particularly dangerous about Mr. Ramirez’s behavior is that he is creating victims that are unsuspecting,” Assistant District Attorney Keaton Forcht said. “Mr....
Hill was elected in 2018 to represent California’s 25th congressional district in Washington, D.C. She was one of the youngest women as well as California’s first openly bisexual person to be elected to Congress, reported the Times. However, she left her office in November, after leaked nude photographs of her were published without her consent on the conservative website RedState and then in the British tabloid The Daily Mail. The stories alleged that she had had an affair with a campaign staffer....
The Allegheny (Pa.) County medical examiner ruled the death as a suicide, stating he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Post-Gazette reported Sunday. He was found in a car in Chuchill, which is just east of Pittsburgh. MORE: Spring games to watch | Top 25 QBs for 2015 “Everyone associated with the Duquesne football program is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Chris," Duquesne football coach Jerry Schmitt said in a statement....
The 69-year-old former coach had faced 41 counts charges including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. His lawyers said he was duped and thought he was sharing a great investment opportunity with friends. MORE: Coach rankings | SN’s top 25 players | 10 greatest players by school In an interview at his home after the verdict, Donnan said that even compared to the many high-pressure games he coached, "nothing even comes close to approximating that minute when the judge announced the verdict....
“Michelle Obama, instead of telling young black girls who look up to you that they’re doomed because of racism, why not tell them what you did to overcome it?,” Spicer wrote on Saturday, in response to Obama’s upcoming interview with CBS This Morning that will air Monday. In a separate tweet, Spicer wrote: “Michelle Obama says Black Lives Matter is “taking to the streets because they have to”, and that she “is afraid every time her daughters get into a vehicle”....
According to police, Andrea Forsythe, 26, admitted to stealing two diamond earrings containing stones worth $11,900 from Kunitz’s bedroom in 2013 and selling them for nearly $4,000. She waived her preliminary hearing at the Collier Township Magistrate’s office Monday afternoon. MORE: Steve Montador’s family to sue NHL | Ducks vs. Blackhawks preview | Lightning’s Callahan out for Game 6 Police learned that Forsythe allegedly stole the diamond earrings after connecting the theft to another investigation she is involved in....
Messina told MSNBC that the qualities that make Sanders appeal to youth voters may be most hurtful to him in a general election. MSNBC contributor Mike Barnicle attributed Sanders’ appeal both to his consistency and his message. “The message is basically: You can live your life for free. We’ll have free college tuition. We’ll have free this. We’ll forgive your student debts,” he said. “It’s a powerful message.” Messina said that the message that Barnicle cited as the reasons Sanders wouldn’t fare well in a general election against Trump....
Justice of the Peace Suzan Baucum ordered Ruggs, 22, to appear in court Monday for missing the alcohol test. Ruggs’ attorney, David Chesnoff, blamed the delay on trouble with the testing equipment. A judge, who set his bail at $150,000, warned Ruggs directly if he didn’t comply with the release restrictions, he would face re-arrest and potentially return to jail. Ruggs’ lawyers told Baucum that Ruggs “self-tested” negative shortly after missing one of the calls for the breath test....
A jury found Smith guilty in the 1999 double murder of brothers Ricky and Kevin Nettles, as well as a 2001 murder of Dennis Henderson. Both incidents took place in Los Angeles. He was facing a fourth murder charge for the 2008 killing of Maurilio Ponce in Antelope Valley, but that case was declared a mistrial. MORE: NFL players arrested in 2015 | Heinous crimes connected to athletes In the case of Ponce, there was a hung jury in April 2012 after it deadlocked 8-4 in favor of a guilty verdict....
