Michael Masterangelo, 29, an autistic cashier at a Publix in Acworth, Georgia, has become so beloved by customers that they willingly wait over 40 minutes to check out at his register. During a Special Olympics fundraiser, his lane single-handedly raised nearly $32,000 in just six days.
NYU bioethics professor Arthur Caplan sparked controversy by suggesting that bringing whole milk back to schools carries political messages and has been used as a symbol by far-right groups. The U.S. Department of Agriculture rejected this view, asserting that the policy focuses on student nutrition and health.
Two people are dead and seven others injured following an early morning shooting in the historic Shockoe Bottom entertainment district of Richmond, Virginia. Police Chief Rick Edwards stated the incident stemmed from a street fight involving at least two shooters. No arrests have been made yet.
The famous bald eagle pair Jackie and Shadow at Big Bear Lake, California, face losing their nest if the luxurious Moon Camp residential project, featuring 50 homes and a 50-slip marina, proceeds less than a mile from their home. Friends of Big Bear has issued a "last chance" call to stop the development.
Charles Saunders, 50, a New York native, was sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of killing two people at the Walsh Drive Apartments in Hardeeville, South Carolina. The shooting, witnessed by three young children, stemmed from an ongoing dispute between Saunders and the victims.
The Artemis II mission, set to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, is likely to miss its planned March launch due to a helium flow interruption in NASA's Space Launch System rocket. NASA confirmed the rocket must return to the assembly building, pushing the next launch window to April.
