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A plastic surgeon, his neighbor and two of his employees are alleged to have ran a fake vaccination records scheme through the doctor's Salt Lake City-area practice. A plastic surgeon and three others in Utah were charged with allegedly selling people seeking fraudulent COVID-19 immunization records an estimated $97,000 worth of fake CDC cards without administering vaccines, the Department of Justice said in a Friday release. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., 58, of the Midvale practice Plastic Surgery Institute of Utah, was charged along with his neighbor Kristin Jackson Andersen, 59; surgical coordinator Kari Dee Burgoyne, 52; and receptionist Sandra Flores, 31. Salt Lake County, Utah, resident Moore and his co-defendants alleged ly ran a scheme to defraud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States, court documents said. Moore and Andersen were members of a group trying to “liberate the medical profession from government and industry conflicts of interest,” t...

Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing over the ever-presence of tipping NEW YORK -- Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests at drive-thrus, while others say they’re tired of being asked to leave a gratuity for a muffin or a simple cup of coffee at their neighborhood bakery. What’s next, they wonder -- are we going to be tipping our mail carriers and dentists, too? As more businesses adopt digital payment methods, customers are automatically being prompted to leave a gratuity — many times as high as 30% — at places they normally wouldn't. And some say it has become more frustrating as the price of items has skyrocketed due to inflation, which eased to 6.5% in December but still remains painfully high. “Suddenly, these screens are at every establishment we encounter. They're popping up ...

Police say two students were killed and a teacher was seriously injured in a shooting at a Des Moines school on the edge of the city’s downtown DES MOINES, Iowa -- Two students were killed Monday and a teacher was injured in what police said was a targeted shooting at a Des Moines school that is dedicated to helping at-risk youth, and three suspects were arrested afterward. The shooting was at an educational program called Starts Right Here that is affiliated with the Des Moines school district. Police say emergency crews were called to the school, which is in a Business park, just before 1 p.m. Officers arrived to find two students critically injured, and they started CPR immediately. The two students died at a hospital. The teacher who was injured is in serious condition and headed into surgery Monday afternoon. About 20 minutes after the shooting , police said officers stopped a car that matched witnesses' descriptions about two miles away and took three suspects into custod...

Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two lawsuits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they called squalid living conditions at the state’s oldest prison JACKSON, Miss. -- Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two law suits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they said were squalid living conditions at the state's oldest prison — a facility that came under Justice Department scrutiny after outbursts of deadly violence by inmates. Even before the violence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman in late 2019 and early 2020, state Health inspectors had found repeated problems with broken toilets and moldy showers. Inmates said some cell doors did not lock, and it was common to see rats and roaches. The lawsuits were dismissed Jan. 13 after the inmates' attorneys and the state Department of Corrections said improvements have been made during the past three years, including in...

An unknown gunman is at large after he allegedly shot and killed three people at a Circle K convenience store and gas station in Yakima, Washington. An unknown gunman is at large after he allegedly shot and killed three people at a Circle K convenience store and gas station in Yakima, Washington, early Tuesday, authorities said. After the shooting at the Circle K around 3:30 a.m. local time, the gunman went across the street to an ampm convenience store where he allegedly shot into a car and then stole it, Yakima Police Chief Matthew Murray told reporters. It is possible the gunman shot the person in the car as he stole it, the chief said. If so, the driver would be the fourth shooting victim. MORE: Monterey Park shooting victims: Dance studio regular among those who died, family says Murray called it an apparent random attack. The gunman "just walked in and started shooting ," he said. The motive is not known, he said. MORE: Monterey Park mass shooting live updates: Dea...

A young boy has died and his mother has been hospitalized after being attacked by a pack of dogs over the weekend. A young boy has died and his mother has been hospitalized after being attacked by a pack of dogs over the weekend. The incident occurred late Saturday afternoon at approximately 5:51 p.m. when officers from the Fort Hall Police Department in Idaho were dispatched to a home Fort Hall in response to a “report of a young boy who had been attack ed by multiple dogs and was unconscious,” according to a press release from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes on social media. MORE: Amazon worker found dead in yard after suspected mauling by 2 dogs “Fort Hall Police report that the two non-tribal victims involved, a mother and son, were taken to the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho,” the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes statement read. “The four dogs involved in the attack were two Rottweilers and two mixed breeds." Officials say that the owners of the dogs that attack ed the boy a...

Severe weather caused significant damage across southeast Texas on Tuesday, as dangerous tornadoes were confirmed. Severe weather caused significant damage across southeast Texas on Tuesday, as dangerous tornadoes were confirmed. A "large and destructive" tornado was confirmed moving over Deer Park, in the Houston metro region, around 2:30 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service said. In this screen grab from a video, power lines are down in Deer Park, Texas after a storm, on Jan. 24, 2023. @CowboyAstronut/Twitter The agency later warned of a "large and extremely dangerous tornado" that was confirmed over Pinehurst, near the Texas-Louisiana border, around 4:30 p.m. Several communities in the Houston region were conducting rescues and surveying damage as the storm moved through the area. In this screen grab from a video, power lines are down in Deer Park, Texas after a storm, on Jan. 24, 2023. @CowboyAstronut/Twitter Pasadena officials said 911 call centers...

The suspected gunman who killed 11 people at a dance studio in California was a regular at the studio who "couldn't get along well with people," an acquaintance said. The suspected gunman who authorities say killed 11 people Saturday night at a crowded dance studio in Monterey Park, California, was a regular at the studio who "couldn't get along well with people," an acquaintance told ABC News. Authorities said the suspect , identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, fled the scene of the shooting and Travel ed to nearby Alhambra, where he allegedly entered a second dance hall before being disarmed there and again fleeing. The next day police found him dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a van in Torrance, about 30 miles southwest of Monterey Park, according to authorities. MORE: Monterey Park mass shooting live updates: 10 slain victims all in their 50s, 60s or 70s Tran, who was from Riverside County, appears to have been a professional trucker f...

One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests went forward in Hawaii for the first time in seven years HONOLULU -- One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contest s went forward Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years with towering wave faces and a swell that will grow into the late afternoon. And this year female surfers are competing alongside the men for the first time in the 39-year history of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. The event — alternatively known simply as The Eddie — is a one-day contest held in Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore only when the surf is consistently large enough during the winter big wave surfing season from mid-December through mid-March. The wind, the tides and the direction of the swell also have to be just right. “Large enough” means 20 feet (6 meters) by Hawaii measurements. That’s equivalent to about 40 feet (12 meters) when measured by methods used in the rest of the U.S. Before this year, conditio...

Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, who was one of the first people to walk on the moon, has married his “longtime love” in a small ceremony in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES -- Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin announced on Facebook that he has married his “ longtime love” in a small ceremony in Los Angeles. Aldrin, who made History along with Neil Armstrong as the first humans to set foot on the surface of the moon, said the wedding took place on Friday, which was his 93rd birthday . “I am pleased to announce that my longtime love and partner, Dr. Anca V Faur, and I have tied the knot. We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles, and are as excited as eloping teenagers,” he wrote. The post received 53,000 Facebook “likes” and “loves” by Saturday and was accompanied by several photos of the newlyweds. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin made their historic walk on the lunar surface, fulfilling a vow by the late President John F. Kennedy to se...

The suspect had a criminal history and was a former employee, police said. At least one person was shot and wounded at a Walmart in southern Indiana on Thursday night when a former employee opened fire inside the store, police said. The gunman was ultimately killed in a minuteslong shootout with police. The incident unfolded just before 10 p.m. local time at the Walmart in the West Side neighborhood of Evansville, a riverside city about 180 miles southwest of Indianapolis. The suspect -- identified as 25-year-old Ronald Ray Mosley II -- allegedly walked into the store and began shooting, according to the Evansville Police Department. MORE: Virginia Walmart mass shooting: Survivors and witnesses speak out Officers were quickly deployed to the scene and immediately entered the Walmart looking for the gunman, as people tried to hide or flee. It was unknown how many people were inside the store at the time and how many of them were shot at, police said. Seven Evansville Police officers...

British-born actor Julian Sands started his onscreen career in the 1980s. He and a Hawthorne man have been missing for days in California's San Gabriel mountains. British actor Julian Sands is one of two hikers missing in the mountains of southern California amid recent winter storms, officials from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. Sands was reported missing by family Friday in the Mount Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains outside Los Angeles. Authorities separately are searching for another hiker who was reported missing Monday. The 65-year-old Sands is said to be in good Health , but the sheriff’s department warned Wednesday that recent snowy, windy and icy weather on Mount Baldy could challenge even more experienced hikers, calling the conditions “adverse and extremely dangerous.” Mount Baldy has seen over a dozen rescue missions in the past four weeks by the county Sheriff’s Search and Rescue teams. After 14 attempts to rescue people who were los...

A polar bear chased down and killed a woman and a young boy when it entered a remote village in Alaska before a resident shot and killed the bear during the attack. A polar bear chased down and killed a woman and a young boy when it entered a remote village community in Alaska before a resident was able to shoot and kill the bear during the attack. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Wales, Alaska -- the westernmost point of the American mainland with an estimated population of about 170 people -- when a polar bear reportedly entered the remote community, police said. MORE: 1 of America's oldest polar bears dies after outliving average life expectancy by 10 years “Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had entered the community and had chased multiple residents,” according to a statement released by the Alaska Department of Public Safety on Tuesday in the aftermath of the attack. “The bear fatally attacked an adult female and juvenile male.” The ...

America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday ATLANTA -- America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday. The Rev. Bernice King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta, said leaders — especially politicians — too often cheapen her father’s legacy into a “comfortable and convenient King” offering easy platitudes. “We love to quote King in and around the holiday. ... But then we refuse to live King 365 days of the year,” she declared at the commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where her father once preached. The service, sponsored by the center and held at Ebenezer annually, headlined observances of the 38th federal King holiday. King, gunned ...