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A former cheerleader was foundacquitted of killing her newbornbecause prosecutors never were able to prove the child was alive at the time of its birth, says an expert who followed the case. The woman,Brooke Skylar Richardson, now 20, was acquitted Thursday of aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. Jurors found her guilty only of one charge — gross abuse of a corpse — after Richardsonadmitted to burying the bodyin the backyard of her family’s Ohio home in July 2017, when she was 18....

Stock image of woman wrapping holiday gifts.Photo: Hero Images / Getty ImagesHoliday gift-giving comes with a lot of joy but also one daunting task — gift wrapping.Most gift-givers can ace the basic box, but when shapes get weird and corners aren’t working in your favor, it can be a surprisingly frustrating item on your holiday to-do list.TikToker Lennia McCarter, a self-proclaimed “folding queen” has gone viral time and time again as she shows off the way to wrap those gifts that leave you stumped....

Photo: Allentown Hiking Club/Facebook The tragic discovery in Lehigh County was made just five days after Kaiser’s brother had reported him missing to police. After not hearing from the hiker, Kaiser’s brother became worried and went to the Bristol Township Police Department on Tuesday to report him missing. Just one day later, local officials discovered Kaiser’s body around 12:30 p.m. at the bottom of the embankment. Pennsylvania State Police told the outlet that they believe there is no danger to the public and his death appeared to be an accident, though it was unclear if Kaiser had fallen or it was medical-related....

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Every year, about 2.7 million Americans visit the Dominican Republic. For the vast majority of them, their vacations are uneventful. But in the past year, according to the U.S. State Department, at leasteight American touristshave died after falling ill in the country —and dozens morehave gotten sick. The U.S. State Department has confirmed it is investigating the deaths of at leastsix American touristsin the Dominican Republic since the summer of 2018....

In the footage, Moab, Utah, police officersresponded to a reported domestic dispute between the couplein Arches National Park. Petito was last seen alive about two weeks later. In the footage, Petito appears highly agitated and admits to striking Laundrie. She also says she has obsessive compulsive disorder and blames her condition, in part for sparking the fight. Police classified the incident as “disorderly conduct” rather than domestic violence, and determined Petito was the aggressor....

Monkeypox.Photo: Getty Asmonkeypoxcases rise across the countryand worldwide, experts who have studied the virus are criticizing the response from health officials, claiming the current global outbreak was avoidable. Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA epidemiology professor who spent two decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo studying monkeypox, spoke toNPRand detailed the missteps from world leaders, stating there was only a global response to monkeypox when it spread beyond Africa. “This virus has been spreading in marginalized and vulnerable populations [in Africa] for decades, and we’ve done nothing about it,” Rimoin told the outlet....

Photo: PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP/Getty Researchers at the National Office for Hunting and Wildlife claim the Corsica “cat-fox” could be a new species of feline, following a study on the animal presented on Friday,Radio France Internationalereports. Although the “cat-fox” initially appears to be a regular domesticated cat, it is actually quite bigger than the average feline, with larger ears and a body measuring around three feet in length,according to researchersinvolved with the study....

Photo: Michael Dwyer/AP/ShutterstockNorth Atlantic right whales aredisappearing from the Earth’s oceans.According tothe Associated Press, the critically endangered species' population hit a 20-year low in 2020.The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortiumrecently announced that an estimated 336 North Atlantic right whales remain in the wild.This is a drop from 2019’s population count of 366, continuing a 10-year trend of the rare whale’s numbers declining. The North Atlantic right whale has lost an estimated 30% of its population over the past decade, perDefenders of Wildlife....

Suze Orman.Photo: Anna Webber/Getty As economic alarm bells ring for some experts, PEOPLE is turning to financial expertSuze Ormanfor tips on recession-proofing your finances. “Think about it as an economic pandemic, where you don’t spend, you don’t go out, unless you have the money to do so,” Orman says. “You need to start stockpiling now.” On top of that, the Commerce Department reported Thursday that the U.S. economy shrank 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022, but Ian Shepherdson, the chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said “this is noise; not signal,“CNBCreported....

Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Lisa Kon/Instagram Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Lisa Kon/Instagram Whenever a new manicure trend arises, it might bethe shade, the nail art or the shape that takes front and center. This time, it’s the technique. And yet, there are others who aren’t as keen on promoting the method, with safety and hygiene top of mind. All of the chatter online left us with questions that we wanted answers for. So, we looked to the experts – celebrity manicuristsLisa KonandJulie Kandalecand board-certified dermatologistDr....

Photo: GettyPublic health officials are urging people to reconsider New Year’s Eve gatherings citing the spike in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant.On Tuesday, the US hita recordhigh seven-day average with a total of 265,427 new COVID cases reported.“Omicron and delta are coming to your party,” Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said according to theWashington Post.“So you need to think twice about how many people will be gathered together, keeping social distancing if you’re at a party....

Photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty British scientists are warning that the new U.K. variant (B.1.1.7) of COVID-19 is deadlier than the original strand. According tonew studies,experts have determined that the new strand is “likely… associated with an increased risk of hospitalization and death” compared to the first strand of the coronavirus. “The overall picture is one of something like a 40 to 60 percent increase in hospitalization risk, and risk of death,” Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist and scientific adviser with the British government, toldThe New York Timesof their new findings....