Oscar Andrade claims that in the Arizona desert, where temperatures have risen to 110 degrees Fahrenheit this year, there is a chance to save migrants every day. Heat-related deaths are occurring. In addition to the fact that it is cold in the desert during the winter and that we must constantly provide them water and assistance, they also risk hypothermia and death if they do not wear warm clothing. Andrade, an evangelical preacher who leads Capellanes del Desierto (Desert Chaplains), a group devoted to desert search and rescue operations, stated that temperatures are an issue. The organization has been operating in the border states of Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California for four years. During that time, it has discovered 183 bodies and saved 362 lives. Andrade is concerned by the...

Disney+ is getting ESPN. The sports network is now trying to get Disney+ subscribers to visit ESPN. On Wednesday, Walt Disney unveiled a special ESPN tile on Disney+ that allows users of the sports streaming service to watch shows without ever leaving the Disney+ app. Those members will have complete access to all ESPN content via the ESPN tile on Disney+ when ESPN launches its unnamed flagship service in the fall of next year. Disney+ subscribers who do not have an ESPN subscription will be able to watch about 100 live games. According to ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, such events will include Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and WNBA, college football and basketball, the National Hockey League, tennis, golf, the Little League World Series, and the UFC. Disney+ user...

According to a person familiar with the matter, UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, CNBC reported. According to CNBC and a New York City Police Department spokesperson, the suspect shot 50-year-old Brian Thompson in the knee and chest at approximately 6:46 a.m. while he was outside the hotel on Sixth Avenue. The New York Post was the first to report on the shooting. At Mount Sinai West, Thompson was declared deceased. Paulette Thompson, his wife, claimed that he had been getting threats. "There had been some threats," she told NBC News throughout a phone discussion. "Basically, a lack of coverage, I guess? Details are unknown to me. All I know is that he said that certain individuals had been threatening him. Accord...

The star-studded tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York City serves as an unofficial start to the Christmas season once more. The "American Idol" champion Kelly Clarkson, whose talk show is recorded at 30 Rock, will be back to anchor the lighting ceremony and the Christmas in Rockefeller Center television special. More than 20 years have passed since Clarkson's first performance at the ceremony, and last year she celebrated the milestone by hosting. She mentioned her hosting duties from the previous year when she said on her show last month, "I was suddenly in a Charlie Brown movie, and it was magical." After filming at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, "The Kelly Clarkson Show" relocated to New York City last year. Clarkson expressed her excitement at hos...

Once more, Taylor Swift has captivated her audience. For the second year in a row, the pop sensation topped Spotify's annual list of the world's best artists, the streaming service said on Wednesday. The artists on the global artist list are the ones who Spotify users worldwide streamed the most during the year. According to Spotify, Swift garnered over 26.6 billion plays this year amid the congested field of pop music releases. Spotify wrote, "In her Global Top Artist era," on X to congratulate the artist. On Spotify this year, her April release, "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology," had the most streams. Furthermore, "Lover" was the eighth most-streamed album on the platform this year, and "1989 (Taylor's Version)" was the sixth most-streamed album. In honor of Swift's triumph ...

Washington As it considers whether states can limit gender transition care for kids, the conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday delved into the culture war debate around transgender rights. Throughout the just-concluded election, President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters consistently promoted an anti-transgender rights message. When he enters office in January, he has promised to reimpose limits on transgender individuals serving in the military and limit access to gender-affirming healthcare, among other things. Democrats have pushed for more protections for transgender individuals, including the Biden administration in the current court case. The Biden administration, transgender youth, and their families have challenged a newly passed Tennessee legislation before the c...

According to a person familiar with the matter, UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, CNBC reported. According to CNBC and a New York City Police Department spokesperson, the suspect shot 50-year-old Brian Thompson in the knee and chest at approximately 6:46 a.m. while he was outside the hotel on Sixth Avenue. The New York Post was the first to report on the shooting. At Mount Sinai West, Thompson was declared deceased. Paulette Thompson, his wife, claimed that he had been getting threats. "There had been some threats," she told NBC News throughout a phone discussion. "Basically, a lack of coverage, I guess? Details are unknown to me. All I know is that he said that certain individuals had been threatening him. Accord...

In a well-publicized case that caused public outrage and reignited the nation's discussion of violence against women, a 23-year-old Italian man was sentenced to life in prison after confessing to stabbing his ex-girlfriend. Filippo Turetta was found guilty by a Venice court on Tuesday of killing Guilia Cecchettin, 22, in November 2023, just after she ended her relationship with him and one week before she was scheduled to receive her degree from the University of Padua. Turetta, according to the court, stabbed the biomedical engineering student seventy times before putting her body in trash bags and throwing it in a ditch. After her death was found seven days later, he escaped to Germany and was caught there. Turetta was convicted of unlawfully possessing weapons, kidnapping, and concealin...

Reduced mortgage rates and more available properties are attracting potential purchasers. Last week, individuals who were considering refinancing backed off, which increased demand for mortgages. The seasonally adjusted index from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed a 2.8% increase in the overall volume of mortgage applications over the previous week. The Thanksgiving holiday was also taken into account. For 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan sums of $766,550 or less, the average contract interest rate dropped from 6.86% to 6.69%, and for loans with a 20% down payment, the points dropped from 0.70 to 0.67. For over a month, that rate has been the lowest. Mortgage applications for house purchases increased by 6% over the course of the week, reaching their highest level si...