This new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that even 6-9 minutes of physical activity per day can have a positive effect on brain health. Using activity monitors to track the 24-hour movements of nearly 4,500 people in the UK, the study found that those who engaged in more vigorous activities for longer periods of time had better cognitive performance. The findings suggest that even small amounts of physical activity can have a positive effect on brain health and encourage people to be mindful of their physical activity levels.
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On Monday evening, eight people were shot at a gas station in Oakland, California, with one of them fatally. Police were alerted to the scene by a ShotSpotter activation, and multiple hospitals then began alerting police they had received multiple patients suffering gunshot wounds. The seven injured people were in stable condition, and the identity of the deceased victim has not yet been released. This is the third mass shooting in California in as many days, and no suspects have been identified.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has defended the Justice Department's handling of two separate special counsel investigations into classified documents linked to former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. He has stated that the Department applies the same norms and practices to all, and is now grappling with a growing political nightmare due to the investigations targeting two presidents. In his first public remarks on the topic, Garland was asked whether he believed the Justice Department was handling the probes fairly, to which he responded that the Department has a set of norms and practices that are applied to all.
Seven people are dead and one critically injured after a shooting in two locations near Half Moon Bay, California on Monday. San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said the 67-year-old suspect is in custody, and the motive for the shootings is still unknown. The victims were found at a mushroom farm and another near a trucking facility, approximately two miles apart, and the eighth victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Germany has announced a significant shift in policy, committing to spending 100 billion euros to modernize its military capacity. This comes as Poland pushes for Berlin to allow the transfer of German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has welcomed the move, indicating that Berlin won't seek to stop the transfer. This shift in policy reflects a growing concern among European leaders about national security.
A 12-hour manhunt for a gunman who killed 11 people and injured almost as many at a Monterey Park, California dance studio Saturday night ended with the arrest of 72-year-old Huu Can Tran. Brandon Tsay, who confronted the suspect in the lobby of a dance hall run by his family, was praised for his heroic actions by Sheriff Robert Luna. Monterey Park Police Chief Scott Wiese described the scene as "chaos and extensive carnage" when officers arrived, and the motive behind the attack is still under investigation.
Brandon Tsay, a 26-year-old man, bravely disarmed a gunman who had opened fire at a nearby Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, California, killing 10 people and injuring 10 others. Tsay heard the sound of metal in the lobby of a dance hall and realized he needed to disarm the man or else everyone in the building would have been killed. He managed to take the gun away from the man in a tussle captured on video, and the Monterey Park shooter is now in police custody.
The family of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after a traffic stop with Memphis police, has called for justice after viewing video of the incident which they likened to the infamous Rodney King beating. Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who are representing Nichols’ family, said the video showed an “unadulterated, unabashed, nonstop beating” and Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis has terminated five officers involved in the stop. The family is now calling for an independent investigation into Nichols' death.