Lurie Children's Hospital renames ER after $6M donation

- Lurie Children's Hospital celebrated a major milestone Monday, unveiling the new name of its waiting room and ER ward following a generous $6 million donation.

The funds, part of a broader effort by NRG Energy's "Choose to Give" program, will support the hospital's Access to Every Child Fund, which provides essential resources for sick children and their families.

NRG, an Illinois-based electricity and gas supplier, offers the unique "Choose to Give" program, allowing customers to contribute to the hospital.

Through the plan, NRG donates $50 to Lurie Children's for each new enrollment and adds 1% of each customer's electricity supply charges annually as long as they remain on the plan.

The governor of Ohio and city officials in Columbus are speaking out after a group of armed, masked individuals marched through the streets of the Ohio capital city Saturday dressed in black and holding flags with swastikas on them. The unidentified people were spotted around 1 p.m. walking through the Short North neighborhood, according to Columbus ABC affiliate WSYX. Individuals in the group were detained, but no arrests were ultimately made, according to the Columbus Police Department.

Two thrill-seekers were hospitalized Monday after they became stranded for more than two hours on a malfunctioning ride at Knott's Berry Farm in Orange County. The two riders were among 22 people who were suspended in air on Sol Spin, a ride that sends guests up to six stories in the air as they rotate [...]

The White House has condemned an incident over the weekend in which a group of masked individuals with Nazi flags marched through the streets of Columbus, Ohio. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement President Joe Biden "abhors the hateful poison of Nazism, Antisemitism, and racism," which he called "hostile to everything the United States stands for, including protecting the dignity of all our citizens and the freedom to worship."

The eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested again, this time on suspicion of rape, police said Tuesday. Marius Borg Høiby is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the son of Mette-Marit from a previous relationship. Borg Høiby was arrested late Monday in Oslo on a preliminary charge of having had "sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or for other reasons unable to resist the act."

Japan's Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 65-year-old American man on suspicion of property damage. Security footage at the Meiji Jingu Shrine led authorities to this tourist's hotel room to apprehend him. Police say the suspect admitted to using his fingernails to carve the initials of his family members into a wooden pillar at the over 100-year-old Shinto Shrine. The American suspect could face up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 1 million yen or about $6,500 US dollars.

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The trial of a man accused of holding down a teenage boy so colleagues could rape and abuse him at a New Hampshire youth center in the 1990s is set to begin Tuesday. It's the second criminal trial to stem from a broad 2019 investigation into historic abuse at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. Bradley Asbury, now age 70, is among nine men who worked at the Manchester center or an associated facility in Concord who are facing criminal charges.

A group of teens is accused of committing an anti-Asian hate crime in Brooklyn, New York City, after allegedly hurling whipped cream at an Asian couple while making mocking gestures at them last month. The couple, both aged 29, were walking in the area when the group of four teens allegedly approached them, pulled back the corners of their eyes — mimicking the couple's physical features — and yelled "ni hao" (Chinese for "hello"). One of the teens allegedly sprayed whipped cream from a can into another girl's hand, who then flung it at the victims.

The Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war has stirred debate among the enclave's Palestinian clerics, with some saying it was not worth the heavy civilian death toll and others declaring the Oct. 7, 2023 assault was a Muslim duty. Responding to questions sent by Gazans on an online messaging platform, prominent preacher Suleiman Al-Dayya said Muslim leaders should avoid going into battles if the harm inflicted upon civilians was greater than the gains. Dayya's views are well respected in Gaza among both ordinary residents and Islamists, and he also has influence with Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.