Apple and Google restore TikTok to US app stores, reports say

FILE — Google Play restored TikTok to its U.S. app store along with Apple on Thursday. (Source: AP/Kiichiro Sato)

Apple and Google have reportedly made TikTok available again on their U.S. app stores.

According to multiple outlets, Google Play restored TikTok to its U.S. app store along with Apple on Thursday.

The reported actions followed promises by President Donald Trump to save the app and an executive action delaying the ban of the popular social media platform.

CNN reports TikTok shut down for roughly 14 hours in January but made a quick return to promises made by President-elect Trump to keep the platform working in the U.S.

TikTok’s questionable future in the U.S. stems from a law signed last April by President Joe Biden citing national security concerns regarding the platform.

The law required TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to find an approved buyer for its U.S. platform or face a ban.

The Supreme Court upheld the law a few days before Trump was inaugurated.

The Associated Press reports an executive order Trump signed shortly after being sworn in as president enabled the app to continue operating for 75 days, or until early April.

‘Deeply heartbroken’: 12-year-old boy dies after being injured in accident at motocross event

The sheriff’s office identified the victim as Dalton Hill, 12, who was taking part in the event at the time. (GoFundMe)

A community in Georgia is mourning the loss of a 12-year-old boy who died after a reported motocross race accident over the weekend.

Crawford County Sheriff Lewis Walker says deputies were called to the Echeconnee EX motocross track last Saturday morning for a person being injured during a race.

Authorities later identified that person as 12-year-old Dalton Hill. They said he was rushed to the Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center but he did not survive.

A spokesperson for the motocross track said the team has been left heartbroken over what happened.

“We are deeply heartbroken by the passing of a member of our motocross family. Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with Dalton’s family and friends,” a statement from the team said.

Loved ones have since started a GoFundMe in Dalton’s name to help support his family. So far, it has raised more than $40,000.

Authorities have not released any further information at this time.

Duo, the Duolingo owl, has died, company says

FILE -- The Duolingo owl is dead, according to a statement from the company. (Jordan Gartner)

The Duolingo owl is dead.

According to a statement from the language learning platform, Duo has died.

“It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formally known as the Duolingo owl, is dead,” the company shared Tuesday.

Duolingo said “authorities” are investigating his cause of death and the company is cooperating.

“He probably died waiting for you to do your lesson,” the company announcement continued.

KDKA reports a company spokesperson confirmed that Duo’s death is part of a brand marketing campaign.

“We can automatically sign you up for Duolingo Max in his memory,” Tuesday’s announcement said.

Duolingo has since updated its social media profile pictures to depict Duo’s death while sharing that his cause of death remains “under investigation.”

Ozzy Osbourne says he can no longer walk due to Parkinson’s disease

FILE -- Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)

Ozzy Osbourne says he can no longer walk as he continues his battle with Parkinson’s disease.

The 76-year-old rock legend discussed the condition of his health on his SiriusXM radio show earlier this month.

“I go on about the way I can’t walk and I can’t do this, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all of my complaining, I’m still alive,” the outlet quoted Osbourne.

He added, “I may be moaning about how I can’t walk as well … but as I look down the road, there are people that didn’t do half as much as me, and they didn’t make it.”

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife Sharon Osbourne spoke to The Sun on Feb. 5 about her husband’s health.

“Parkinson’s is a progressive disease. It’s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it’s affected his legs,” she was quoted as saying.

But Sharon Osbourne also said her husband is excited about reuniting with Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years for his final concert in July.

“He’s very happy to be coming back and very emotional about this,” she said.

The BBC reports the heavy metal pioneers will headline a fundraising concert in Birmingham, England, on July 5.

Woman stabs boyfriend in neck after argument over wedding venue, police say

Kailee Brantner is facing a charge of first-degree reckless injury. (Brookfield Police Department)

Brookfield, Wis.

A Wisconsin woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend over a wedding venue dispute.

According to the Brookfield Police Department, Kailee Brantner is facing charges of battery and reckless injury.

Brookfield police said the situation started when officers were called to a residence about a reported stabbing and domestic situation on Jan. 29.

When officers arrived at the home, they found a man on the ground holding a towel to the left side of his neck.

Police said Brantner was spotted sitting on a couch in the next room.

One of the officers at the scene said Brantner told him that the ordeal started over a disagreement about using their house as a wedding venue.

According to an arrest report, Brantner and her boyfriend were exchanging messages earlier in the day that involved his mother and the discussion of possible wedding plans.

However, this led to a disagreement between the couple and she returned home from work to continue the conversation when things turned violent, police said.

Officers said Brantner told them that she grabbed a knife because she was getting scared of what was happening and she put her hands up when her boyfriend came towards her and that’s when he was stabbed.

A detective said the boyfriend told him that Brantner was the one who got physical first when the two were talking and that he was trying to remove himself from the situation.

The man said when he noticed Brantner had a knife he tried to get out of the back door of the house and that’s when he felt the stabbing pain, police said.

Brantner told a detective at the scene she remained on the couch after what happened because she did not want to be accused of leaving the scene.

Authorities said Brantner was taken into custody from the evidence and statements given at the scene.

The 22-year-old reportedly made her initial court appearance in Waukesha County on Jan. 31 and is scheduled for a hearing on Feb. 13.