By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration says a government review of prescription opioid medications, including their risks and contribution to the U.S. overdose epidemic, is still underway. Dr. Robert Califf said Tuesday that the FDA is still studying “what revisions are needed to support
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just around a month ago, a ticket for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was sold, netting the winner close to $1.34 billion. There’s just one problem: The winner hasn’t picked up their gargantuan prize yet. The ticket was purchased from a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, around a 20-mile
Continue ReadingBy Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The Department of Justice announced Friday an arrest of an Albuquerque man for allegedly attempting to provide material support for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, a terrorist organization. Forty-five-year-old Herman Leyvoune Wilson was indicted by a federal grand
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By Shay O’Connor Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Hundreds of people in New Orleans gathered Monday to remember Hurricane Katrina 17 years later. The storm caused more than 1,800 and over $100 billion in damages. But Monday, the people of New Orleans came together in solidarity to honor those
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are down on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday, extending the market’s late August skid on investor worries that high interest rates aren’t going away any time soon as the Federal Reserve fights inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% as of 1:57 p.m. Eastern.
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Kidnapping and sex offense charges against a North Buncombe High School student have been dropped, according to court documents. Charges were filed against Bryson Peters, 18, in February of 2022 over an alleged hazing incident that happened at the
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By WLWT Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A Cincinnati Police Officer has been fired after her body camera caught her using racial slurs while on duty back in April. The Cincinnati City Manager’s office announced Monday, it had approved the recommendation by Interim Police Chief Teresa Theetge to
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By KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha Police Monday made a new appeal for help in solving a smash and grab burglary that stole multiple firearms from Omaha’s “Frontier Justice” store near 84th and Center on August 7th. The video shows two burglars smashing a glass display
Continue ReadingBy WGAL Staff Click here for updates on this story LEBANON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The Lebanon County district attorney has ruled that a Pennsylvania State Police trooper was justified in fatally shooting a man last year. District Attorney Pier Hess Graf on Monday released a nearly 50-page report on the investigation. The shooting has
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Thousands of tomatoes were left covering the highway after a tomato truck crashed on California’s Interstate 80 on Monday, leaving three people injured, according to officials. The crash occurred in Vacaville, California, according to a tweet from the California Highway Patrol. The tomato truck driver lost control and hit another car
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By James Corrigan Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) — The Lewiston School Committee voted unanimously on Monday to ban cell phones in school for students through 8th grade and to limit phones to outside of classrooms for high school students. Phones for pre-K to 8th grade students will have to
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By WMUR Staff Click here for updates on this story FRANCONIA, New Hampshire (WMUR) — New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said a man from Plymouth suffered serious injuries when he fell from the Echo Crags in Franconia Monday night. Officials said they received a 911 call at about 7:50 p.m. about a climber who
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By Steve King Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A 44-year-old woman is in critical condition after a road rage incident ended in a shooting. Detectives said people in tw0 separate vehicles got into a verbal altercation before 8:30 a.m. near N. Australian Avenue and Palm Beach Lakes
Continue ReadingBy Lydia Fielder Click here for updates on this story BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS) — Bentonville police said a 11-year-old boy died after being pulled from a storm drain Monday night. Police and fire crews responded to the area of SE 28th Street and SE C Street. There they found a woman and a young boy
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By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony, including from four Kelly accusers, in their bid to prove the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial.
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Some of the hottest temperatures of the year are on the way for the West Coast and possibly staying dangerously hot through Labor Day as a mega heat wave builds in for the long term. More than 55 million people are currently under heat alerts from Southern California through the
Continue Reading By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Some of the hottest temperatures of the year are on the way for the West Coast and possibly staying dangerously hot through Labor Day as a mega heat wave builds in for the long term. More than 55 million people are currently under heat alerts from Southern California through the
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander, a leading candidate for the AL Cy Young Award, has been placed on the injured list with a right calf injury. The team announced the move Tuesday and said that an MRI done on the calf revealed fascial disruption, but no
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Meghan, la duquesa de Sussex, lanzó el segundo episodio de su podcast “Archetypes” esta semana y su invitada fue Mariah Carey. Las mujeres hablaron de sus identidades birraciales. El prÃncipe William rompe el silencio sobre la entrevista de Meghan y Harry: La familia real “no es una familia racista” Carey le
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By Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Another Jackson water crisis is causing issues for education. The latest water emergency has forced all of Jackson Public Schools to be virtual until further notice. Administration with JPS said families without devices are being asked to pick them up from
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