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DEA calls ‘tranq’ the ‘deadliest drug threat US has ever faced’
Another legal drug is contributing to the ongoing opioid crisis in America and becoming a growing threat to communities, law enforcement officials say.
Continue ReadingAnother legal drug is contributing to the ongoing opioid crisis in America and becoming a growing threat to communities, law enforcement officials say.
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer An old NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this week, but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger. The defunct science satellite known as Rhessi will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, according to NASA and the Defense Department. NASA said
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mother of Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager shot when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers, said her son is crying “buckets of tears” as he comes to grips with what happened
Continue ReadingAmid mass layoffs, Feats analyzed BLS data, CompTIA‘s most recent jobs report, and news reports to find industries hiring tech talent.
Continue ReadingWith many wondering just how high auto loan rates might get, Automoblog took a closer look at economic indicators from the Federal Reserve and other sources to find when they may start to come back down.
Continue ReadingCiting data from Global Forest Watch, Stacker ranked 10 states that have experienced the greatest loss of tree cover over the past decade.
Continue ReadingStudy.com compiled data from the National Center of Education Statistics and other sources to find which states have the most affordable and lowest tuitions—and why.
Continue ReadingStacker analyzed Basketball-Reference.com data to rank the six NBA players who have scored multiple playoff buzzer beaters.
Continue ReadingStacker ranked the 20 most newsworthy celebrities on the internet in March, based on page view data from Wikipedia.
Continue ReadingThe man who has run Jefferson City for nine years resigned Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Kelly McCleary, Melissa Alonso and Chris Youd, CNN Three officials at the Fulton County, Georgia, jail have stepped down amid an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family said was housed in a filthy, bug-infested cell that “was not fit for a diseased animal.” The Fulton County Jail’s chief jailer and two
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press One of two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of an Iowa high school teacher has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Willard Miller changed his plea to guilty Tuesday morning and admitted that he served as a lookout while prosecutors say Jeremy Goodale beat 66-year-old Nohema Graber, their Spanish
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says he’s optimistic that one of Northern Ireland’s main political parties will soon end a boycott that has kept the regional government on ice for more than a year. Clinton said he met Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson on
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has revealed new details of sanctions it previously announced against two U.S. weapons manufacturers, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them. China’s Ministry of Commerce says the sanctions include a ban on all exports and imports by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Missiles
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy has convened House Republicans to unveil his proposal to raise the nation’s debt limit. The package would limit future federal spending increases to 1%. The closed-door session Tuesday is designed to test support for the plan ahead of a possible House
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER, RANDALL CHASE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors are set to get their first look Tuesday at a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ari Aster really doesn’t want to talk about “Beau Is Afraid.” “This is so not the right thing,” he laughed anxiously during a recent press day for his new film. “I shouldn’t be talking about this movie for another 10 years.” But, alas, the insatiable publicity
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Protesters calling for gun safety legislation were blocked from bringing caskets inside Tennessee’s Capitol, but a recently reinstated legislator escorted an infant-sized casket inside before he was barred from carrying it onto the House floor. Protesters led by Bishop William Barber II marched in Nashville
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lucinda Williams is emerging with an autobiography and new album less than three years after a serious stroke. The celebrated singer-songwriter still can’t play the guitar and moves slowly, but her voice is unscathed. She’s been performing since last summer. Williams also wrote her first
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president has reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country’s annual Army Day. He stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. The comments by Ebrahim Raisi came as fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in Tehran on Tuesday,
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