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Updated 20 hours, 12 minutes ago

Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says

Paramedics responded to Panettiere's apartment last month after a 911 call and performed CPR and other advanced re…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a stunning rebuke

The debate on the censure resolution on Tuesday afternoon was emotional and intense

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday's elections

None of the races were an up-or-down decision on the incumbent president, Biden. And none featured Trump on the ballot or his ability to turbocharge turnout of…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday's elections

None of the races were an up-or-down decision on the incumbent president, Biden. And none featured Trump on the ballot or his ability to turbocharge turnout of…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing

In congenital syphilis, moms pass the disease on to their babies, potentially leading to death of the child or health problems for the child like deafness, bli…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Drugs aren't required to be tested in people who are obese. Here's why that's a problem

Researchers often worry that health complications that can come with obesity will cloud the results of their work

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Mind-altering ketamine becomes new pain treatment, despite little research or regulation

Ketamine also didn't result in lower rates of opioid prescribing in the months following treatment, a common goal of therapy, according to Gulur. Her research …

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Can Trump be on the ballot in 2024? It can hinge on the meaning of 'insurrection'

Nicholas Nelson, representing Trump, defined an insurrection as “some sort of organized form of warfare or violence ... that is oriented toward breaking away f…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Minnesota justices appear skeptical that states should decide Trump's eligibility for the ballot

An attorney representing Trump, Nicholas Nelson, said the question of eligibility to run for president under the “insurrection” section of the amendment should…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre

The U.S. Army reservist spent time in a psychiatric facility in New York this summer and he reportedly blamed fellow military officials for his hospitalization

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Group seeks to clear names of all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts

Hundreds of individuals were accused of witchcraft in what would become the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1638 and 1693. Most escaped execution

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
Heavily armed police surround home in search for suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine

Robert Card underwent a mental health evaluation in mid-July after he began acting erratically during training, a military official told The Associated Press.

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
MIKE JOHNSON, A STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE FROM LOUISIANA, IS ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER WITH BROAD GOP SUPPORT

Trump said he hadn't heard “one negative comment about him. Everybody likes him.”

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
MIKE JOHNSON, A STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE FROM LOUISIANA, IS ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER WITH BROAD GOP SUPPORT

Trump said he hadn't heard “one negative comment about him. Everybody likes him.”

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
Mayor says West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return

The community has had an impassioned debate about when to welcome travelers back to the disaster-stricken region

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire

It was homecoming, and for many of the fans, coaches and the players themselves, being back at the stadium was the closest thing to feeling at home since the d…