States propose $26 billion opioid settlement with ‘Big Three’ distributors and J&J
By Lauren del Valle A group of states’ Attorneys General announced a proposed $26 billion opioid crisis settlement Wednesday that, if approved,…
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During the pandemic, another devastating health crisis was growing
Opioid overdose deaths rose 30% last year, making 2020 the year with the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in the US, according to the…
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Charlamagne Tha God lands talk show executive produced by Stephen Colbert
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Charlamagne Tha God is making good on his promise to bring more diversity to media. The popular radio host has landed a…
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North Suburban Man Fights To Secure Potentially Life-Extending Treatments For ALS Patients; Rep. Mike Quigley Joins Cause
By Dana Kozlov Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Brian Wallach has a wife and kids at…
Continue Reading Nearly Two Weeks After Their Apartment’s Ceiling Collapsed, Beverly Couple Still Waiting For Landlord To Make Repairs
By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — There are things that go bump in the…
Continue Reading ‘The Last Duel’ trailer is here with Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The first trailer for “The Last Duel,” Ridley Scott’s period drama, has debuted. Matt Damon, Adam Driver,…
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Around 100 kidnapped women and children rescued in Nigeria
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Around 100 women and children abducted in early June by gunmen known locally as “bandits” have been rescued,…
Continue Reading Arnold Update: Goose Shares A Meal With His Mate While Recovering From Surgery At Cape Wildlife Center
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The love story of Arnold and Amelia…
Continue Reading Argentina creates an ID for nonbinary people
By Karol Suarez, CNN Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez announced a new National Identity Document (DNI) for nonbinary people on…
Continue Reading Restaurants are short on staff. Chipotle says raising wages helps
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Want to attract employees? Try raising wages and promising a path to a promotion. For Chipotle, those…
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McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks
By Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Republicans balked at participating in the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…
Continue Reading Rep. McCarthy blasts Pelosi: She has ‘broken this institution’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced the GOP is pulling all members from the January 6 select committee after Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
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GOP blocks U.S. Senate debate on bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group…
Continue Reading Milley pressed on claims he was concerned Trump would attempt coup
By Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Wednesday he wouldn’t comment on a recent book…
Continue Reading Milley pressed on claims he was concerned Trump would attempt coup
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said he wouldn’t comment on a recent book excerpt alleging he was so shaken that then-President…
Continue Reading ‘It Got Really Bad,’ Mom’s Rare Heart Problem During Pregnancy Leads To Transplant At Tufts Medical Center
By Dr. Mallika Marshall Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Imagine being told the…
Continue Reading Expert Identifies Bugs Infesting Saugus Homes As ‘Corpse Flies’
By Cheryl Fiandaca Click here for updates on this story SAUGUS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Swinging his net to collect…
Continue Reading ‘We Were Attacked Online’: Natick Couple That Received Disturbing Deliveries, Threats Sues eBay For Cyberstalking
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NATICK, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Natick couple has filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Police investigating shooting, two dead at scene
By Sylvia Rose Click here for updates on this story MISHAWAKA, Indiana (WBND-LD) — The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide…
Continue Reading Residents speak out about poor living conditions in South Bend Housing Authority apartments
By Samantha Johns Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Many of the residents living in…
Continue Reading ‘I feel worthless as a person’: Hear why US Paralympian quit team
Becca Meyers, a deaf and blind American swimmer, has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after she said the United States Olympic &…
Continue Reading Deaf-blind Paralympic gold medalist heartbroken after pulling out of Tokyo Games because her mom can’t be there as personal care assistant
By David Williams, CNN Becca Meyers won three gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but the swimmer, who’s deaf…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Dry today, rain returns!
Happy Hump Day! Today will be a very seasonable day for those of us in the Borderland. Temperatures will be in the mid to low 90s for most, with…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond’s stores have always been chaotic. Now it’s decluttering Marie Kondo-style
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business For years, shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond has meant dealing with chaos. You could lose hours sifting through…
Continue Reading Amazon just scored a major win in the battle for India’s retail market
CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark about their trip into space aboard a Blue Origin spacecraft, and what…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks,…
Continue Reading A deputy’s 11-month-old child was fatally shot in Birmingham, Alabama
By Rebekah Riess, Tina Burnside and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Birmingham, Alabama, police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 11-month-old child of…
Continue Reading Now anyone can join Clubhouse, the pandemic’s hottest new social media app
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the early months of the pandemic, people clamored for an invite to Clubhouse’s audio-only app to…
Continue Reading Scientists found 33 ancient viruses in glaciers, 28 of which had never been detected before
By Ryan Flanagan Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Dozens of viruses never before seen by…
Continue Reading New York’s economy is America’s worst
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy is inching back to normal. But the recovery remains uneven and some states are lagging behind in the…
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