Vaping lung injuries now surpass 800 cases nationwide, CDC says
Hundreds more cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States have been reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
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A single tea bag can leak billions of pieces of microplastic into your brew
They’re in our oceans, soil, air, snow — and even in your cup of tea. Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics…
Continue ReadingA woman in Maine says she got 500 letters from United Healthcare within five days
A Maine woman has a message for United Healthcare after it sent her over 500 letters: Make it stop! Please! Stephanie Lay said she found the piles of…
Continue ReadingAfter decades of searching, Mark Twain’s signature was found inside a famous cave
Mark Twain made this cave famous through his writings, and speculation swirled for decades that he’d signed his name somewhere inside it. This…
Continue ReadingTrial of Georgia officer who killed naked, unarmed man begins
Robert “Chip” Olsen was uncomfortable when he saw Anthony Hill running naked outside a Georgia apartment complex, but it didn’t…
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest barber dies at 108 years old
The oldest barber in the world, Anthony Mancinelli of New York, died on September 19 at 108 years old, after 96 years of cutting hair. The upstate…
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Ex-police officer Amber Guyger will take the stand a year after killing Botham Jean
Amber Guyger, the off-duty Dallas police officer charged with killing a 26-year-old man in his own apartment, is expected to take the stand after the…
Continue ReadingA man was convicted of killing his ex-wife’s family in Texas
A man accused of killing six members of his estranged wife’s family in Texas has been found guilty of capital murder. Ronald Lee Haskell, 39,…
Continue ReadingHe shot his girlfriend in the head but didn’t tell her. She finally went to the doctor, and now he’s going to prison
A Georgia woman and her ex-boyfriend were arguing in her car two years ago when her driver’s side window shattered and she blacked out. When…
Continue ReadingCashing in on dementia patients: drugmaker to pay $116 million in fraud settlement
A pharmaceutical company that whistleblowers alleged paid doctors to prescribe its main drug and urged salespeople to push it as a way to control…
Continue ReadingA 13-year-old dies after his classmates punched him at school
Mourners for a 13-year-old California boy who died from injuries sustained in an attack by students at his school angrily confronted the school…
Continue ReadingA drone was caught on camera delivering contraband to an Ohio prison yard
An inmate at an Ohio prison had a cell phone and marijuana delivered to him by drone, police said. In surveillance footage released Monday, the man…
Continue ReadingBryce Harper was heckled by his old fans and his wife was not happy at all. Here’s why
You leave a team that was your home for seven years and one that makes you a fairly reasonable contract offer. So when you go to a division rival,…
Continue ReadingDelta employee arrested in $250,000 theft at JFK International
A Delta employee was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday after he was seen taking a bag with approximately $250,000 cash…
Continue ReadingJudge in massive opioid trial denies bias, refuses to disqualify himself
A federal judge presiding over a historic civil lawsuit in Ohio against drug distributors, pharmacies and retailers for their roles in the opioid…
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines flight diverted after threat by passenger
An Alaska Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles was diverted on Thursday afternoon after a passenger made a threat, the airline said. Flight…
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Judge allows law firm representing couple wounded in El Paso mass shooting to inspect Walmart store
An El Paso District judge has ruled that a law firm representing a couple injured in the mass shooting on Aug. 3 will be allowed to inspect the Cielo…
Continue ReadingThe number of Legionnaires’ disease cases in an outbreak linked to a North Carolina state fair has risen to 25
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a state fair this month in North Carolina has grown to 25 confirmed cases, including one death,…
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Nat’l Intelligence Director: Whistleblower who filed complaint involving Trump ‘did the right thing’
The acting U.S. spy chief broke with President Donald Trump and some Republicans who’ve criticized and questioned the motives of an…
Continue ReadingHe raised a million dollars for a hospital through beer money. Then his old racist tweets surfaced
Carson King raised more than $1 million for an Iowa children’s hospital, borne out of a request for beer money on national TV. But old racist…
Continue ReadingOnly half of Americans plan to get a flu shot this year. Here’s why that’s a problem
While 60% of adults think that the flu vaccine is the best preventive measure against flu-related deaths and hospitalizations, only 52% said they…
Continue ReadingThis is what 136,000 eggs falling off a truck into a highway looks like
Call it a brunch rush gone wrong. On Tuesday morning, more than 136,000 eggs spilled onto Route 125 in Hegins Township, Pennsylvania when a…
Continue ReadingAn Illinois museum will return 42 aboriginal artifacts to Australia
The Illinois State Museum will be returning 42 aboriginal artifacts to Australia after 10 months of discussions. The 42 objects are important to the…
Continue ReadingThe 3rd parent sentenced in the college admissions scam gets 4 months in prison
A Los Angeles-based executive who paid $400,000 to get his child into Georgetown University under the guise that he was a tennis recruit was…
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How much is Matthew McConaughey making as a Texas teacher? His University of Texas salary revealed
He certainly doesn’t need the money, but now we know how much actor Matthew McConaughey will make as a faculty member at the University of…
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Investigator says Texas cop didn’t commit crime shooting man in own apartment; jury not present
The judge in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbor in his apartment blocked the lead investigator…
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New Mexico man dies after swarm of wasps attacks, stings him
New Mexico authorities say a man who was trying to pull out an old tree on his property has died after a swarm of wasps attacked and stung him. The…
Continue ReadingThis police department’s Tesla ran low on power during a pursuit
Talk about bad timing. A Tesla electric police patrol car in the Bay Area ran low on power at one of the worst possible times last Friday —…
Continue ReadingNo charges against off-duty officer in deadly California Costco shooting
California prosecutors won’t file charges against an off-duty officer who fatally shot a man three months ago inside a Costco store in Corona.…
Continue ReadingClimate activists painted murals on two blocks of San Francisco streets
Climate activists took to the streets in San Francisco and painted murals directly on two blocks of the city Financial District’s main…
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