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Multiple people dead after shooting at fast food restaurant in southern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho | A shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon left multiple people dead and others injured, police said. The shooter was among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks said in a news conference. Police were still trying to determine the shooter’s identity and motive. “We believe […]
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media posts
NEW YORK | President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay […]
Evidence refutes Trump’s vandalism claims in Reflecting Pool debacle. Charges dismissed
WASHINGTON | The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying evidence prosecutors had recently received refuted the idea that vandals were to blame. Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that additional documents provided by the Interior Department since […]
Griswold and Hickenlooper vow action on gun violence ahead of Colorado November vote
AURORA | Colorado attorney general candidate Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Sen. John Hickenlooper vowed to take more action to address gun violence and further regulate firearms at an Aurora panel discussion Friday. Joined by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Griswold, Hickenlooper, Colorado Rep. Monica Duran and Bianka Emerson, president of Colorado Black Women for […]
Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fight
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating. A U.S. bankruptcy court judge denied […]
Rei Ami from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and comedian Ken Jeong take a bite out of ‘Shark Week’
NEW YORK | Rei Ami, whose voice helped fuel the hit movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” recently found herself facing plenty of real hunters — watching from the ocean floor as about 16 reef sharks went on a feeding frenzy. She was scared, sure. But more than that, she was brought to tears. “I thought I’d […]
Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated
NEW YORK | A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat. The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital. The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs
NEW YORK | Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past two years. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week announced it would wrap up the program, which […]
Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor over response to festival shooting
SEATTLE | Seattle’s police chief resigned Thursday amid criticism that the city was slow to release key information about a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend. Mayor Katie Wilson’s announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Police Chief Shon Barnes would step down, as some of his supporters said he had rebuffed Wilson’s […]
Trump hails a ‘unique’ Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spain’s migration crisis
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump took Friday’s Cabinet meeting on the road to Camp David, using the historic rustic backdrop of the presidential retreat to boast of his administration’s achievements while seizing on a migrant crisis in Spain to make his case for why voters should keep the Republican Party in power. The Cabinet meeting, […]