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10h ago

Police investigate alleged pellet gun shooting outside Kansas City LGBTQ bar

Authorities say they are investigating the incident as an aggravated assault and are maintaining contact with the FBI.
 Fountain Haus in Kansas City, Mo.
 Fountain Haus in Kansas City, Mo.
10h ago

Lung cancer deaths cut in half with AstraZeneca pill, large trial finds

Patients with early-stage lung cancer who took Tagrisso daily for three years had a 51% lower risk of death from the disease.
Tagrisso tablets.
Tagrisso tablets.
11h ago

10-year-old steals SUV, drives on interstate intending to meet his mother, police say

The suspect, who is under 5 feet tall, allegedly stole a Buick Encore on May 27 and drove it onto Interstate 75 before the vehicle was disabled by remote, Michigan State Police say.
A 10-year-old boy stole a car and took it on an interstate joyride in Michigan last month in hopes of meeting up with his mother, police said.
A 10-year-old boy stole a car and took it on an interstate joyride in Michigan last month in hopes of meeting up with his mother, police said.
11h ago

1,000 women hold a sit-in at the Colorado Capitol to push for an end to gun violence

Organizers said they want Gov. Jared Polis to sign an executive order suspending the sale of guns for at least 30 days, but Polis says their demands are beyond his scope.
Women hold a sit-in at the Colorado Capitol on Monday to push for an end to gun violence.
Women hold a sit-in at the Colorado Capitol on Monday to push for an end to gun violence.
12h ago

Tennessee woman accused of hiring hitman on dark web to kill her hiking buddy's wife

Melody Sasser faces up to 10 years behind bars if she is convicted.
Melody Sasser
Melody Sasser
12h ago

Calls for woman's arrest grow after the fatal shooting of her neighbor in Florida

The children of the victim, identified as Ajike “AJ” Owens, were playing in Ocala when, attorney Ben Crump said, the woman “began yelling at them to get off her land and calling them racial slurs.”
Ajike "AJ" Owens.
Ajike "AJ" Owens.
14h ago

6 women found dead within 3 months in Portland, Oregon, metro area

Police said they have not found any evidence that the cases are connected.
Clockwise from top left, Kristin Smith, Ashley Real, an unidentified woman who died April 24 in Portland, Charity Perry, Bridget Webster and Joanna Speaks.
Clockwise from top left, Kristin Smith, Ashley Real, an unidentified woman who died April 24 in Portland, Charity Perry, Bridget Webster and Joanna Speaks.

Air quality levels in parts of the U.S. plunge as Canada wildfires rage

Canada is experiencing one of the worst starts to its wildfire season ever recorded.
Image: One of eight aircrafts from New Brunswick that drops a mix of water and fire retardant makes a pass over the fire near Barrington Lake, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia province on May 31, 2023.
Image: One of eight aircrafts from New Brunswick that drops a mix of water and fire retardant makes a pass over the fire near Barrington Lake, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia province on May 31, 2023.
15h ago

To ease cancer drug shortage, FDA will allow imports from China

The agency will allow imports of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, which is used to treat a wide variety of cancers.
Workers at Qilu Pharmaceutical in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, on Feb. 11, 2022.
Workers at Qilu Pharmaceutical in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, on Feb. 11, 2022.
15h ago

GM to invest more than $1 billion to produce new heavy-duty pickups

Despite GM’s commitment to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles by 2035, the company continues to invest in traditional vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups.
A 2021 Chevrolet Silverado on a lot if dealership in East Moline, Ill.
A 2021 Chevrolet Silverado on a lot if dealership in East Moline, Ill.
15h ago

Four dead and seven seriously injured after car strikes five motorcyclists in Missouri

All four people killed were from Aurora. They were James Olmsted, 59; Kameron Hale, 28; Linda Anderson, 61; and a 17-year-old girl whose name was not released.
Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when a car crossed the center line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles.
Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when a car crossed the center line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles.