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Death of 7-year-old Kentucky boy in foster care is ruled a homicide; 2 workers fired

A coroner has ruled that Ja’Ceon Terry died by “positional asphyxia” in July while in the care of Brooklawn, a foster care and treatment center in Louisville.
Ja'Ceon Terry.
Ja'Ceon Terry.
2h ago

County seeks removal of elected official accused of killing Las Vegas reporter Jeff German

The slain investigative journalist had chronicled the alleged bullying and favoritism in the office of Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles.
Image: Robert Telles
Image: Robert Telles
2h ago

San Diego to pay $600K to woman who was severely injured in police dog attack

A lawsuit filed by Jenna Cole in March called the bite a “vicious” and “unprovoked attack” and accused the city of negligence for how it trained, monitored and caged the K-9.
3h ago

Explosion in Chicago sends 8 to hospitals and causes a building to collapse

Authorities said they were confident no one remained inside the building. The cause of the explosion and collapse remained under investigation, fire officials said.
A building collapsed following an explosion in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2022.
A building collapsed following an explosion in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2022.

'Out of control' STD situation prompts call for changes

Last year the rate of syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991 and the total number of cases hit its highest since 1948.
A tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium responsible for causing syphilis.
A tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium responsible for causing syphilis.

U.S. adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says

For the first time, an influential panel is recommending that primary care doctors screen all adults for anxiety.
A woman looks through a window at a near-empty terminal at an airport in Atlanta on June 1, 2020.
A woman looks through a window at a near-empty terminal at an airport in Atlanta on June 1, 2020.
4h ago

They put their faith in a God-fearing man selling them tiny homes. Now they’re suing him for fraud.

People around the country who have paid Matt Sowash thousands of dollars for the small dwellings after seeing him on TikTok say he never delivered on his promises.
Matt Sowash shows off one of his tiny homes in a video posted on his company's YouTube channel.
Matt Sowash shows off one of his tiny homes in a video posted on his company's YouTube channel.
4h ago

Feds seize record amount of methamphetamine-laced fake Adderall pills in Rhode Island

The seizure of more than 660,000 pills, with a street value of $4.6 million, is believed to be the largest seizure of methamphetamine-laced fake Adderall pills in the U.S.
Brian Boyle, left, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England field division, and Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha announce one of the largest seizures in the nation of counterfeit Adderall pills laced with methamphetamine on Sept. 19, 2022.
Brian Boyle, left, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England field division, and Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha announce one of the largest seizures in the nation of counterfeit Adderall pills laced with methamphetamine on Sept. 19, 2022.
4h ago

Convicted murderer is linked to cold case killings of 4 women who vanished more than 30 years ago in Missouri

Gary Muehlberg, 73, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Robyn Mihan, Brenda Pruitt, Donna Reitmeyer and Sandra Little.
Gary Muehlberg in 2020.
Gary Muehlberg in 2020.
6h ago

Former University of Southern California dean pleads guilty in political bribery case

Marilyn Flynn promised to provide a full-tuition scholarship and a paid professorship to Mark Ridley-Thomas' son. Thomas was on the LA County Board of Supervisors.
Image: Marilyn Flynn
Image: Marilyn Flynn
6h ago

Border crossings of Venezuelans soar in August, according to U.S. officials

At the same time, it was the third straight month that fewer immigrants from Mexico , Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras crossed the U.S. border
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