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5h ago

Kurt Cobain's smashed Fender guitar sells for almost $600,000

Cobain was renowned for his frenetic live performances and smashed a number of Stratocasters during his hugely influential career.
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana in 1993.
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana in 1993.

8-year-old sought help 3 times on day she died, immigration officials say

The child's mother previously said that agents had repeatedly ignored her pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter, who had heart problems and sickle cell anemia.
Anadith Reyes.
Anadith Reyes.
15h ago

SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, NASA veteran to International Space Station

Stem cell researcher Rayyanah Barnawi is the first woman from the kingdom to go to space. The commander is Peggy Whitson, the American with the most time in space.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts lifts off from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on, Sunday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts lifts off from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on, Sunday. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
17h ago

Father dead and two children injured after grenade detonates in Indiana home

The family was going through a grandfather's belongings when they found a grenade and someone pulled its pin, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department.

Biden says he won't agree to debt ceiling deal solely on Republican terms as he leaves G7 summit

Treasury officials say the U.S. will be unable to pay its bills by as early as June 1 unless Congress raises the $31.4 trillion debt limit.
President Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023.
President Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023.
1d ago

Mass shooting at Missouri nightclub leaves at least 3 dead

Three of the victims were transported to hospital but a short time later one of them was pronounced dead, police in Kansas City said.
A crime scene is cordoned off outside a nightclub in Kansas City, Mo., where a mass shooting left three dead on May 21, 2023.
A crime scene is cordoned off outside a nightclub in Kansas City, Mo., where a mass shooting left three dead on May 21, 2023.
1d ago

Semi truck driver charged in Oregon crash that killed 7 and injured 4

Lincoln Clayton Smith was traveling on Interstate 5 when his truck left the roadway and hit a van, pushing it into another truck. The dead were believed to be Mexican farmworkers.
Oregon State Police troopers and firefighters work near the site of a wrecked tractor-trailer
Oregon State Police troopers and firefighters work near the site of a wrecked tractor-trailer
2d ago

Charlie Javice, financial aid startup founder, indicted in JPMorgan Chase fraud case

Charlie Javice founded Frank, a college financial aid platform, in 2017 and JPMorgan Chase acquired it in 2021.
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 02:  People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase & Co. at it's headquarters in Manhattan on October 2, 2012 in New York City. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a civil lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase alleging widespread fraud in the way that mortgages were packaged and sold to investors in the days that lead-up to the financial crisis. The allegations, which were filed in New York State Supreme Court, concern business that transpired during 2006 and 2007 at a now-defunct Bear Stearns, the failed Wall Street firm which was purchased in 2008 by JPMorgan Chase.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 02:  People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase & Co. at it's headquarters in Manhattan on October 2, 2012 in New York City. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a civil lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase alleging widespread fraud in the way that mortgages were packaged and sold to investors in the days that lead-up to the financial crisis. The allegations, which were filed in New York State Supreme Court, concern business that transpired during 2006 and 2007 at a now-defunct Bear Stearns, the failed Wall Street firm which was purchased in 2008 by JPMorgan Chase.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Weight loss drugs can lead to muscle loss, too. Is that a bad thing?

It’s normal to lose lean mass, including muscle, during any type of weight loss intervention, but too much muscle loss can be a problem.
Ozempic in a pharmacy on April 13, 2023 in Niesky, Germany.
Ozempic in a pharmacy on April 13, 2023 in Niesky, Germany.

British novelist Martin Amis dies at 73

Amis, best known for works including "Money," "The Information" and "London Fields," died Friday in Florida from cancer of the esophagus.
British novelist Martin Amis poses in the living room of his new home in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Aug. 17, 2012.
British novelist Martin Amis poses in the living room of his new home in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Aug. 17, 2012.
2d ago

National Treasure gallops to victory in the 148th Preakness Stakes

Trainer Bob Baffert picked up the win, as another one of his horses, Havnameltdown, was euthanized following an earlier race during the day.
National Treasure, right, with jockey John Velazquez, edges out Blazing Sevens, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., to win the148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore.
National Treasure, right, with jockey John Velazquez, edges out Blazing Sevens, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., to win the148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Baltimore.