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EBay to pay $3 million after employees sent live spiders, funeral wreath and fetal pig to critics

The online auction company called the actions of former employees, who in 2019 targeted a Massachusetts couple behind a critical online newsletter, as "wrong and reprehensible."
eBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif.
eBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif.

Philadelphia measles outbreak has hospitals on alert after infected child attends day care

Eight people have been diagnosed since last month. None was immune to measles — meaning they either never got vaccinated or contracted measles before.
A one-dose bottle of measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine.
A one-dose bottle of measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine.
7h ago

Florida woman who became pregnant in jail will have a hearing to seek house arrest, her attorney says

Daisy Link, who has been in jail since 2022, is four months pregnant, prompting an investigation.
Daisy Link.
Daisy Link.

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy show no link with suicide, FDA says

The agency has been investigating reports linking the drugs to suicidal thoughts or actions.
A person uses Ozempic in Madrid.
A person uses Ozempic in Madrid.

Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be criminally charged, grand jury says

Brittany Watts, 34, had been charged with a felony of abuse of a corpse after she miscarried in her bathroom and was later admitted to a hospital for a life-threatening hemorrhage.
8h ago

Ohio mom charged with faking 7-year-old daughter's cancer to raise thousands in donations

Police said their investigation found the child didn't have cancer and that one local organization had donated $8,000 to the family to aid with their alleged cancer treatment expenses.
Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office in Caldwell, Ohio.
Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office in Caldwell, Ohio.

'Obamacare' sign-ups surge to a record 20 million

The open-enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act marketplaces is set to close Thursday.
Image: An insurance agent talks with clients inside the main location of Las Madrinas de los Seguros
Image: An insurance agent talks with clients inside the main location of Las Madrinas de los Seguros

Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. surged after Oct. 7 Hamas attack, advocacy group says

“The American Jewish community is facing a threat level that’s now unprecedented in modern history,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy organization.
A member of the white nationalist group NatSoc Florida
A member of the white nationalist group NatSoc Florida
10h ago

Michael Strahan announces his daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor

Michael Strahan and his 19-year-old daughter, Isabella, revealed her medulloblastoma diagnosis together on "Good Morning America."
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2017 - Arrivals
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards 2017 - Arrivals
11h ago

Florida school district pulls over 1,600 books for review to possibly be banned — including dictionaries

The books pulled from the Escambia County School District include five dictionaries, eight encyclopedias, "The Guinness Book of World Records" and Anne Frank's diary.
A student checks in books at Bellview Middle School in Pensacola in Florida's Escambia County on Dec. 18, 2023.
A student checks in books at Bellview Middle School in Pensacola in Florida's Escambia County on Dec. 18, 2023.
11h ago

Spate of swatting incidents ensnares high-profile targets: Politicians, prosecutors and judges

Hoax calls to police have led law enforcement to go to the homes of political figures and members of the judiciary in recent days, just as the presidential election season ramps up.
A side by slide split of Jack Smith and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
A side by slide split of Jack Smith and Marjorie Taylor Greene.