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McHenry County sheriff's officers investigate a shooting Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023 at a home near Crystal Lake, Ill. (Paul Valade /Daily Herald via AP)
All 4 killed in suburban Chicago shooting identified, including suspected aggressor
A coroner has identified the three women and the suspected shooter who died after a shooting in a suburban Chicago home earlier this week. The McHenry County Coroner said Thursday the three women … more
FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, July 13, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Supreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company … more
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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2015 file photo, a man walks along a trail during sunset near Manhattan, Kan. In 2022, about 49,500 people took their own lives in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
US suicides hit an all-time high last year
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever. That's according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has … more
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Patient Mike Camilleri works with physical therapist Beth Hughes in St. Louis, Mo., on March 1, 2023. Somehow, a mild case of COVID-19 set off a chain reaction that eventually left Camilleri with dangerous blood pressure spikes, a heartbeat that raced with slight exertion, and episodes of intense chest pain. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help
COVID-19 has taken a toll on the nation's heart health but how profound is only starting to emerge. Heart attack deaths spiked early in the pandemic, erasing years of progress in battling … more
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FILE - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during the Senate Intelligence hearing, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office says
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office says she fell in her home in California and went to a hospital. A spokesman for the 90-year-old Democrat says she “briefly went to the hospital" on Tuesday … more
FILE - PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks during a news conference before the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, in Cromwell, Conn., June 22, 2022. Back to full health, Monahan said Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, the PGA Tour is on the right path to finalize a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf and that whether he's the best person to lead the tour will depend on the results. Monahan spoke publicly for the first time since he returned to work July 17, having stepped away for three weeks with what he described as anxiety that had been building up over time. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Jay Monahan says PGA Tour, Saudi deal is on the right path in 1st remarks since taking medical leave
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Back to full health, Commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday the PGA Tour is on the right path to finalize a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf and that whether he's the … more
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FILE - Unidentified road workers wear protective gear against possible asbestos contamination as they load material from a road resurfacing project in downtown Libby, Mont., April 28, 2011. A health clinic in the Montana town that's plagued by deadly asbestos contamination is liable for almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false claims for government benefits. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 … more
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FILE - A sign displays an unofficial temperature as jets taxi at Sky Harbor International Airport at dusk, July 12, 2023, in Phoenix. Phoenix weathered in 31-days above 110 degrees has lost at least 39 people to the heat. Nationwide, around 30 million Americans struggle to afford their energy bill and qualify for the subsidy; but less than 3% received federal assistance for their summer bills. Experts say it's woefully underfunded. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Millions scramble to afford energy bills amid heat waves, but federal program to help falls short
As climate change ratchets up temperatures across the U.S., millions of the poorest Americans grapple with enduring perilous heat or paying costly air conditioning bills. While President Joe Biden … more
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Ohio voters have resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to pass abortion protections. (Aug. 9)
Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024
Abortion wasn't technically on the ballot in Ohio's special election. But the overwhelming defeat of a measure that would have made it tougher to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution … more
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In this image from a video, Victoria Police Det. Inspector Dean Thomas speaks during a press conference in Melbourne Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Australian police on Wednesday, Aug. 9 were trying to figure out how three people died and a fourth became critically ill after apparently eating wild mushrooms at a family lunch. (Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP)
Wild mushrooms suspected of killing 3 who ate a family lunch together in Australia
Australian homicide investigators are trying to determine how three people died and a fourth became critically ill after they apparently ate wild mushrooms at a family lunch. Police say the woman who … more
Alice Wang, a Center for Reproductive Rights attorney who is helping Kansas abortion providers challenge a new state law over how providers dispense abortion medications, talks to reporters following a hearing in Johnson County District Court, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, outside the county courthouse in Olathe, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
In Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe
Abortion providers faced off against attorneys for Utah and Kansas in state courts Tuesday, part of the ongoing fight after last year's Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The arguments … more
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FILE - Tourists stand in the rotunda area of Mammoth Cave in Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky., on Aug. 3, 2011. Kentucky's tourism industry bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic to post its best year on record in 2022, generating an economic impact of nearly $13 billion, the state said Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)
Kentucky reports best year for tourism in 2022, with nearly $13 billion in economic impact
Kentucky’s tourism industry bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic to post its best year on record in 2022. Gov. Andy Beshear says the tourism sector generated an economic impact of nearly $13 … more
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A sign announcing a face mask requirement is displayed at a hospital in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July 2023. It's a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July. It's a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. Just over 9,000 people were admitted to the hospital in … more
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Catia Lattouf poses for a photo with hummingbirds in her care, in her apartment that she has turned into a makeshift clinic for the tiny birds, in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Lattouf who has some 60 hummingbirds under her care, has become a reference source for bird lovers, amateur and professional alike, across Mexico and other parts of Latin America. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return
Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you very hungry?” It’s the newest patient at the clinic she has created in her apartment in … more
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FILE - Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park on April 25, 2021, near Moab, Utah. A Texas man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to spread his father’s ashes. Hendricks, 66 of Austin, was hiking in the park and likely became disoriented from a combination of heat, dehydration and high altitude, according to sister Ruth Hendricks Bough. (AP Photo/Lindsay Whitehurst, File)
Texas man on trip to spread father's ashes dies of heat stroke in Utah's Arches National Park
A Texas man whose body was found in Arches National Park in Utah is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a trip to spread his father’s ashes. The sister of James Bernard Hendricks said the … more
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Man charged with flooding emergency room, attacking nurse and stripping NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A man in southwest Florida has been charged with flooding a hospital’s emergency rooms after … more
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FILE - This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post Sunday Aug. 6, 2023, on the platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia, File)
Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed 'cage match' with Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in late June. It’s unclear if … more
FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Jackson Ligon, left, and Senior Airman Jonathan Marinaccio, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron technicians connect a re-entry system to a spacer on an intercontinental ballistic missile during a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test Sept. 22, 2020, at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont. The Air Force has temporarily closed two nuclear launch facilities after finding unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen in air samples at a Montana missile base where a striking number of men and women who served have reported cancer diagnoses. (Senior Airman Daniel Brosam/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)
Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen in samples taken at a Montana missile base where a striking number of men and women have reported cancer diagnoses. The discovery is … more
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FILE - Houston Texans offensive tackle Tytus Howard (71) stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. On Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, the Texans said Howard is expected to miss significant time after sustaining a hand injury in camp. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Houston Texans offensive tackle Tytus Howard expected to miss significant time with hand injury
Houston Texans offensive tackle Tytus Howard is expected to miss significant time after sustaining a hand injury in camp. “Tytus (Howard), he’s still dealing with that (hand injury) and will … more
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Portland Police respond to a shooting at the Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Ore., Saturday, July 22, 2023. Gunfire erupted in a maternity unit of the Oregon hospital over the weekend, fatally wounding an unarmed security guard and leading to renewed calls Monday, July 24, to protect health care workers from increasing violence. (Maxine Bernstein/The Oregonian via AP)
Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation's most violent fields
Shootings and other attacks are increasing at hospitals across the U.S., contributing to health care becoming one of the nation's most violent fields. Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show … more
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