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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and for families and friends dealing with this type of loss, support from loved ones can be vital.  While Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month is observed in September, the topic remains ever-present for those who have lost someone …

“X” really does mark the spot – for a city investigation. The company formerly known as Twitter has rebranded to the letter, placing a massive light-up “X” on top of their San Francisco headquarters, apparently without a permit.  The long-standing sign identifying the headquarters as Twitter came down last week …

A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who was severely burned when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a McDonald’s restaurant. Lawyers for the family of Olivia Caraballo, who was 4 when she was …

A warrant obtained by Las Vegas police and filed Tuesday with the Clark County District Court showed the home of Duane Keith Davis, 60, was searched in connection with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.  Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department conducted the search Monday in Henderson, Nevada, less than 20 …

The latest locally aquired case of malaria in the U.S. has been identitfied in Saline County, Arkansas, according to the state’s department of health. “This is the only known locally acquired case of malaria in Arkansas,” the department wrote in a news release Wednesday, Oct. 4. “Multiple other cases of locally …

Plastic bags of frozen fruit have been recalled due to a possible listeria contamination. The FDA announced a voluntary recall of several products like 16 oz. Great Value frozen fruit bags, which are sold at Walmart in at least 30 states. The Whole Foods brand 365 Organic has also been …

The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded cocaine in Miami worth an estimated $186 million that was seized in international waters of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard said in a news release that more than 14,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted recently in nine separate cases. Twelve …

President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have repealed his plan to forgive student debt. H.J. Res. 45 passed the Senate in June and the House in May. Biden’s veto is the fifth of his presidency. “It is a shame for working families across the country that lawmakers …

A former limousine company manager was sentenced Wednesday to at least five years in prison for his role in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York. Nauman Hussain, 33, was convicted of manslaughter earlier this month after prosecutors argued that he intentionally failed to properly maintain an …

Global progress in reducing deaths during pregnancy has flatlined since 2015, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. The report shows that over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first weeks after birth, which is equivalent to one death every …