News Thousands of Black Women Claim Hair Relaxers Gave Them Cancer Sheila Bush, a cosmetologist, was lounging in the recliner at her St. Louis-area home last winter when an advertisement from... Read More
International News Russia Says Baltic Telecoms Cable Was Damaged Just Before Nearby Gas Pipeline A Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was damaged last month only 28 km (17 miles) from where... Read More
Southeast News South Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums A south Florida insurance agent has been charged with absconding with more than $130,000 in premiums, leaving property owners uninsured... Read More
News Another Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10 CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former... Read More
News Mind-Altering Ketamine Becomes New Pain Treatment, Despite Little Research or Regulation WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is... Read More
News Right Turn on Red? US Cities Are Considering Bans CHICAGO (AP) — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June... Read More
News Judge Trims US Lawsuit Accusing Cencora of Fueling Opioid Epidemic A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling... Read More
International News Thousands Sleep Outside in Nepal After Earthquake Kills at Least 157 People and Destroys Most Houses KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of villagers in the mountains of northwestern Nepal slept outdoors Saturday night in the bitter... Read More
East News Judge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against... Read More
News Some Houses Are Being Built to Stand Up to Hurricanes and Sharply Cut Emissions, Too When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the... Read More