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10h ago

Search ongoing for man who may have taken homemade raft down Colorado River

A pickup truck belonging to Thomas Robison, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was found abandoned Sunday.
missing person
missing person

USDA orders dairy cows to be tested for bird flu if moved across state lines

The move is meant to curb the spread of the virus among dairy cows, though experts say it may be more widespread than previously thought.
A customer shops for milk at a grocery store.
A customer shops for milk at a grocery store.
13h ago

Man arrested in connection to death of trans woman outside Miami City Ballet

Security video shows a man grabbing some type of metal pipe from the ground and hitting the victim in the head and face several times, according to a police report.
miami beach murder victim transgender
miami beach murder victim transgender
14h ago

United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues

Membership is declining as more conservative congregations leave the fold.
Echo Park United Methodist Church
Echo Park United Methodist Church

Workers earning up to $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay

The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule Tuesday that raises the minimum salary threshold to qualify for time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours of work in a week.
A computer screen lit up amongst others turned off in dark office
A computer screen lit up amongst others turned off in dark office

How one state is trying to make weight loss drugs cheaper

The North Carolina state treasurer is taking on drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in an attempt to lower drug costs for the state. So far, neither side is satisfied.
Still life of Wegovy, an injectable prescription weight loss medicine
Still life of Wegovy, an injectable prescription weight loss medicine
16h ago

N.C. report finds wilderness camp failed to ensure boy was breathing before he died

A state inspection report offers new details on the hours leading up to a 12-year-old’s death at Trails Carolina, a camp for troubled adolescents.
Trails Carolina in Lake Toxaway, N.C.
Trails Carolina in Lake Toxaway, N.C.
17h ago

Upstart Lions solidify future with extensions to star receiver and lineman

Detroit, which hopes to build on its successful season when it almost made the Super Bowl, agreed to four-year extensions with All-Pro selections Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell.
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Amon-Ra St. Brown
17h ago

A 'very complex' case: The events that led to an arrest in the Idaho student slayings

The quadruple homicide stunned the college community of Moscow, sparking weeks of speculation and thousands of tips before culminating in an arrest.
Officers investigate the deaths of four University of Idaho students
Officers investigate the deaths of four University of Idaho students

10 years after Flint's lead water crisis began, a lack of urgency stalls 'proper justice'

"Everybody stood up for us and fought for Flint," one resident said. "We need that again."
The Flint water tower.
The Flint water tower.
17h ago

Dolphin dead after being repeatedly shot in Louisiana; $20,000 reward offered for info

The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found on West Mae's Beach in Cameron Parish with bullets lodged in its brain, spinal cord and heart, NOAA said.
NOAA Fisheries received a report of a dead bottlenose dolphin on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, La.
NOAA Fisheries received a report of a dead bottlenose dolphin on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, La.