Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?
Jun 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine can cause severe skin…
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Microsoft, U.S. regulators head to court over $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming
Jun 22, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft on Thursday will try to gain clearance to complete a $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard in a legal showdown with U.S. regulators that will reshape a…
Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case
Jun 21, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses but avoid full prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with the Justice Department that likely spares him time behind…
American woman who was pushed and fell 165 feet near German castle is released from hospital
Jun 20, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — Police in southern Germany said Monday that an American tourist who was pushed into a ravine during an attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which her 21-year-old friend was killed has been released from the…
Government shutdown warnings rise as Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget battle
Jun 19, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy's bid to appease Republican hard-liners and get the House moving again after a recent party rebellion on the floor has some Democrats warning of a difficult road ahead when…
Governor signs public funding bill for new A's stadium in Vegas, growing global sports destination
Jun 16, 2023
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Thursday a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip as MLB's…
Theranos founder objects to $250 monthly restitution sought by US due to limited financial resources
Jun 15, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors want Elizabeth Holmes to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood testing startup after she leaves prison, but her attorneys are pushing back citing “limited financial resources" available to…
Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of 'The Road' and 'No Country for Old Men,' dies at 89
Jun 14, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both dense and brittle took readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest in such novels as “The Road,” “Blood Meridian” and…
Pat Sajak announces 'Wheel of Fortune' retirement, says upcoming season will be his last as host
Jun 13, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune," announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host. Sajak announced his retirement from the venerable game…
US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019
Jun 12, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official. The…