White House introduces national strategy to combat deaths from powerful veterinary sedative increasingly involved in drug overdose deaths
The Biden administration has introduced a new plan to combat overdose deaths from xylazine, a powerful veterinary sedative that has increasingly shown up in such deaths across the country, exacerbating the opioid overdose epidemic in the United States.
2023-07-11 07:16
James Lewis, convicted of extortion following Tylenol deaths, has died
James Lewis, who was convicted of extortion for promising to stop the 1982 Tylenol poisonings for $1 million -- but denied he was behind the seven deaths, has been found dead, police said Monday.
2023-07-11 05:15
Severe floods kill at least 15 in China's Chongqing, state media reports
Torrential downpours and flooding have killed at least 15 people and four others remain missing in Chongqing, southwest China, state-run news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday, citing local authorities.
2023-07-05 14:46
Shooting in Fort Worth leaves at least 3 dead and 8 others wounded
A shooting that erupted just before midnight Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, left at least three dead and eight others wounded, police said.
2023-07-04 18:46
Thai elephant flown home after alleged abuse in Sri Lanka
Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.
2023-07-03 12:53
A robot is combing the sea floor for debris from the Titan submersible implosion as a multinational investigation begins
A robot is combing the sea floor for debris from the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible as authorities in both the US and Canada turn their attention from search and rescue to investigating what led up to the maritime disaster and whether any laws were broken.
2023-06-26 12:59
Voice recordings and data from the mother ship that carried the Titan submersible before it imploded will be examined, investigators say
As a remotely operated robot maps out the debris field from the fatal Titan submersible implosion, investigators will be reviewing voice recordings from the mother ship that carried the vessel and its five occupants on its journey to the site of the Titanic wreckage, officials said.
2023-06-26 03:59
A man and his stepson die after hiking in Big Bend National Park in 119-degree heat
Two people died Friday after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas, the National Park Service said in a news release.
2023-06-25 23:15
A submersible expert who rode Titan in 2019 says he raised safety concerns to operator CEO after trip
As the investigation continues into how and when the Titan submersible imploded while on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic wreckage last weekend, a submersible expert says he warned the vessel's CEO about safety concerns after a trip years ago.
2023-06-24 16:46
Debris scattered across ocean floor could provide clues into the final moments of the Titanic-bound submersible
Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a "catastrophic implosion" killed all five passengers of a Titanic-bound submersible that suddenly lost communication with its mother ship over the weekend, officials said.
2023-06-23 18:20
Experts are searching for answers among debris of Titanic-bound submersible implosion that killed all onboard
Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a "catastrophic implosion" killed all five passengers of a Titanic-bound submersible that suddenly lost communication with its mother ship over the weekend, officials said.
2023-06-23 15:21
Hundreds of Pakistanis dead in Mediterranean migrant boat disaster, official says
More than 300 Pakistani nationals have been killed in the sinking of a packed trawler off the coast of Greece, the latest tragedy to expose the refugee crisis confronting the European Union as tens of thousands seek sanctuary from war, persecution and poverty.
2023-06-19 11:55