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Woman indicted for attempting to send ex-husband fentanyl-laced chocolates

Woman indicted for attempting to send ex-husband fentanyl-laced chocolates

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PARKER COUNTY, Texas) — A woman in Texas is behind bars after allegedly attempting to send her ex-husband fentanyl-laced chocolates, according to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office. Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, from Coleman, Texas, was indicted last week after being arrested in May for “developing a plan […]

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Family of woman who survived assisted-living facility fire: ‘I’m sure she felt so helpless’

Family of woman who survived assisted-living facility fire: ‘I’m sure she felt so helpless’

Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (FALL RIVER, Mass.) — Shirley Chambra was outside smoking a cigarette when she saw sparks and then flames at her home: the Gabriel House assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, according to her nephew, Ken Pelletier. “I’m sure she felt so helpless being outside,” Pelletier […]

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Inflation surged in June amid tariffs as Trump declared ‘inflation is dead’

Inflation surged in June amid tariffs as Trump declared ‘inflation is dead’

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June compared to a year ago, marking a notable surge of price increases as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy took hold and some retailers warned they may pass some of the tax burden onto shoppers. The reading matched economists’ […]

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2 killed when car swept away in flash flooding in New Jersey, dozens rescued

2 killed when car swept away in flash flooding in New Jersey, dozens rescued

WABC (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain caused significant transportation delays in the Northeast on Monday, with flash flooding submerging cars, flooding roadways and canceling flights — and more wet weather is in the forecast. Flash flood warnings were issued in New York City; northern New Jersey; Westchester County, New York; […]

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Inflation surged in June as Trump’s tariffs took hold

Inflation surged in June as Trump’s tariffs took hold

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June compared to a year ago, marking a notable surge of price increases as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy took hold and some retailers warned they may pass some of the tax burden onto shoppers. The reading matched economists’ […]

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Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo

Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo

Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Immigrants who arrive in the United States illegally will no longer be eligible for a bond hearing, a move that comes as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to keep immigrants who enter the country legally detained, sources familiar with the […]

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Assisted-living facility where 9 died in fire was up for recertification this year: Officials

Assisted-living facility where 9 died in fire was up for recertification this year: Officials

Murat Usubali/Anadolu via Getty Images (FALL RIVER, Mass.) — The Massachusetts assisted-living facility that caught fire Sunday evening, leaving nine dead, was slated to undergo a recertification and compliance review process later this year. “Gabriel House is up for recertification in November 2025 and is on the list of compliance […]

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Camp Mystic began evacuating 45 minutes after ‘life-threatening flash flooding’ alert: Spokesperson

Camp Mystic began evacuating 45 minutes after ‘life-threatening flash flooding’ alert: Spokesperson

Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images (HUNT, Texas) — Camp Mystic’s executive director Dick Eastland began evacuating campers approximately 45 minutes after the National Weather Service issued an alert about a “life-threatening flash flooding,” according to an Eastland Family spokesperson. The catastrophic flooding that continues to threaten central Texas left […]

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DEA chief says meth surge ‘frightens’ him, especially meth-laced pills targeting college-age adults

DEA chief says meth surge ‘frightens’ him, especially meth-laced pills targeting college-age adults

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As federal authorities continue to crack down on the spread of fentanyl across the country, the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning about a surge in the use of methamphetamine, with DEA officials expressing particular concern over meth-laced pills being sold as drugs like Adderall to college-age […]

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Supreme Court allows Trump to continue effort to gut Education Department

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue effort to gut Education Department

J. David Ake/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The court’s three liberal justices dissented. The Supreme Court on Monday lifted an injunction against the Trump administration’s efforts to gut the Department of Education. The move allows the administration to proceed, for now, with mass firings that slashed nearly half of the agency’s […]

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