Fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids ingrained in the nation’s illicit drug supply are killing more people in the U.S. than any other drug has.
Katherine Lee
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Ukraine attacks Russia’s hold on southern city of Kherson
Elsewhere, Ukrainian authorities reported that another mass grave was discovered in territory recently reclaimed from Russia. It contained up to 17 bodies of soldiers and civilians.
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Maine begins removing those naughty license plates
Maine is cleaning up its roads, one vulgar plate at a time.
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Average long-term mortgage rate jumps above 7%, highest in more than 2 decades
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate jumped to 7.08% from 6.94% last week.
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Musk says he won’t make Twitter a ‘free-for-all hellscape’
The message to advertisers posted Thursday on Twitter came a day before Musk’s deadline for closing his $44 billion deal to buy the social-media company and take it private.
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U.S. economy rebounds amid resilient consumers, businesses
The U.S. economy grew at a solid pace in the third quarter, marking the first advance this year.
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Man convicted of killing 6 with SUV in Wisconsin Christmas parade
It took the jury a little over three hours to find Darrell Brooks guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide.
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Catholic Diocese of Buffalo settles AG suit by agreeing to strengthen clergy oversight
Criticism of the diocese led to the 2019 resignation of Bishop Richard Malone, who had been leader of the Catholic Church in Maine before transferring to Buffalo.
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Heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young U.S. adults in 2nd year of pandemic
These excessively higher rates of heart attack-related death have persisted throughout the pandemic, including the possibility that COVID-19 could trigger or accelerate coronary artery disease.
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Ash Carter, Obama’s defense secretary who opened jobs to women, dies
Carter died after suffering a heart attack on Monday evening.