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GOP-led hearing on aid to Ukraine finds no evidence, so far, of misuse

Thursday, March 30

(WASHINGTON) -- During a Wednesday hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on aid to Ukraine, lawmakers spent hours questioning the top watchdogs overseeing the three government agencies most directly involved in distributing billions of dollars in American support to the war-torn country, repeatedly... Read More.

COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across US, major analysis finds

Wednesday, March 22

(NEW YORK) -- Death rates from COVID-19 varied dramatically across the United States, a major new analysis finds.The report, published Monday in medical journal The Lancet, looked at the rate of deaths throughout the country between January 2020 and July 2022.COVID death rates in states... Read More.

All types of hormonal birth control raise breast cancer risk slightly, study finds

Wednesday, March 22

(NEW YORK) -- A new study is offering more information for women about whether the type of birth control they take increases their risk of breast cancer more than another.The study, published Monday in PLOS Medicine, found that new forms of progestin-only hormonal birth... Read More.

Patients, health care providers face shortages of critical drugs, Senate report finds

Wednesday, March 22

(WASHINGTON) -- Patients and medical providers who rely on pharmaceutical medications to treat everything from asthma to ADHD to cancer may have had a harder time finding those medications last year than in years past, a new Senate report released Wednesday finds.The report, issued... Read More.

Over 29,100 years ‘lost’ in prison in wrongful convictions, database finds

Friday, March 17

(NEW YORK) -- Sidney Holmes, who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 400 years, was exonerated after 34 years in prison. Lamar Johnson was wrongfully convicted of a shooting without physical evidence connecting him to the incident and sentenced to life in prison. Leon... Read More.

Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of dementia, study finds: What to know about the diet

Tuesday, March 14

(NEW YORK) -- Following a diet rich in plant-based foods and seafood can help lower the risk of getting dementia, according to a new study.The study, published Monday in the journal BMC Medicine, found that people who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had as much... Read More.

Man serving 400-year prison sentence exonerated after new probe finds wrongful conviction

Tuesday, March 14

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) -- A man who has served more than 34 years of a 400-year prison sentence has been released after the state of Florida reinvestigated the case and determined he did not commit armed robbery.“I can’t put it into words,” said Sidney Holmes,... Read More.

Independent autopsy finds ‘Cop City’ protester had hands raised during shooting

Monday, March 13

(ATLANTA) -- Attorneys for the family of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, who was fatally shot by police during a sit-in protest against the upcoming Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, say an independent autopsy report found that Terán’s hands were raised during the fatal shooting.Terán,... Read More.

Study Finds How you Wrap a Gift Matters

Monday, December 19

A UNR study reveals that how you wrap gifts matters, but it depends on the relationship between you and the recipient.The study surveyed sloppily wrapped gifts to neatly wrapped ones and how they were perceived by who was opening them. The study found that... Read More.

Grizzly Lake CSD Finds Major Break in Water Line

Thursday, November 3

Grizzly Lake CSD homes have come close to running out of their water source. A major leak has been discovered in the Crocker mountain district. Operators assessed the site yesterday and are contributing the break in the line to the weight from snow that... Read More.