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LSD shows early promise as a potential anxiety treatment
Stock photo of a person taking LSD. Diy13/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Once a symbol of 1960s counterculture, the drug lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD, is emerging from research labs as a possible treatment for anxiety.Prelim...
8h ago
DOJ sues SoCal Edison over Eaton Fire, seeking more than $40 million in damages
I RYU/VCG via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is suing Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages for alleged negligence it claims led to the deadly fire.The January fire,&n...
10h ago
New York AG Letitia James to appeal decision that tossed Trump's $454M civil fraud judgment
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James sent formal notice Thursday that her office will appeal a decision last month that threw out the half billion-dollar civil fraud penalty imposed on President Do...
10h ago
Armed individual reported at UMass Lowell was juvenile with replica firearm: Police
Lowell Police Department(LOWELL, Mass.) -- An individual seen wielding what appeared to be a firearm near a Massachusetts university dormitory, prompting a shelter-in-place order and large law enforcement response, has been identified as a juvenile hol...
10h ago
School supply prices soar 7.3% amid tariffs as parents face back-to-school strain
Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Parents faced steeper prices for back-to-school shopping this year, with costs rising 7.3% amid tariffs, according to a new Century Foundation report.The price hikes affected ev...
11h ago
Justice Department opens criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook: Sources
Lisa DeNell Cook, nominee to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies during a Senate Banking nominations hearing on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Departme...
12h ago
Lightning-sparked wildfires devastate historic California gold rush town
A helicopter drops water as Cal Fire firefighters battle the 6-5 Fire in the TCU September Lightning Complex on September 03, 2025 near Chinese Camp, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)(CHINESE CAMP, Calif) -- The historic gold rush to...
12h ago
USCIS, which administers immigration system, adds law enforcement agents to its workforce
Entrance to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The federal agency responsible for administering the nation's immigration and n...
13h ago
30-year-old man drowns near family picnic area while attempting to swim across river
Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 30-year-old man has drowned in Pennsylvania near a family picnic area while attempting to swim across the river and went under, officials said.The emergency communications center at Delaware ...
17h ago
No Powerball winner in Wednesday's drawing, jackpot climbs to $1.7 billion
Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- No winner was declared after Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, resulting in the jackpot climbing to $1.7 billion.The jackpot's estimated cash value of $770.3 million is now the third...
17h ago
