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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic U.S. record. That translates to roughly one overdose death every 5 minutes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday released provisional…

Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because of supply disruptions and a massive safety recall by manufacturer Abbott. Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a…

Sheriff: Ex-jail official, inmate she helped escape caught

UPDATE: EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Official: Alabama jail official who helped inmate escape is dead after shooting herself. EARLIER STORY: An Alabama sheriff says escaped inmate Casey White and former jail official Vicky White have been taken into custody in…

Tenant: Thousands of bees found in Mississippi apartment

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A woman says she has left of a Mississippi apartment where thousands of bees were found living in the walls and ceiling. Alexa Lee told The Oxford Eagle that she moved to Oxford from Georgia in…