White House unveils initiative to target fentanyl supply chain with international partners
David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration plans on Tuesday to unveil a new initiative to combat the supply chain for fentanyl and other illicit synthetic drugs in the U.S. and abroad.
The effort will aim t…
What you need to know about the leaked US secret documents
Digital Vision./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The posting on social media of what appears to be several highly classified U.S. intelligence documents might be just the beginning of what could turn out to be the most serious U.S. intelligence breach in mo…
NBC renews Law & Order and Chicago franchises
NBCUniversalNBC announced on Monday that it has renewed all six of its Dick Wolf-produced scripted series — including Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime — for the 2023-24 season.
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Australian man discovers rare gold nugget worth $160,000
Lucky Strike Gold(LONDON) — An Australian man has quite literally struck gold.
He discovered a rare gold nugget worth about 240,000 Australian dollars, or about $160,000, while scanning Victoria’s “Golden Triangle” with his metal detector.
The man, …
Here’s a look at Biden’s Irish roots as he visits his ancestral homeland
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) — There’s one thing people from all political persuasions can likely agree on when it comes to Joe Biden: He is incredibly proud to be Irish-American.
It’s been more than 165 years since the pre…
Louisville shooting: What to know about five killed and cop critically injured days after graduating academy
Louisville Metro Police Department(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — The five victims who were killed in a mass shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank Monday morning have been identified by police, as well as the 26-year-old officer who was shot in the head and is…
Scoreboard roundup — 4/10/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Washington 6, LA Angels 4
Houston 8, Pittsburgh 2
Chi Cubs 3, Seattle 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chi White Sox 4, Minnesota 3
Cleveland 3, NY Yankees 2
Tam…
Mortgage Loans for Vacation & 2nd Homes fall sharply
Seattle Space Needle & Puget Sound More signs of a declining real estate market, but there may be signs of hope. Rising Interest Rates threw cold water on the housing market in 2022; but now vacation and
National Dog Bite Week exposes Painful Lessons
Some revealing numbers at the start of National Dog Bite Week; 4.5 million people are bitten by a dog each year in the U.S. “2022 alone we paid our more than $211 million dollars” in claims
Both sides of abortion debate line up for 1st hearing on abortion pill
Images courtesy of TVW People opposed to abortion came together against the bill that would allow the State Department of Corrections to distribute an abortion drug as supporters pleaded with lawmakers to ensure access to the drug.