Doctors may need to rethink decades of routine beta blocker use for some patients after a heart attack, studies suggest

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide clear benefits for
Texas mom arrested for murder in death of 15-month-old ‘intentionally’ left in hot car for over 2 hours: Police

The booking photo for Vanessa Esquivel. Frisco Police Department (FRISCO, Texas) — A Texas mother has been arrested for murder after her 15-month-old was left in a hot car for over two hours and died, police said.
COVID cases, hospitalizations ticking up in the US but remain lower than last year

A COVID-19 At-Home Test kit showing positive results. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 cases are ticking up in the U.S. as children head back to school and the country prepares to enter the
‘Abbott Elementary’ films season 5 episode at Philadelphia Phillies game

ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’ cast. (Disney/Pamela Littky) Abbott Elementary is taking a field trip. The hit ABC sitcom filmed an upcoming season 5 episode at a Philadelphia Phillies game on Thursday night. Photos of the cast on the field
Upcoming ‘upgrade’ to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources

Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — An exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum that takes a critical look at the United States’ response to Nazi Germany is
Multiple highway construction projects in the Yakima Valley begin after Labor Day weekend
YAKIMA COUNTY – The Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews are breaking ground on a roundabout on US 97 at Lateral A, repaving sections of State Route 821 in East Selah, and repairing an embankment
FDA expands warning of radioactive shrimp as 2 more brands are recalled

A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding
Texas Gov. Abbott signs redrawn congressional map favoring Republicans into law after Trump push

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday that he has signed the bill redrawing Texas’ congressional map into law, a milestone for the Republican-driven mid-decade redistricting in the Lone Star state that
What does the closure of the de minimis loophole mean for shoppers?

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A tariff loophole for low-cost shipments helped fuel an explosion of U.S. consumers purchasing shoes, sunglasses and a host of other items directly from sellers overseas. The Trump administration closed that exemption
2 students arrested for making threats to ‘shoot up’ a Texas high school: Police

(SAN ANTONIO) — Two students have been taken into custody after making threats to “shoot up” a Texas high school, according to police. A Clemens High School school resource officer was contacted by school administrators on Thursday,