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Long Island doctor charged with murder in 5 opioid deaths

NEW YORK — A Long Island doctor accused of writing prescriptions for massive quantities of opioids that led to the deaths of five patients was indicted Thursday on murder charges. George Blatti, 75, who saw patients in a hotel parking lot, a Dunkin’ Donuts shop and at an abandoned Radio...
U.S. military’s defenses struck down 3 to 4 incoming rockets during Iraqi base attackVideo

WASHINGTON — A U.S. artillery defensive system protecting U.S. and coalition forces at an Iraqi air base that came under attack this week struck down three or four incoming rockets before they hit, a defense official told McClatchy on Thursday. Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq is a large training and...
Audit finds major gaps in U.S. bio weapons detection system

WASHINGTON — A U.S. program created after the 2003 anthrax attacks to help detect biological weapons provided protection in less than half the states and couldn’t detect many of the known threats, according to a report released Thursday. The program known as BioWatch, which described itself in a mission statement...
Powerful quake hits off New Zealand, prompting evacuations

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck in the ocean off the coast of New Zealand on Friday, prompting thousands of people to evacuate and triggering tsunami warnings across the South Pacific. The quake was the largest in a series of tremors that struck the region over...
‘QAnon Shaman’ says he stormed Capitol to ‘bring God back into the Senate’Video

The man known as the “QAnon Shaman” said he was only trying to spread good vibes and the word of God when he broke into the Capitol — and even stopped a brazen thief from swiping muffins from the break room. Jacob Chansley, 33, who made national headlines for donning...
Police: Ex-chief targeted foes in string of Maryland arsons

LAUREL, Md. — A former Maryland police chief is accused of setting fires to multiple structures that belonged to his adversaries, authorities said. Former Laurel Police Chief David Crawford, 69, was arrested Wednesday and is charged with over 50 felonies, including first-degree arson and first-degree attempted murder, in connection to...
Body believed to be Kentucky man found inside Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A body believed to be that of a Kentucky man previously reported missing at Grand Canyon National Park was found along with a motorcycle inside the canyon, park officials said Thursday. Searchers on Wednesday found the body believed to be that of John Pennington,...
Senate begins considering Democrats’ $1.9T coronavirus relief billVideo

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber. Democrats were hoping for Senate approval of the...
West Virginia sales tax would top U.S. states under income tax cut planVideo

West Virginia’s consumer sales tax rate would increase from 6% to 7.9% under a proposal submitted Thursday to the Legislature to eliminate the state’s personal income tax. The sales tax increase would give West Virginia the highest rate among all U.S. states. Puerto Rico has a double-digit sales tax. Republican...
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers 1st opinion

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered her first opinion Thursday, ruling against an environmental group that had sought access to government records. President Donald Trump’s third nominee wrote for a 7-2 court that certain draft documents do not have to be disclosed under the federal Freedom of...
CBO expects federal debt to double over next 30 years

The Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday that persistent budget deficits will cause the federal debt to double in size over the next 30 years. Following the 2008 financial crisis and the pandemic, the government has depended heavily on borrowing and low interest rates to help an ailing economy. But as...
Autopsy shows man killed by officer in Cleveland was shot in the back

CLEVELAND — The family of a 19-year-old Black man killed by a white housing authority police officer in Cleveland continues to seek answers after learning from an autopsy released Thursday that he was shot in the back. Arthur Keith was shot Nov. 13 by Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority officer James...
California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for people who live in the most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state’s economy open more quickly. The doses will be spread among 400 ZIP...
Police: Dallas officer charged with 2 counts of capital murderVideo

DALLAS — A Dallas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder in two unconnected 2017 killings that weren’t related to his police work, authorities said. Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the force, was taken into custody Thursday morning and taken to the Dallas County Jail...
Senate energy panel backs Deb Haaland for interior secretary

WASHINGTON — A key Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee...
How vaccine clinics will work for Pa. teachers

At least one vaccination site in each of Pennsylvania’s educational regions will be available to teachers and school staff, state officials said Thursday. The clinics could be up and running as early as next week. Child care workers who are not associated with one of the state’s 29 Intermediate Units...

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