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Blood pressure medication recall expanded

A pharmaceutical company is once again expanding its recall for blood pressure medications over concerns of potential cancer-causing impurities. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited announced it is including an additional 36 lots of Losartan potassium Tablets USP and 68 lots of Losartan Potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide…

Professor on leave after Nazi gas chamber exam question

Middlebury, Vt. — A chemistry professor whose exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust has taken a leave of absence, Middlebury College said. The Vermont liberal…

Sarah Sanders says Trump never asked her to lie

Last Updated Apr 19, 2019 8:19 AM EDT One day after the president fired FBI director James Comey, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters "countless members of the FBI" had contacted the White House to say they opposed…

Deadly storm system rips through South, heads north

Learned, Miss. -- Strong storms again roared across the South on Thursday, killing at least two people while leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. National Weather Service forecasters said they believe multiple tornadoes…

Burr may have told White House about FBI probe

The Mueller report suggests that the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Richard Burr, of North Carolina, may have identified for the White House targets of the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. On…

12-foot, 1,600-lb shark being tracked in Gulf of Mexico

  A 12-foot-long, 1,600-pound great white shark has been located in the Gulf of Mexico and researchers are tracking its movements in order to better understand the species. According to the non-profit research group OCEARCH, the great white, affectionately nicknamed Miss…

Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats turns deadly

A Listeria outbreak linked to sliced deli meat has sickened eight people and led to one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three cases occurred in Pennsylvania, two in New York, two in Michigan, and one…

Amazon, Walmart test shopping program for food-stamp users

Amazon, Walmart and ShopRite are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a program that lets food-stamp recipients buy goods online. Until now, participants in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have been required to pay for their purchases…

Flight attendant in coma after contracting measles

New York – An El Al Airlines flight attendant is now in a coma and battling encephalitis after contracting measles. Israel's Ministry of Health says she may have contracted the disease in New York, in Israel, or on a flight between…

Texas baby born without skin in critical condition

San Antonio – Doctors are working toward a diagnosis and care plan for a baby boy who has spent the first three months of his life in hospitals after he was born without skin. Ja'bari Gray has been hospitalized since his…

Man arrested with gas cans at St. Patrick's Cathedral

A man was arrested outside St. Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday night after he allegedly tried to bring in gas cans and lighter fluid, the New York Police Department said. NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller said the suspect was stopped by…

Dozens arrested in massive opioid bust

Just after sunrise in Cookeville, Tennessee, federal, state and local agents prepared for the largest opioid takedown of medical providers in the country. Dozens of people were arrested in seven states after prescribing 32 million pills. "If you overprescribe, if…

College freshman found dead in suspected hazing incident

A university student in upstate New York has died following suspected hazing that led to a suspension of fraternity and sorority activities. University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathi said Sebastian Serafin-Bazan died Wednesday. The 18-year-old freshman from Port Chester was…

Ivanka Trump says she passed up World Bank post

The Atlantic profiles Ivanka Trump ABIDJIAN, Ivory Coast — White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump says her father asked her if she was interested in taking the job of World Bank chief but she passed on it. The president's daughter…

Naval Academy will bar transgender students in fall 2020

Ban on transgender troops goes into effect The U.S. Naval Academy will ban people who are transgender from attending the school, beginning with the 2020 school year. The Defense Department confirmed the policy change to the Capital Gazette newspaper on Monday. The…

CDC warns of salmonella outbreak linked to raw tuna

Health officials have issued a warning about a multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to raw, frozen tuna supplied by Jensen Tuna. On Monday, the Louisiana-based company initiated a voluntarily recall of its frozen ground tuna imported from JK Fish of Vietnam.…

U.S. allowing lawsuits over properties seized by Castro's Cuba

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the Trump administration is allowing lawsuits against foreign companies operating in properties seized from Americans in Cuba, a major policy shift that has angered European and other allies. The decision also deals…

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