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Survivors of a mass shooting in July that killed six people and injured dozens in a Chicago suburb sued gunmaker Smith & Wesson Brands Inc on Wednesday, accusing it of deliberately marketing its weapons to violence-prone young men through social media and advertisements reminiscent of video games.

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday urged Congress to close legal gaps that make it hard for the United States to prosecute non-U.S.

The results of a key Alzheimer's drug trial on Wednesday have reignited decades-old hopes that targeting a particular protein helps arrest the progression of the fatal brain disease, giving a big boost to similar studies being run by Roche and Eli Lilly.

Ukrainian volunteer Vitalii Kivirenko loads a small rowing boat with tins of food and supplies by the village of Staryi Saltiv, on the Pechenizhske Reservoir, northeast of Kharkiv, ready to make a short trip that was unthinkable just a few weeks ago.

Authorities said the child found the unsecured handgun in a bedroom.

When the officers arrived at the scene, they found the newborn had the umbilical cord and placenta still attached.

The assailant was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, as well as first-degree robbery and criminal mischief.

If Moscow carries out a threat to sanction Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz one of the last functioning Russian gas supply routes to Europe could be shut, exacerbating the energy crisis just as the crucial winter heating season begins.

National Son's Day, which falls on Sept. 28 every year, is meant to cherish little boys.

An Amber Alert was issued for the teen after she was allegedly abducted by her father. It was later canceled.

Ana Georgina Dominguez has not seen her children in 13 years since she was thrown in jail for a crime Mexican prosecutors have still not proven she committed.

After facing criticism online, the woman admitted she made a mistake in identifying the animal but would have anyway killed it because it was "aggressive and coming directly" at her.

Beer is more nutritious than many other alcoholic beverages, as it contains antioxidants, iron, calcium, phosphates and fiber.

One 17-year-old was struck four times; once in the arm and thrice in the leg.

The U.S. Supreme Court last March rebuffed an emergency request by North Carolina Republicans to allow the use in November's congressional elections of an electoral map they drew that a lower court invalidated for unlawfully disadvantaging Democrats.

The United States will announce "big dollar" assistance to Pacific island nations when President Joe Biden hosts a first-of-its-kind summit with their leaders on Wednesday, a gathering Washington hopes will help counter China's expanding influence in a new theater of geopolitical competition.

Prior to his disappearance, Jacob Dubois told his girlfriend that he was meeting with his friend Ethan Beckman.

Florida Gulf Coast residents emptied grocery shelves, boarded up windows and fled to evacuation shelters as Hurricane Ian churned closer on Wednesday, lashing the state's southern tip with tropical storm-force winds hours before it was forecast to make U.S.

The 30-year-old woman was arrested following the incident.

The North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines was struck by a tornado and suffered significant damage.

Three states are under multiple storm-related warnings and watches as Hurricane Ian nears the Florida peninsula.

Nineteen states and two territories have "high" rates of adult obesity.

Residents of Florida's Gulf Coast boarded up their homes, packed up their vehicles and headed for higher ground Tuesday as Hurricane Ian approached threatening to bring a deadly storm surge and more than a foot of rain to some areas.

An experimental Alzheimer's drug developed by Eisai Co Ltd and Biogen Inc significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline in a large trial of patients in the early stages of the disease, the companies said on Tuesday.

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it disrupted the first known China-based influence operation focused on targeting users in the United States with political content ahead of the midterm elections in November.

Elon Musk's review of Twitter Inc accounts by his advisers did not back up the billionaire's allegation that the number of fake users was "wildly higher" than 5% as he claimed when he said he was ending the Twitter takeover deal in July, a Twitter lawyer told a judge on Tuesday.

A federal appeals court set aside a judge's ruling that Donald Trump could be sued for defamation by E.

National Coffee Day is Thursday. Free deals are available at many local coffee shops.

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday voiced qualified support for a Senate bill to clarify Congress' role in certifying presidential election results, calling it the only chance to prevent any future chaos like the Jan.