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NEW YORK (AP) — Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases.“If you have a lot of exposures, there will probably be…

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, according to officials. “Officers transported an individual over to the Swedish hospital for an observation, at which time two of…

A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with a weapon in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medical autonomy” and religious freedom. “The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance at all…

Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, an analysis by leading U.S. experts questions the guides’ decision to lead such a large group through dangerous terrain amid avalanche warnings.The backcountry skiers were traveling in a tightly packed line when the tour leaders with Blackbird Mountain Guides should…