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Mexico Says It Caught Replacement Leader Of Drug Gang
Prosecutors said Friday they have caught the replacement leader of a drug gang involved in a bloody turf battle in central Mexico.
Curing with Blood: the Rise and Fall of Covid Convalescent Plasma Therapy
The story of convalescent plasma therapy (or serum therapy) originates in the 1890s. This is when physician Emil von Behring infected horses with the bacteria that causes diphtheria.
Police: Tennessee Grocery Store Shooter Used 3 Legal Guns
A man who fatally shot one person and wounded 14 others before killing himself at a Tennessee grocery store last month used three guns purchased legally over the past yearandahalf, investigators said Thursday.
Texas Man Gets Life Term In Shooting Deaths Of Family Of 8
A jury on Thursday convicted a man of capital murder in the 2015 shooting deaths of his exgirlfriend, her husband and six children, including his own son, at a Houstonarea home.
Fatal Shooting By School Officer Investigated As Homicide
The fatal shooting of an 18yearold woman by a Southern California school safety officer last month is being investigated as a possible homicide, police said Thursday.
Fatal Shooting By School Officer Investigated As Homicide
The fatal shooting of an 18yearold woman by a Southern California school safety officer last month is being investigated as a possible homicide, police said Thursday.
'I Saw Death And Destruction': Passenger Recalls Train Crash
An Oregon man said he survived a recent train derailment in Montana by holding onto a grab bar in the bathroom of a passenger car that ended up on its side and separated from the rest of the train.
U.S. Charges Former Taliban Commander With Killing U.S. Troops In 2008
A former Taliban commander has been charged with killing U.S. troops in 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice said, adding that a federal grand jury in New York unsealed the indictment on Thursday.
Woman Gets Jail Time For Yellowstone Grizzly Close Encounter
A judge has sentenced an Illinois woman to four days in jail for not moving away while a grizzly bear with two cubs came dangerously close and bluffcharged her in Yellowstone National Park.
'Amazing Ride': Study Offers Dengue Treatment Hope as Researchers Find Compound That Can Disarm Virus
There is no doubt about the threat posed by the mosquito-borne dengue virus, which is estimated to infect at least 98 million people a year.
Judge Orders Kentucky Democratic Party Stalwart To Prison
A former Kentucky Democratic Party chair must report to prison next month on campaign finance charges, a federal judge ruled.
Turkey Ratifies Paris Climate Agreement; Last G20 Country To Do So
Turkey's parliament ratified the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, making it the last G20 country to do so, after holding off for years due to what it saw as injustices in its responsibilities as part of the agreement.
Islamist Militants Kill At Least Nine Malian Soldiers
Islamist militants killed at least nine soldiers and wounded at least 11 more in central Mali on Wednesday, the army said, while local officials said the death toll was even higher.
Soccer-Belgium Better Than When They Last Played France - Martinez
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez says his team to meet France in Thursday’s Nations League semifinal is stronger than the one that lost to their neighbours in the last four of the World Cup in Russia three years ago.
Stocks Rebound On Progress Toward U.S. Debt Ceiling Resolution
Soaring energy prices retreated and stocks on Wall Street rebounded on Wednesday after the top U.S. Senate Republican backed an extension of the U.S. debt ceiling and Russia calmed volatile natural gas markets in Europe.
WHO Recommends Use of World's First Malaria Vaccine for Children
The WHO said in a statement it was recommending the widespread application of the vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high malaria transmission.