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A teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter are among the Maine shooting victims 11/01/2023 05:47pm • The 18 people killed in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, included a 14-year-old bowler, a shipbuilder who loved playing the game of cornhole and a sign language interpreter. According to Maine State Police, seven people died Wednesday night at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley. Eight more The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades 11/01/2023 04:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases. The CDC Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court 11/01/2023 04:32pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who plans to change his not guilty plea to federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will become the first of five officers charged in the case to break ranks with his former colleagues. A change of plea hearing has b Storm Ciaran arrives on England shore, may bring highest winds to western Europe in decades 11/01/2023 04:14pm • LONDON (AP) — France, England and countries across western Europe braced for what could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán arrived on the English coast Wednesday evening. Heavy rain associated with the storm was pushing ashore at the southwest t Milk carton shortage has schools scrambling for options 11/01/2023 03:19pm • Milk does a body good — and that's why schools nationwide are scrambling for options to ensure students don't miss a precious drop during a paper carton shortage. Some schools have followed federal guidelines issued last week by the USDA, which said the agency was aware "multiple states a Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday 11/01/2023 02:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Recent indicators suggest that economic activity expanded at a strong pace in the third quarter. Job gains have moderated since earlier in the year but remain strong, and the unemployment rate has r US Virgin Islands declares state of emergency after lead and copper found in tap water in St. Croix 11/01/2023 01:16pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands announced Wednesday that he declared a state of emergency after officials revealed last week that tap water in St. Croix contains lead and copper and warned people not to consume it. The declaration, signed Monday by Gov. Albe Renowned glass artist and the making of a gigantic church window featured in new film 11/01/2023 01:08pm • VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — It’s as if Narcissus Quagliata is painting with light. He sprinkles the crushed, colorful glass onto a template of his own design before baking the powder-coated pane at nearly 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit for almost an entire day. Once cooled, a translucent, stained-gl It's time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first 11/01/2023 12:02pm • It’s time to pick health coverage for next year on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces, and experts caution against focusing your choice on price alone. In order to prevent thousands of dollars in financial surprises, buyers should know what a plan covers, how it works and what cost 8 juvenile overdoses reported at one Loudoun Co. high school 11/01/2023 06:49am • At least eight opioid-related overdoses have been reported at a high school in Loudoun County, Virginia, in the last three weeks. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating the overdoses reported at Park View High School in Sterling where "four of the overdoses occurred in the school, a What was Heidi Klum for Halloween this year? See her 2023 costume 11/01/2023 05:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum shook her tail feathers Tuesday for her latest elaborate Halloween costume, dressing up as a peacock with several acrobats forming her tail feathers. Klum capped her resplendent costume off by having her husband, Tom Kaulitz, accompany her dressed as her egg. Klum's par House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors 10/31/2023 09:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't exist. The establishment of the Judge Paul Pressler School of Law was supposed to be a capstone achievement for Louisiana College, which administrators boast Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made death threats in the latest security incident 10/31/2023 09:19pm • PARIS (AP) — Paris police opened fire on a woman who threatened to blow herself up after allegedly making death threats and speaking in support of terrorism on a train heading into the French capital Tuesday. It was the latest security incident in France, which has been on heightened anti-terror a Bodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone 10/31/2023 08:25pm • HONOLULU (AP) — An officer sprinted from house to house in the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, alerting people to the approaching inferno. Another coughed and swore as he drove through thick smoke past burning buildings with people he rescued crammed in the back seat. With no ambulance available Top Gifts for People With Diabetes 10/31/2023 08:00pm • What makes the perfect gift for someone with diabetes? While there are many available products made specifically for people with diabetes, something I've learned from successfully managing Type 1 diabetes for over 50 years is that sometimes the best gifts have nothing to do with diabetes. After all,