The Food and Drug Administration has granted a non-profit pharmaceutical company priority review of its over-the-counter opioid overdose treatment as the United States combats an opioid epidemic. The historic winter storm which ravaged most of the United States during the Christmas holidays has claimed at least 25 lives in western New York and at least 55 across the United States. Authorities in Canada said four people were killed and dozens were injured when a bus ran off the road in British Columbia on Christmas Eve. Authorities in Tennessee said six people were dead following an early Monday house fire in Cumberland County. Jackson, Miss., is under a boil water advisory Monday as "significant leaks" have left thousands of residents without running water since Christmas Day. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations is assisting in a review of an incident that led to the shooting death of a 16-year-old male in Des Moines, Iowa, at the hands of police officers early Monday morning. The holiday shopping season saw an uptick in consumer spending with heavy discounts luring shoppers in despite inflation, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse data. Arizona's governor-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County filed for sanctions against failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake after Lake filed "frivolous" lawsuits against both parties following her election loss. The body of 20-year-old George Musser of Stillwater, Minn., was found Sunday night after a search party canvassed the town throughout Christmas Day. South Korea's Custom Services announced Monday it has revised its long-standing unofficial policy banning the importation of sex dolls into the country. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden released a video message wishing a "peaceful" and "joyous" Kwanzaa on Monday. A man accused of fatally stabbing two people and injuring at least three others in separate incidents spanning New York City last week has been arrested and charged. police announced Monday. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday demanded answers from Duke Energy after its customers experienced rolling blackouts over the holiday weekend without being warned in advance. Two teenagers were killed and four other wounded in a mass shooting at a party in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, police said Monday. The victim of a fatal shooting at the Mall of America last week was identified by Minnesota officials on Monday as a 19-year-old man from St. Paul, Minn. Rescuers on Monday discovered a seventh body in Spain's Galicia region after a bus crashed through the guardrails on a bridge and fell 246 feet into the Lérez River on Christmas Eve. The inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazil's next president will go ahead as planned on New Year's Day, the incoming justice minister declared after an alleged bomb plot was foiled. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister-designate, on Monday distanced himself from comments made by his son Yair calling for treason charges against state prosecutors. Former guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal was sworn in as prime minister for the third time on Monday in during a ceremony in Kathmandu. Shoppers hoping to cash in on Boxing Day sales across Britain faced more frustration than usual as a rail strike forced thousands of people to scramble to find alternate means of transportation. Whitworth claimed more tour victories than Tiger Woods before retiring from competitive golf in 2005. Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida will replace reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba in the fourth departure from his cabinet since October, multiple reports indicated Monday. Tens of thousands of people in Washington state spent Christmas Day in the dark after vandals damaged power station equipment. Taiwan said Monday at least 71 Chinese planes and seven naval ships were detected around the self-governing island, marking Beijing's largest incursion since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited. An oil spill was reported near a facility that can store more than 3 million barrels of oil, the U.S. Coast Guard said. |
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