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Weight-loss drug coverage rises among largest US employers, Mercer survey finds
Amina Niasse, Reuters | Posted Nov. 20 - 6:32 p.m. | Save Story
About 44% of U.S. employers with 500 or more employees cover drugs for weight loss in 2024, up from 41% in 2023, according to a survey from consulting firm Mercer released on Wednesday.
'Rust' gets low-key debut, honors cinematographer killed on set
Malgorzata Wojtunik, Reuters | Posted Nov. 20 - 5:31 p.m. | Save Story
Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered at a low-key Polish film festival on Wednesday, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on set.
Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into lake
Jeffrey Collins and Makiya Seminera, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 20 - 3:36 p.m. | Save Story
A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that God has forgiven her for infamously killing her two young sons 30 years ago.
Former UVA student pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting that left 3 dead, 2 wounded
Associated Press | Posted Nov. 20 - 2:10 p.m. | Save Story
A former University of Virginia student has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students in an attack on the campus in 2022.
Deadly storm pounds Northwest US, leaving half a million without power
Rich McKay and Brendan O'Brien, Reuters | Posted Nov. 20 - 1:57 p.m. | Save Story
A powerful storm clobbered Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people while disrupting road travel and causing at least two deaths and two injuries.
CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks
Christy Santhosh, Reuters | Posted Nov. 20 - 1:44 p.m. | Save Story
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it expects to see an increase in levels of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus in the country in the coming weeks, as is usual during the holiday season.
Dallas doctor gets 190 years for tampering with IV bags used in surgeries
Associated Press | Posted Nov. 20 - 1:17 p.m. | Save Story
A Dallas anesthesiologist has been sentenced to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid, leading to the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for multiple patients.
Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
Kate Brumback, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 20 - 1:15 p.m. | Save Story
The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jose Ibarra was convicted of 10 counts, including murder.
Judge dismisses Gabby Petito family's wrongful death suit against Moab police
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 20 - 12:08 p.m. | Save Story
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's family against the Moab Police Department was dismissed on Wednesday due to the governmental immunity statute.
GOP Rep. Mace files resolution to prohibit bathroom use not corresponding to biological sex
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 20 - 7:17 a.m. | Save Story
House Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has proposed a resolution to prohibit House members and employees from using bathrooms, changing rooms and locker rooms that don't correspond to their biological sex.
Prosecutors urge judge to keep Michigan school shooter's guilty plea and sentence in place
Ed White, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 10:09 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject a Michigan school shooter's request to withdraw his guilty plea in the deaths of four students in 2021.
Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands
Anne D'innocenzio, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, food retailers are trying to tempt Americans who haven't recovered from recent price inflation.
SpaceX calls off nail-biting catch attempt as booster splashes down to Earth
Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted Nov. 19 - 8:27 p.m. | Save Story
SpaceX abandoned its second attempt at a booster catch due to unfavorable conditions Tuesday.
Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid
Jasper Ward and Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters | Posted Nov. 19 - 8:04 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had chosen television personality and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a wide-reaching agency with annual spending of $2.6 trillion.
Survivors of LGBTQ+ club shooting say the deaths and trauma could've been avoided in lawsuits
Jesse Bedayn/Report for America, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 spoke Tuesday after filing lawsuits against the El Paso County commissioners and former sheriff.
Prosecutors oppose dismissing Trump's hush money case
Luc Cohen, Reuters | Posted Nov. 19 - 2:32 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors who secured Donald Trump's conviction over a hush money payment to a porn star opposed on Tuesday his stated hope to have the case dismissed now that he is president-elect and asked a judge to set a schedule to litigate the matter.
Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection as House Democratic leader despite party's losses
Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 11:24 a.m. | Save Story
House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader.
'Bomb cyclone' threatens Northern California and Pacific Northwest
Hallie Golden and Christopher Weber, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 9:55 a.m. | Save Story
Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm.
