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Some studies show ketamine can provide relief within hours for tough-to-treat depression and suicidal behavior and clinics promising unproven benefits have popped up nationwide. But more research is needed to know long-term benefits and risks. (Oct. 31…
Pennsylvania regulators are being criticized for giving a pass to a pediatrician who faced sex abuse accusations 20 years ago and who’s now charged with molesting more than 30 children. (Oct. 31)
Highlights of this day in history: Martin Luther leads start of Protestant Reformation; President Lyndon B. Johnson halts U.S. bombing of North Vietnam; India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassinated; Magician Harry Houdini dies. (Oct. 31)
Senate candidate Martha McSally said she backs the Trump administration move to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. At an event near Phoenix Tuesday, the Arizona Republican spoke on the impact of migrant caravans and border security issues. (Oct. 30…
Beneath the rugged landscape of the U.S. West, lie hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines. In Utah, thousands have been sealed, but others remain open, inviting explorers and criminals. (Oct. 30)
The more than 5,200 active-duty troops being sent by President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the military from engaging in law enforcement on American soil. (Oct. 30)
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Apple’s new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the screen. (Oct. 30)
Vigils were held around the nation on Monday for the 11 people shot and killed in a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. (Oct. 30)
President Donald Trump told Fox News Channel’s The Ingraham Angle he’s going to Pittsburgh to visit officers and others wounded on Saturday. He also defended the word nationalist and said pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc was insane for a long time. (Oct. 30)
A man who moved to Pittsburgh last year says he’s stunned after a gunman barged into a baby-naming ceremony at his nearby synagogue Saturday, killing 11 and injuring six others. Roger Zimmerman described the shooting incident as “surreal.” (Oct. 27)