Teen Killer Nabbed In School Attack

A single 18-year-old with a sword stormed a Swedish high school in daylight, killing a 17-year-old girl and injuring three others before police arrested him at the scene. Story Snapshot Police arrested an 18-year-old man at Brinell School in Fagersta around 2 p.m. local time. ...

Costco Chaos: Machete Mayhem Stopped

Shoppers and staff tackled a machete-and-pickaxe-wielding suspect at a South Carolina Costco and held him for police. Story Snapshot Police say customers and employees detained an armed suspect at a Greenville Costco. The man allegedly smashed a jewelry case and threatened workers at the Woodruff...

Dirty Soda Goes National — Sales Explode

Swig says its out-of-Utah shops are selling 40% to 50% more than its Utah stores, and the “dirty soda” playbook is now going national. Story Highlights Investor says non-Utah sales run 40% to 50% higher than Utah units Chain reports operating across more than twenty...

Blind Reverse Risk Triggers Massive Recall

Nearly one million Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles can lose their rearview camera picture the moment a driver shifts into reverse. Quick Take Stellantis recalled about 1,033,433 vehicles in June 2024 due to a software glitch that blocked the rearview camera image. The National...

Era Ends — The Arm That Changed Sports

Tommy John died at 83 at his home in Bradenton, Florida, and the game he reshaped is now taking stock. Story Snapshot The New York Yankees announced John died Saturday, August 15, in Bradenton, Florida. He won 288 games over 26 seasons and pitched for...

Amazon Recall Sparks Salmonella Scare

A niche granola sold nationwide on Amazon is now under recall for possible Salmonella contamination, and the details matter if this is in your pantry. At a Glance The Hampton Grocers recalled 8-ounce Lacnola Lactation Granola due to Salmonella risk. Two lot codes and one...

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Flesh-Eating Surge Stuns Gulf

Warm Gulf Coast water turned a rare germ into a deadly summer warning, with state health officials reporting multiple deaths across Florida and Louisiana. Quick Take Health departments reported at least eight Gulf Coast deaths linked to Vibrio vulnificus, the bacterium often called “flesh-eating.” Florida...

Airfare Sticker Shock: DOT’s Quiet Switch

The federal government is weighing a quiet rule change that could make airfare prices feel cheaper on screen than they do on your credit card bill. Story Snapshot The Department of Transportation wants to loosen how airlines display ticket prices, not scrap price disclosure altogether. ...

Glass In Pet Shots — Nationwide Recall

Glass fibers in your dog’s arthritis shot sound like a horror story, but this recall shows how modern drug safety can both protect your animals and quietly expose the cracks in our system. Story Snapshot Drug maker American Regent pulled specific Adequan shots for dogs...

Big Pharma Blitz: Illegal Weight-Loss Crackdown

Eli Lilly just moved from warnings to courtroom action, aiming to choke off a black-market pipeline for its experimental weight-loss drug. Story Snapshot Lilly filed six lawsuits against U.S. sellers it says peddled illegal retatrutide to consumers. Retatrutide remains investigational and not approved for human...

Lightning Slams Prison — 16 Rushed To Hospitals

One bolt of lightning turned an ordinary prison dinner walk into a mass-casualty warning about how we treat people in state custody. Story Snapshot Sixteen incarcerated people were hospitalized after a lightning strike at an Ohio prison. The strike hit as the group moved outside...

Belt Fail Risk Triggers Massive Recall

Nearly 49,000 Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale SUVs need new rear seat belt retractors because twisted belts can raise injury risk in a crash. Story Snapshot Recall targets 48,777 vehicles for rear outboard seat belt retractors that can twist. Models include 2023-2025 Dodge Hornet...

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