Day: March 16, 2024

Amid kratom overdose claims, groups call for regulation, better testing of drug

1:29 pm March 16, 2024

As the U.S. weathers its fourth wave of the opioid epidemic crisis, more people are turning to non-opioids — including a natural remedy known as kratom — to combat their pain. Yet medical examiners and coroners have found that kratom caused 1.5% to 1.7% of overdose deaths between Jan. 2020 and Dec. 2022. That’s according […]

UConn coach Dan Hurley flips out in effort to get courtside St. John’s fan ejected

1:01 pm March 16, 2024

The Big East may not be what it used to be, but make no mistake, the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden still has its wild moments. UConn are now in their first Big East title game for the first time since 2011, but getting to the final didn’t come without some fireworks. The […]

Rep. Nancy Mace spars with Bill Maher, explains her shift towards Trump: ‘We’ve had three years of Biden’

12:52 pm March 16, 2024

“Real Time” host Bill Maher offered a friendly warning to Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., about a certain viewer who might have listened to her comments about certifying the 2020 election as vice president. She also sparred with Maher, explaining her general shift towards former President Trump this way: “We’ve had three years of Joe Biden.” […]

Paroled convict fatally stabs 11-year-old boy, critically injures mother 1 day after being released

12:08 pm March 16, 2024

A convicted felon has been charged with fatally stabbing an 11-year-old boy and seriously injuring his pregnant mother in a home invasion attack in Chicago on Wednesday, one day after the suspect was paroled from prison, police say. Crosetti Brand, 37, is charged with a slew of crimes including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for […]

Florida ‘assets in place’ to rebuff potential Haitian surge, as DeSantis expects Biden won’t act

12:00 pm March 16, 2024

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis told Fox News on Friday that his state agencies are prepared for any potential influx of Haitian migrants fleeing the chaos gripping the Caribbean nation. DeSantis told “Hannity” that, in a separate case, a boat carrying 25 Haitian nationals, firearms, “night-vision gear” and drugs was interdicted by the Florida Fish […]