Suicide rates fall again — but not for young adults and some people of color
Despite lockdowns, historic job losses and COVID-19, new figures from the CDC show that death by suicide dropped for a second straight year in 2020.
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Tastykake recalls cakes that could have tiny pieces of metal in them
Flower Foods, which makes Tastykakes, said one of its vendors reported an ingredient in some cupcakes may have been contaminated with bits of wire mesh. The company is recalling the products.
The NRA is being sued for allegedly breaking campaign finance law to back Republicans
The lawsuit from the gun-control nonprofit Giffords claims the NRA used shell companies to funnel millions "in unlawful, excessive, and unreported in-kind campaign contributions" to GOP candidates.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tests positive for COVID-19 at the climate summit
His office said no members of Garcetti's staff tested positive and Garcetti is feeling well, isolating in his hotel room.
Inflation is at a 30-year high. Here's how the Federal Reserve plans to deal with it
The Fed left interest rates near zero on Wednesday but announced plans to start removing some of the support it has provided to the economy as inflation hits its highest point in 30 years.
House Democrats are bringing back paid leave in their spending bill
The legislation that House Democrats are working on includes a four-week paid leave program.
Why Republicans did well in the Virginia and New Jersey elections
There were major shifts in key counties in both states and with key voting groups in Virginia, according to exit polls. Here's what the numbers tell us about where GOP support came from.
Australian police find 4-year-old Cleo Smith safe, 18 days after she went missing
Cleo Smith went missing from her family's camping tent more than two weeks ago. Police rescued her from a locked house in an early-morning raid that left some officers "openly crying with relief."
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, who said he was 'immunized,' reportedly has COVID
Green Bay would not explicitly confirm whether Rodgers tested positive and would not comment on whether he is vaccinated. Multiple media reports say the reigning NFL MVP is unvaccinated.
The biggest whales can eat the equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs in one day
Scientists have gotten the best estimates yet of exactly how much baleen whales, the largest animals on the planet, can consume in one day. Their caloric intake is mind-boggling.