Colorado library reopens after traces of meth found in building

Using meth indoors can virtually allow anything to become contaminated, including carpets, furniture, walls and surfaces.

Biden visits Kentucky with McConnell to highlight funding for aging bridge

The Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Cincinnati and northern Kentucky, was declared functionally obsolete by the Federal Highway Administration in the 1990s.

Mask mandates return at several NJ school districts

Beginning Tuesday, students and staff in Paterson must wear masks indoors, along with students in the Passaic School District, which reinstated the policy before winter vacation.

Sesame officially added to FDA's major food allergen list

A new federal law went into effect on Jan. 1 that requires all foods made and sold in the U.S. to be labeled if they contain sesame, which is now the nation's ninth major allergen.

Diabetes likely to surge in US children and teens by 2060, study finds

A recent study funded by the CDC and NIH projects young Americans with type 2 diabetes could increase by nearly 700% by the year 2060.

Texas and Florida remain top destinations for movers in 2022, U-Haul says

A U-Haul analysis of more than two million one-way trips in 2022 found that Texas and Florida ranked as the top two destinations for movers last year.

Transgender inmate executed for murder of ex-girlfriend

A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S.

Suspect in Idaho murders waives right to fight extradition

A criminology graduate student accused of the November slayings of four University of Idaho students agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week, to face charges in Idaho.

Kevin McCarthy fails in marathon votes to secure speakership, House adjourns

A new generation of Trump-aligned Republicans is leading the opposition to Kevin McCarthy, saying he isn't conservative enough or tough enough to battle Democrats.

Energy Attack in Washington: Two men arrested after power grid knocked out on Christmas Day

Two Washington men are charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities after several utility substations in Pierce County were attacked on Christmas Day causing at least $3 million in damage.

Jeremy Renner was helping stranded motorist before snow-plow accident, Reno mayor says

Actor Jeremy Renner was assisting a stranded motorist when he was injured over the weekend in a snow-plow accident in the mountains on the edge of Reno, according to the city's mayor.

Bryan Kohberger's lawyer sends defense investigators to crime scene: source

Investigators hired by Bryan Kohberger's defense team arrived Tuesday at the home where he's accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students.

The new omicron subvariant XBB.1.5: What you must know now

The strain, known as XBB.1.5, accounts for almost 41% of confirmed COVID-19 cases right now nationwide, according to data from the CDC.