MINNEAPOLIS — Murder and manslaughter charges against a White Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 last summer have been dropped, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Sunday. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty filed a notice of dismissal of charges …

Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed herself and two others, Tipton said she endured layers of trauma that eventually forced her to …

The social network formerly known as Twitter has fully migrated over to X.com, owner Elon Musk said Friday. The billionaire head of Tesla, SpaceX and other companies bought Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022 and announced the rebrand to X last July. Although the logo and branding were changed to …

NEW YORK — A mother spoke out Sunday after saving her daughter from an attack right outside of their apartment door in Queens. The attacker, who was reportedly hiding in the stairwell, surprised the teenager. Ring camera video shows the moment a man jumps from a stairwell and grabs the …

With daylight saving time quickly approaching, many parents are worried about their kids losing an hour of sleep as clocks “spring forward.” But are melatonin supplements a safe option to help them sleep? One study shows 18.5% of children aged 5 to 9 sometimes take melatonin for sleep, and 19% …

An investigation is underway after six people were found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County Tuesday. Authorities were called to an area located off Highway 395 in El Mirage, just 10 miles north of Adelanto, around 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday for a welfare …

Ur-ine luck if you’ve always wondered why pee is yellow.  Researchers identified the enzyme responsible for urine’s color, unraveling a mystery that’s puzzled scientists for years, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Microbiology.  “It’s remarkable that an everyday biological phenomenon went unexplained for so long, and …

DALLAS — The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. The deal was approved just shy of a month since the families of Miriam Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont …

An Iowa teen who is believed to be one of the earliest victims of a notorious California serial killer has been identified after 49 years. Long known simply as “John Doe,” the teen was identified Tuesday as Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department in …

It’s pumpkin season! And there are more pumpkin products available than ever before. Some just capitalize on the popularity of seasonal spices — but did you know pumpkins themselves are packed with nutritional benefits? Julia Zumpano, a registered dietitian at Cleveland Clinic, says pumpkin is a superfood. “It’s high in fiber, …