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Providence Police Review Search After Mother and Son Found Dead in Snowbound Car Near Hospital

The department is assessing its January 28 response following a 911 tip with no exact location.

Philadelphia Issues Smoke Advisory for Grays Ferry After Transfer-Station Fire

Lab Study Ties Common Sweetener Erythritol to Blood–Brain Barrier Damage and Stroke Risk

New Analyses Link Ultra‑Processed Foods to Higher Mortality and Disease Risk, Drawing Parallels to Tobacco Tactics

International Epilepsy Day Puts Focus on Care Gaps as Vigo Hospital Tracks 1,500 Patients

Baltimore Extends Code Blue Through Tuesday as 10-Day Freeze Persists

Pipe Break Shuts Elevators at Detroit Senior High-Rise as City Ramps Up Aid

Kentucky Winter Storm Death Toll Rises to 15, Beshear Says

East Coast Braces for Intensifying Winter Storm as Power Outages Persist in the South

Kentucky Winter Storm Deaths Rise to 12 After Lexington Hypothermia Ruling

Louisiana Confirms Ninth Winter-Storm Death After Prolonged Power Outage

Beshear Pledges Transparency After Inmate Dies Clearing Snow at Kentucky Prison

NYC Confirms 10 Found Dead in Freeze as Outreach Ramps Up and Causes Remain Under Review

Woman Found Dead on Truxtun Park Trail as Extreme Cold Grips Annapolis

Finnish Study Finds No Worse Early TBI Outcomes With Serotonergic Antidepressants

Kentucky Storm Death Toll Rises to 11 as Extreme Cold Persists

Deaths Reach 8 in Louisiana Winter Storm With Power Still Out for Tens of Thousands

Post-Storm Dig-Out Sees Surge in Shoveling-Linked Heart Attacks and Fatalities

Thaw Begins in ArkLaTex After Ice Storm, Tens of Thousands Still Without Power

Louisiana Winter Storm Death Toll Rises to 8 as Health Department Confirms Five More Fatalities