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Victor Conte, BALCO founder who sold undetectable steroids to athletes, dies at 75

By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press

Victor Conte has died at 75 years old. He was the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes.

2 Massachusetts men arrested after explosion at Harvard Medical School, FBI says

By Michael Casey, Leah Willingham, Associated Press

The blast occurred early Saturday on the fourth floor of Harvard Medical School. No one was injured. The building houses labs and offices associated with the medical school’s neurobiology department.

Judge rejects plea deal for funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

The judge ruled Monday after family members of the deceased said the deal’s 15- to 20-year sentence for Carie Hallford was too lenient.

Trial starts for assault case against D.C. man who tossed sandwich at federal agent in viral video

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Before jury selection started Monday, the judge presiding over Sean Charles Dunn's trial seemed to acknowledge how unusual it is for a case like this to be heard in federal court.

Two men accused of plotting terror attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in the Detroit area

By Ed White, Associated Press

According to a 72-page criminal complaint unsealed in federal court, the men had scouted LGBTQ+ bars in Ferndale, a Detroit suburb.

What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the government shutdown

By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, Associated Press

The U.S. government shutdown has now dragged on for over a month, and shortages of air traffic controllers are straining operations — with flight disruptions piling up nationwide.

Courts to hear arguments against National Guard deployments in Memphis and D.C.

By John Raby, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

In Tennessee, a hearing will focus on National Guard deployment to Memphis. Gun-carrying Guard members have been patrolling neighborhoods and commercial areas of Memphis since early October.

After mistaken deportation, Kilmar Abrego Garcia now fights smuggling charges

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

A judge next month will hear arguments on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss charges of human smuggling against him on the grounds of “vindictive prosecution.”…

Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Kenvue shareholders will receive $3.50 per share in cash and 0.14625 Kimberly-Clark shares for each Kenvue share held at closing.

Shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

By Susan Haigh, Marc Levy, Associated Press

With temperatures beginning to drop in areas across the U.S., some states are warning that funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is being delayed because of the federal government shutdown, now in its fifth week.