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Read MoreAbbott 'livid,' says he was 'misled' on police response to shooting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he "was misled" and is "livid" over inaccurate information he was given about the police response to the Texas elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. During a press conference on Friday hours after police acknowledged they should have engaged with an active shooter at a deadly school shooting, Abbott said he was given incorrect information about the initial response. “I was misled,” Abbott said. “I am livid about what happened.” Abbott earlier this week heaped praise on police for their respo
Read MorePhotos of the Week: Manchester City win, Texas school shooting and a panda
A formerly sunken boat sits on cracked earth hundreds of feet from what is now the shoreline at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where water levels have declined dramatically in Boulder City, Ariz., on May 22. Lake Mead has dropped below 1,050 feet, a milestone level as the Las Vegas
Read MoreNRA leader calls gun ownership 'fundamental human right'
National Rifle Association (NRA) officials dismissed calls for stricter gun laws on Friday during their annual convention, which is taking place in Houston, a city less than 300 miles from the Texas school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults earlier in the week. NRA head Wayne LaPierre told his group’s members that the Uvalde mass shooting “should never happen again” but rejected gun control proposals, calling gun ownership a "fundamental human right." His remarks indicate that Tuesday’s massacre has done nothing to shift the group’s long-standi
Read MoreMedicare premium increase from Alzheimer's drug to be lowered next year
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Friday that Medicare premiums would be adjusted for 2023 following a report that found the cost of including a new Alzheimer's medication into the program had been overestimated. "Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that Medicare Part B premiums paid by Medicare beneficiaries for 2022 should be adjusted downward to account for an overestimate in costs attributable to the inclusion of new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm within the Medicare program for reimbursement," th
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