Americans are being urged to stop using any of 285,000 adult portable bed rails after the deaths of at least three people who suffocated after becoming caught in one of 10 models of the product.  The bed rails were manufactured and sold by Mobility Transfer Systems from 1992 to 2021 …

Two people were shot at a cemetery south of Milwaukee on Thursday, police said, the latest in a series of shootings nationwide in recent weeks. Racine police described the shooting as a “critical” incident and urged people to stay away. Police said multiple shots were fired in the direction of …

A Georgia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for hiding the body of a popular high school teacher whose disappearance baffled family, friends and investigators in her rural hometown for more than a decade. Ryan Alexander Duke was sentenced in Irwin County Superior Court just three days …

A group of debt collectors in upstate New York went after their targets by calling friends, family and employers and orchestrating “smear campaigns” against people they claimed owed money, federal regulators said. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York Attorney General on Monday said they shut down a …

JetBlue is going hostile in its bid for Spirit Airlines and asking shareholders of the low-cost carrier to reject a proposed $2.9 billion acquisition by Frontier Airlines. JetBlue is going straight to shareholders with its offer in hopes of pushing the board of the Florida airline to the negotiating table. …

A retired police officer who worked as a security guard at the Buffalo supermarket where a gunman shot and killed 10 people Saturday was hailed for his bravery, with officials saying his actions before he was struck down likely saved the lives of others. Aaron Salter Jr., who worked on …

The Senate confirmed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to a second term with a strong bipartisan vote of 80-19 Thursday, following the confirmation of other Fed board nominees.  Powell’s confirmation comes as roaring inflation is damaging Americans’ bank accounts. President Biden, who called inflation his primary domestic concern earlier this week, …

A Texas police department is asking the public for information on a man accused of stealing a lawnmower from a property and using it to mow the victim’s lawn. Marcus Hubbard is wanted for the burglary of a building, according to the Port Arthur Police Department.   Hubbard was caught …

Oklahoma City — The Oklahoma House gave final approval Thursday to a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The bill approved by the GOP-led House without discussion or debate now heads to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected …

The mother of a 3-month-old baby kidnapped from their San Jose home on Monday said a woman who was subsequently arrested in the case met the family at church and had been spending time with them ever since she was nine months pregnant. The baby was found earlier this week …