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Medical probe into whether police inaction contributed to any deaths in Uvalde shooting is at a standstill

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A year after the Uvalde school shooting, a panel probing if any of the victims might have survived had the response been faster has made no progress, its leader says. Fourteen months after a school shooting left 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas, the investigation into whether law enforcement inaction might have contributed to the deaths of any of the victims has yet to make any progress, according to the official leading the review. The Texas Department of Public Safety, which conducted the criminal investigation into the rampage at Robb Elementary School, tapped a panel of five medical experts to perform a "casualty analysis" to determine whether any of those killed at Robb might have survived if police, first aid and medical assistance had reached them sooner. Nearly 400 law enforcement officials who assembled waited more than an hour before ending the attack. Although the panel was assembled last year, its leader said the group has yet to receive the records required to conduct th...

Contaminated eye drops linked to more deaths as 14 people report vision loss

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The death toll linked to an outbreak caused by contaminated eye drops has risen to four people and 14 are now reporting vision loss, up from 8 people reported in March. An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye drops and more people are reporting they've lost their vision . The number of deaths has risen to four, according to an update issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday and first reported by ABC News. At least one of the deaths occurred in Washington state, but the CDC did not provide any information on the other victims. MORE: Florida woman files lawsuit after infected drops allegedly led to loss of her eye Additionally, at least 14 people have gone blind, up from eight reported during the last update in March. Four people have had their eyeballs surgically removed but that number has not risen. Patients reported using at least 10 different brands of artificial tears but most cases have been linked to EzriCare and ...

Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania

Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a suspect in the killings of four slain Idaho students, a law enforcement official said Friday HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death in their beds more than a month ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. Arrest paperwork filed in Monroe County Court said Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition to Idaho on a warrant for first degree murder. A law enforcement official confirmed the arrest to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation ahead of a formal announcement expected later Friday. A Ph.D. student by the same name is listed in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, which is a short drive across the state line from the University of Idaho. Messages seeking more informat...