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Kickers/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Borax, a white, powdery substance, has long been a staple in many households as a cleaning agent and laundry detergent booster. Now, the substance is making the rounds on social media with some people promoting it as a health booster -- a trend that doctors say is dangerous. "As a doctor, I am telling you, very explicitly, do not ever drink [borax] in any amount," said Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News chief medical correspondent and a board-certified OB-G...

Chester County District Attorneys Office(POCOPSON, Penn.) -- A man recently convicted of stabbing his former girlfriend to death in broad daylight has escaped from a Pennsylvania prison, authorities said. A manhunt is underway for Danelo Cavalcante, 34, who escaped from the Chester County Prison in Pocopson Township at approximately 8:50 a.m. local time Thursday, officials said. He was last seen on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township around 9:40 a.m. Thursday, according to the Chester County Distr...

Anton Petrus/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is rethinking how it classifies marijuana under a federal list of drugs, a move that could allow the cannabis industry to save potentially billions in federal taxes each year because it would allow producers to write off their business expenses. The proposal, recommended by the Department of Health and Human Services and under consideration by the Drug Enforcement Administration, also would open up the possibility that medical res...

ABCSheryl Lee Ralph has announced a rebranding and expansion of her nonprofit charitable organization, The DIVA Foundation. The announcement of the rebrand came on Thursday, August 31. The DIVA Foundation, which Ralph founded 33 years ago to deliver urgent messaging, and fight the stigma surrounding the awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS, is launching a rebrand and expansion in response to changing needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of this, The DIVA Foundation has extended its p...

By Marc Guitard/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Its a moment those with student loans have been dreading -- payments are one step closer to resuming. After a three-year pause on federal student loan payments, Friday will mark the first significant step toward restarting the process: borrowers will once again see interest accrue on their loan balances. The milestone comes one month ahead of the next major date for millions of American borrowers, Oct. 1, when payments will be due. The two-step approac...

Bettmann Archive/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Charles Spencer is remembering his sister, the late Princess Diana, 26 years after her death. In a post on X, Spencer shared a photo of him and Diana when they were young kids. The photo shows a young Diana in a pink striped dress with her arm wrapped around a young Charles, who is wearing blue shorts and matching collared shirt. pic.twitter.com/jUhe7odlaL — Charles Spencer (@cspencer1508) August 31, 2023 Diana, the Princess of Wales, died in a ...

ABC/Ricky MiddlesworthThe 22 women who will compete for Gerry Turners heart on the first season of The Golden Bachelor have finally been revealed. Turner, a 71-year-old retired restaurateur from Indiana, will meet women from all walks of life, including a wedding officiant, a retired teacher and a fitness instructor. In a video, set to Chers "Believe," some of the women introduce themselves. "People have a mental picture what a 73-year-old person is and what they would look like, ...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump routinely overstated his net worth -- sometimes by more than $2 billion -- during years when the actual values of his real estate holdings were far less than he claimed, according to a court filing Wednesday by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James. The attorney generals office included the numbers in a motion for summary judgement that asks the court to resolve a civil fraud claim before the AGs $250 million ci...

Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Every month, Dawn LaGuerre has to decide which bills shes going to pay or if she needs to cut back on groceries to be able to afford her monthly medications. The 63-year-old from Utica, New York -- 90 miles northwest of Albany -- takes multiple drugs including Januvia and Novalog to manage her type 2 diabetes. Her husband, David, 61, also takes Januvia. But her prescriptions have increased from $100 monthly to between $350 and $450 a month, leaving the coupl...

MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images(JOHANNESBURG) -- Dozens of people were killed in a fire that engulfed a five-story building in central Johannesburg early Thursday, authorities said. The blaze broke out in the downtown area of South Africas largest city at around 1:30 a.m. local time. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene and began evacuating people from the building while trying to extinguish the flames, according to Robert Mulaudzi, spokesperson for the City of Johannesburg Emergency M...