One Good Thing: Rehabilitated Loggerhead Sea Turtle Released
A 40-year-old sea turtle named Tina was rehabilitated after being tangled in a trap line in the Atlantic Ocean. Boaters made the rescue and helped transport the turtle to safety where she had been since July.
Heavy rainfall flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two communities declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes, creating moats around their foundations and leading to boat rescues of residents. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to more evacuations.
The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient.