Drug companies to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle Plavix blood thinner lawsuit
Hawaii’s attorney general’s office says pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay the state $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of
No water, no power – Port Sudan reeling after week of attacks
The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.
‘I freaked out and spent $400 online – it felt like a last hurrah’
How consumers are reacting to shipping changes that mean low-value packages entering the US no longer avoid tariffs.
Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he’s not ‘America first’
Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for immigrants and criticism of JD Vance. Tweety McTreason’s supporters aren’t happy.
Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI
They are among 400 artists appealing to Sir Keir Starmer, saying creative industries are threatened.
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, released after arrest at immigration detention center
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released after spending several hours in custody following his arrest at a new federal immigration detention center he has been
Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?
Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty
Liver disease in pregnancy linked to higher risk of preterm birth
Pregnant women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and the risk increase cannot be explained by
Parental genes found to play role in child outcomes without direct inheritance
Parents’ genes – even when not directly inherited by a child – may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a
USDA withdrew proposed new salmonella regulations in poultry, but that doesn’t mean the bacteria will be unregulated
A USDA spokesperson said its most recent performance standards, set in 2016, regarding salmonella prevalence in food continue to be enforced.
Study shows strong COVID immunity from infection and vaccination
A first-of-its-kind study led by the University of Oxford has successfully investigated human immunity against COVID-19 in people who already have antibodies against it.
Unsealed files in NYC mayor’s criminal case shed light on corruption investigation
Federal agents investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams were still seizing phones days before the Justice Department ordered prosecutors to drop the case.
Judge pauses Trump’s effort to reduce the size of the federal government
A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked plans for reductions-in-force and reorganization at 21 departments and agencies across the federal government, a significant
A California Lawmaker Leans Into Her Medical Training in Fight for Health Safety Net
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson anticipates that California’s sprawling Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, may need to be dialed back after Gov.