FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials have opened a safety review of two injectable drugs used to protect babies and toddlers from RSV, the respiratory virus that sends thousands of American children to the hospital
Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — At least one person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, police said. Police in Frankfort, the state’s
Cracker Barrel lowers revenue forecast as traffic falls after logo blowup
Cracker Barrel posted lower-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter and trimmed its revenue forecast for the year as it continued to feel the fallout from a botched plan to revamp its logo and restaurants. The Lebanon,
EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming’s causes. Scientists call it misleading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has removed any mention of fossil fuels — the main driver of global warming — from its popular online page explaining the causes of climate change. Now it only mentions
FDA probes possible link between COVID vaccines and related deaths across age groups
Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator is investigating deaths potentially related to COVID-19 vaccines across multiple age groups as part of a safety review, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Trump administration waives $16.7 million in fines for American Airlines over wheelchair issues
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will waive $16.7 million in fines issued to American Airlines under then President Joe Biden in 2024 as part of a settlement over the air
DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with the city of Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods, part of the Trump administration’s broad dismantling of environmental justice initiatives.
Two of Trump’s peace deals at risk as fighting surges in Congo and at Cambodia-Thailand border
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing. Less than a
Florida’s CAIR vows lawsuit against DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis designated a leading Muslim civil rights organization as a “foreign terrorist organization,” leaders of the group’s Florida chapter on Tuesday promised a lawsuit and said the state
US Senate to hold vote Thursday on Republican healthcare plan
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The United States Senate will vote on Thursday on a Republican-proposed alternative plan to address expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday. “It actually does make