FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the pharmaceutical industry has long considered unprofitable. The
Trump urges Mexico to ‘step up’ efforts against cartels, drugs
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday called on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as widespread violence spread across the United States’ southern neighbor one day after a military raid killed
Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says
CAMERON, N.C. (AP) — The 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and liked to
US factory orders fall in December on commercial aircraft bookings
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in December amid a sharp decline in commercial aircraft bookings, but demand elsewhere was strong, partly driven by robust investment in artificial intelligence. Factory orders
After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of Senate Democrats is calling for the government to start refunding roughly $175 billion in tariff revenues that the Supreme Court ruled were collected because of an illegal set of orders by
The Latest: Snowfall intensifies in Northeast as many are under blizzard warnings and travel bans
Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. are stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
Powerful winter storm roils travel across the US, leading to thousands of flight cancellations
NEW YORK (AP) — Air traffic is coming to a standstill in much of the northeastern U.S. as a powerful storm brings heavy snow and strong winds across the region. Thousands of flight disruptions piled up Monday
US Supreme Court won’t revive NRA free speech suit against NY ex-official
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to revive the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit accusing a former New York state official of coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing
US CDC says Ralph Abraham steps down as principal deputy director
Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham has stepped down, effective immediately, citing unforeseen family obligations. The agency did not immediately respond to Reuters