U.S. FDA approves Lexicon Pharma's heart failure drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc's drug as a broad treatment for heart
2023-05-27 04:54
After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of drug distributor over opioid crisis failures
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has stripped one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious, high-volume orders at the height of the opioid crisis
2023-05-27 04:52
Rwanda suspect denies killings but 'sorry' over genocide
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN One of the Rwanda genocide's most wanted remaining suspects, accused of ordering the
2023-05-27 04:50
A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
A Republican-controlled Texas House committee has filed 20 articles of impeachment against GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust
2023-05-27 04:21
Congress must address debt ceiling by June 5, Yellen warns
Congress must address the debt ceiling by June 5 or the US Treasury will not have enough funds to pay all of the nation's obligations in full and on time, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday.
2023-05-27 04:20
Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money
Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stands these days at over a quarter-billion dollars
2023-05-27 04:15
Serbian border troops on high alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
Local media in Kosovo are reporting that small groups of ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have clashed with police while trying to block the entrance of the municipal buildings to prevent recently-elected officials from entering them
2023-05-27 03:58
Oregon man died waiting for an ambulance, highlighting lack of emergency responders
Emergency dispatch logs in Portland, Oregon, show that a man died while waiting over a half-hour for an ambulance after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last month
2023-05-27 03:58
Bidens celebrate NCAA women's basketball champion LSU Tigers at the White House
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 2023 NCAA women's basketball champions, the Louisiana State University Tigers, to the White House on Friday, celebrating their accomplishments and the example they've set for the country.
2023-05-27 03:55
Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia face primary challenges
Three northern Virginia prosecutors who took office four years ago as progressive reformers are facing primary challenges in next month's elections
2023-05-27 03:48
Presidential hopeful DeSantis inspires push to make book bans easier in Republican-controlled states
As he vies for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting a series of measures he has pushed that have led to an upswing in banned or restricted books — not just in Florida schools but in an increasing number of other conservative states
2023-05-27 03:29
Pakistan to try 33 supporters of former Premier Imran Khan in military courts over recent violence
Pakistan’s government says that 17 more supporters of Imran Khan would be tried in military courts over recent anti-government violence, bringing the overall number of followers of the former prime minister facing military tribunals to 33 so far
2023-05-27 03:23