How a debate over vaping might derail the war on tobacco
Cliff Douglas fought the tobacco industry for decades. As a lawyer, activist, and executive at nonprofit organizations, he sued cigarette makers, cultivated whistleblowers, and...
The failed political operation to make DeSantis the GOP presidential nominee cost $168 million
The failed campaign and expansive political operation aiming to make Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the Republican nominee for the White House cost $168 million,...
Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults, according to the first U.S....
Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's air pollution office just as the agency...
OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits
An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers has agreed to pay U.S. states $350 million rather than...
Peloton shares hit all-time low after connected fitness company posts another loss, lowers guidance
Peloton sank to its lowest price on record Thursday after it reported another loss and gave investors a lukewarm forecast as the connected exercise...
Gunmen take hostages at US company’s Turkish factory in apparent protest of Gaza war
ISTANBUL (AP) — Two gunmen took seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey on Thursday, according...
Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the...
When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania, they were...
Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.63%, a welcome move for prospective homebuyers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, welcome news for prospective homebuyers as the spring homebuying season approaches.The...
No teams: ‘Genius: MLK/X’ suggests ‘we need both’ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm...
Much has been written about the one-and-only time the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met. It was on March 26, 1964,...
