Yellen pushes back forecast of potential US default date
WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying
2023-05-27 05:16
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
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 04:47
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 04:45
Mother of man who killed Gabby Petito said in letter she would help son 'dispose of a body'
An undated letter from the mother of the man who killed Gabby Petito to her son will be allowed as possible evidence in a lawsuit Petito’s parents have filed against the parents of her killer
2023-05-27 04:27
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 03:59
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 03:50
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 03:30
'How to Have Sex' wins Cannes' 'Certain Regard' competition
By Hanna Rantala CANNES The provocatively titled film "How to Have Sex," about three British teen girls who
2023-05-27 03:26
GOP-led Texas House to vote Saturday on possible impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton
An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton
2023-05-27 02:57
Serbia orders army to Kosovo border after protest clashes
By Fatos Bytyci ZVECAN, Kosovo (Reuters) -Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic placed the country's army on full combat alert and ordered
2023-05-27 02:48
How Americans plan to travel this Memorial Day
(Corrects to add dropped word in last bullet) The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to see millions
2023-05-27 02:45