The Government Accountability Office found breakdowns in the way the Food and Drug Administration evaluates drugs for rare diseases. The analysis came after an investigation by Kaiser Health News.
Dozens Of Pilot Whales Die In New Zealand’s 3rd Mass Stranding In A Week
Answers remain elusive for the country’s Department of Conservation, which believes these incidents are not related. In the latest one, more than 50 pilot whales died in the remote Chatham Islands.
Interior Secretary Zinke Attacks Democrat Who Calls For His Resignation
Zinke suggests Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, who is in line to chair the House committee overseeing his agency, is a drunk. The ugly exchange comes ahead of likely hearings about Zinke’s ethics issues.
Blac Chyna Came To Nigeria To Launch A Skin-Lightening Cream At $250 A Jar
The product comes in a crystal-adorned container. Amid the hoopla, Nigerians weighed in on the subject of skin lightening.
Amid Spike In Measles Cases, Health Officials Warn Of ‘Losing Decades Of Progress’
The number of cases worldwide leaped more than 30 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to the World Health Organization and the CDC. And they say the rise has roots in failures to vaccinate children.
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska, Damaging Roads, Buildings
The earthquake, with its epicenter just a few miles off Anchorage, has been followed by a series of aftershocks. The Trans Alaska Pipeline System has been shut down.
DHS Asks Other Federal Agencies To Send Civilian Law Enforcement Officers to Border
The request comes as the overall size of the military force at the border will be cut from around 5,900 personnel to 4,000, Pentagon officials tell NPR. The deployment may be extended through January.
Cohen’s Account Of Russia Talks Raises Questions About Trump Jr. 2017 Testimony
President Trump’s son told the Senate that he was only “peripherally aware” of negotiations that continued into 2016. Trump’s former lawyer said he briefed Trump’s family members about it.
U.N. Report: 50,000 Women A Year Are Killed By Intimate Partners, Family Members
The reasons range from “honor killings” to dowry disputes, according to an analysis of female homicides around the globe.
Marriott Says Up To 500 Million Customers’ Data Stolen In Breach
The hotel giant said information on up to 500 million customers worldwide was exposed in a breach of its Starwood reservation database. The data includes dates of birth and passport numbers.
Amid Escalating Tension, Ukraine Bans Russian Men From Crossing Its Borders
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says the ban on Russian men of military age is aimed at preventing the infiltration of “private armies.”
USMCA: Trump Signs New Trade Agreement With Mexico And Canada To Replace NAFTA
“This has been a battle, and battles sometimes make great friendships,” President Trump said as he signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement alongside America’s closest neighbors.
Ethics Agency Warns Federal Workers Not To Discuss Impeachment Or ‘Resistance’
The Hatch Act keeps partisan politics out of the federal workplace. Should it keep civil servants from talking about impeachment or using the #resist hashtag?
Hope, Agency, Mastery, And Other Terms Educators Are Redefining
Here are some of the latest key words driving teachers in their work.
McCaskill Blames Senate Defeat On Democratic ‘Failure’ With Rural America
The Missouri Democrat reflected on her loss in an interview with NPR. McCaskill criticizes how Democrats handled the Kavanaugh nomination and warns her party against going too far investigating Trump.
Why Aren’t Millennials Spending? They’re Poorer Than Previous Generations, Fed Says
Millennials are less well off than members of earlier generations when they were young. They have lower earnings, fewer assets and less wealth, a new Federal Reserve study says.
Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China’s Economists
Sheng Hong of the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics is one who has dared to speak up. Now authorities have shut down his think tank and he’s been prevented from traveling abroad.
In Gesture To India, Pakistan To Open Cross-Border Pathway To Sikh Holy Site
For decades, India’s Sikhs have longed to reach one of their holiest sites, a soaring white temple, built on a river bank. A new corridor will allow them visa-free access to the temple.
Flash Floods Hit Communities Devastated By Camp Fire
“The roots and the bottoms of the utility poles are just kind of swimming,” Cal Fire spokesman Rick Carhart said on Thursday. Rescue teams worked to save motorists stranded on flooded roads.
Trump’s Move To Give States More Flexibility Undercuts Obamacare, Critics Say
The Trump administration offered states specific examples Thursday of how they could change the way they implement the Affordable Care Act. Critics say Trump’s plan could drive up premiums for many.
St. Louis Police Officers Indicted For Beating An Undercover Colleague
The September 2017 acquittal of a white police officer charged with killing a black suspect led to protests during which the beating outlined in the indictment occurred.
What Do African Aid Recipients Think Of Charity Ads?
Charities often debate how the subjects of their fundraising ads are portrayed — but those discussions rarely include the people in the pictures.
Starbucks Moves To Block Porn From Free Wi-Fi Networks
Patrons have always been banned in theory from viewing pornographic content over the company’s Wi-Fi, but there was no technological filter in place. Starbucks will have one in 2019.
Brazil Pulls Its Offer To Host Major U.N. Climate Summit
The incoming far-right president said he requested the change. Environmentalists are worried about how the Bolsonaro administration will handle environmental issues.
Trump Judicial Nominee Set To Fail Amid Voter Suppression Charges
Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, said he would not support Thomas Farr. The nominee came under scrutiny over possible voter suppression efforts in North Carolina.
‘Harold Believed In Me’: Remembering A College Access Advocate And NYC Schools Leader
Harold Levy, the former head of New York City public schools, worked to give all students access to college. “Harold wanted to know us, he wanted to hear us,” one student says.
Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women
As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.
San Diego Gallery Charged With Trafficking Over $1.3 Million Worth Of Ivory Items
During a sting operation, officials successfully bought one item banned from purchase under state law and were offered three more, leading to a search warrant and the large bust.
New York Public Housing Is Home To City’s Newest Food Entrepreneurs
Food Business Pathways is a free course that gives low-income participants a leg up in turning their ideas into successful businesses through training, mentoring, access to services and space to sell.
Scientists Improve Mood By Stimulating A Brain Area Above The Eyes
People with symptoms suggesting depression felt better immediately when tiny pulses of electricity reached a brain area called the lateral orbitofrontal cortex.
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Amid ‘Disturbing’ Rise In Overdoses And Suicides
“These sobering statistics are a wakeup call that we are losing too many Americans, too early and too often, to conditions that are preventable,” says CDC Director Robert Redfield.
Pabst Blue Ribbon Gets A Reprieve, Will Continue To Be Brewed By MillerCoors
For nearly 20 years, MillerCoors has brewed nearly all of Pabst’s beers. The arrangement will now continue past 2020.
Michael Cohen Admits Trump Tower-Moscow Talks Continued Well Into 2016 Campaign
President Trump’s longtime fixer pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about the real estate negotiations that Trump’s business conducted with Russians in 2016.
3 Police Officers Found Guilty Of Murder In Philippines’ War On Drugs
A court found all three men guilty of murder and sentenced them each to 40 years in prison for the 2017 killing of a 17-year-old who police said they suspected was a drug runner.
Volkswagen Planning A New North American Factory For Electric Cars
The German carmaker is planning to introduce a $30,000 to $40,000 electric car in 2020 to compete with similarly priced American vehicles.
Beijing Is Pushing Hard To Influence U.S. Views Of China, Report Says
The new report, authored by some of the top experts on China, warns of an aggressive influence campaign aimed at the U.S. government, universities and even Hollywood.