Revolving door redux: The DEA's recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm
Washington’s revolving door kept spinning this week as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently departed second-in-command returned for another stint with a high-powered consulting firm where he previously advised OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
2023-09-21 01:20
Senate Republicans urge Schumer to enforce more formal dress code
Nearly every Senate Republican signed a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday asking him to continue enforcing the Senate's previous, more formal unwritten dress code.
2023-09-21 00:54
Top US Air Force official in Mideast worried over possible Russia-Iran 'cooperation and collusion'
Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran’s program become more lethal, raising risks across the wider Middle East
2023-09-21 00:52
Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion
A dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter the domestic markets of Poland and other European Union countries has pushed the tight relationship between Kyiv and Warsaw to its lowest point since Russia invaded Ukraine last year
2023-09-21 00:28
As writers and studios resume negotiations, here are the key players in the Hollywood strikes
Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios resume Wednesday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt
2023-09-21 00:28
Autopsy finds man who was punched at New England Patriots game before he died had medical issue
Authorities in Massachusetts announced that a man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue
2023-09-21 00:19
Pentagon working to restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans forced out under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The Pentagon is beginning a new effort to contact former service members who may have been forced out of the military and deprived of years of benefits due to policies targeting their sexual orientation, starting with those who served under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
2023-09-21 00:17
Connecticut agrees to a $25 million settlement in the Henry Lee evidence fabrication case
Connecticut’s attorney general has agreed to a $25.2 million settlement with two men who spent decades in prison for murder, based partly on evidence presented by famed forensic scientist Henry Lee that a judge later found was fabricated
2023-09-20 23:55
As UN Security Council takes up Ukraine, a potentially dramatic meeting may be at hand
All eyes will be on Ukraine’s president and Russia’s top diplomat at a U.N. Security Council meeting Wednesday on the 19-month war in Ukraine: Will they clash
2023-09-20 23:53
DeSantis unveils energy agenda from Texas oil country
Flanked by two oil rigs in West Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared his vision Wednesday for America's energy sector, with an emphasis on unraveling President Joe Biden's ongoing efforts to fight climate change.
2023-09-20 23:49
Biden offers Netanyahu a warm welcome ahead of talks on 'hard issues'
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaned into their four-decade friendship and highlighted areas of common ground Wednesday at a long-anticipated meeting in New York, marking the first time the two leaders have met one-on-one since the prime minister returned to office last December.
2023-09-20 23:46
This simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood
A pair of crossed logs in Zambia may be the oldest evidence of early humans building with wood
2023-09-20 23:28