Health Sep 27 New rule to ease safe disposal of unwanted prescription drugs In October, a new rule goes into effect making it easier for people to safely dispose of unneeded prescription drugs throughout the year at participating retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, narcotic treatment programs and prescription drug manufacturers.
World Sep 21 Thousands come out for People’s Climate March in New York City Thousands descended on New York City on Sunday in support of People’s Climate March, an event organizers are calling the largest march of its kind in history.
Science Sep 20 Study: Large galaxies swallow up smaller ones to survive Large galaxies absorb smaller ones in order to survive in the universe, according to a new study recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Nation Sep 14 First federal unit set up to correct wrongful convictions The U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington has set up the first federal unit to identify and investigate cases that ended in wrongful convictions, Reuters reports.
Science Sep 14 A dinosaur fit for land and water: Spinosaurus unveiled Newly-unveiled fossils indicate a dinosaur known as Spinosaurus aegyptiacus was built to live part of the time in water, according to a report published online for the journal Science.
Science Sep 07 Astronaut trio to return after six months on International Space Station Three astronauts will return to Earth on Sept. 10, following a six-month stay on the International Space Station, where they conducted experiments in hopes of improving weather forecasting and human medicine. The reentry will be broadcast on NASA Television.
Health Sep 06 Report: Most Americans with drug or alcohol addictions don’t get treatment The survey, released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, reported that of the 22.7 million people with substance use disorder in 2013, only 2.5 million received treatment at specialty facilities.
World Aug 31 Trapped UN peacekeepers escape Islamist militants in Golan Heights 40 United Nations peacekeepers from the Philippines escaped overnight after being surrounded since Thursday by Islamic militants in southern Syria, Reuters reports.
World Aug 30 On Day of the Disappeared, world remembers those who’ve gone missing There are millions of reported cases of missing persons from armed conflict and human rights abuses, according to the International Commission on Missing Persons. Every year, thousands of people go missing due to disasters, human trafficking, organized crime and other…
Nation Aug 24 Man who served 24 years released after arson-murder case thrown out After serving 24 years of a life sentence in a maximum-security Pennsylvania prison for a 1990 arson-murder conviction, a New York man was freed on bail.