Dec 09 Health researchers disclose $188 million in conflicts of interest, NIH data suggests By David Armstrong, Annie Waldman, Propublica The database of disclosures reported to the National Institutes of Health, which has not been made public before, details the financial relationships of researchers at universities, hospitals and nonprofit organizations, Propublica reported. Continue reading
Dec 09 Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker dies at age 92 By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Volcker took charge of the Fed in August 1979, when the U.S. economy was slipping into the grip of runaway inflation. Continue reading
Dec 09 North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ over tweets about Kim Jong Un By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A senior North Korean official said in a statement that his country wouldn’t cave in to U.S. pressure because it has nothing to lose and accused the Trump administration of attempting to buy time ahead of an end-of-year deadline set… Continue reading
Dec 08 America’s influence, once so dominant, waning under Trump By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Three years into Donald Trump’s presidency, America’s global influence is waning. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid, despite flaws By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department's internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report Monday that is expected to reject President Trump’s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. Continue reading
Dec 08 FBI says it presumes base shooting was act of terrorism By Brendan Farrington, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press The FBI is working under the presumption that a fatal shooting at a Florida naval base carried out by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia was an act of terrorism, the agency said Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 08 Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop. Continue reading
Dec 08 Nadler says committee vote on impeachment possible this week By Hope Yen, Associated Press Speeding toward impeachment, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he expects the committee to vote soon on charges against President Trump that will focus on abuse of power on Ukraine and obstruction in the congressional inquiry. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 5:27 Gunman watched shooting videos before rampage, says official A Saudi Arabian military officer who shot and killed three people and wounded eight others Friday at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida had watched videos of mass shootings with other Saudi nationals just a day before the rampage,… Continue watching
Dec 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and the people he forgets he knew By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press A look at some remarks by President Trump from the NATO summit in London and from back home as the Democratic effort to impeach him moves ahead. Continue reading