Sep 16 Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of opioids settlement By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The bankruptcy filing was anticipated before and after a tentative settlement deal, which could be worth up to $12 billion over time, was struck. Continue reading
Sep 15 Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh's impeachment By Associated Press At least two Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated, allegation of sexual impropriety when he was in college. Continue reading
Sep 15 Cuomo pushes for flavored e-cig ban, citing risk to youth By Associated Press New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state health officials to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing the risk of young people getting addicted to nicotine. Continue reading
Sep 15 How nine days underwater helps scientists understand what life on a Moon base will be like By Csilla Ari D'Agostino, The Conversation How is NASA preparing astronauts for high-stress living on the moon? Turns out the answer is by living in undersea bases just off the coast of Florida in a lab known as Aquarius Reef Base. Continue reading
Sep 15 Union votes to strike at General Motors' US plants By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The United Auto Workers union announced that its roughly 49,000 members at General Motors plants in the U.S. will go on strike Sunday night because contract negotiations with the automaker had broken down. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 12:04 Convicted of murder, but a police officer pulled the trigger By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman In 2015, an Alabama police officer shot and killed a teenager burglarizing a home. While the officer was cleared, four other teens who were involved in the crime were all charged with their friend’s murder. But how can that be?… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 4:29 Trump to propose 'narrower definition' for water protection By PBS NewsHour The Trump administration this week rolled back Obama-era regulations on the Clean Water Act, which was established to limit the amount of pollution in U.S. bodies of water and to protect sources of drinking water. Critics called the regulations an… Continue watching
Sep 14 AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countries By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant. Continue reading
Sep 14 Are you mentally well enough for college? By Nicholas Joyce, The Conversation A campus psychologist explains why so many students ask him for help after they've failed courses. Continue reading
Sep 14 NY finds $1B in hidden transfers by family behind OxyContin By Adam Geller, Associated Press The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York's attorney general contends in court papers filed Friday. Continue reading