• Your trip to the dentist wouldn't include anesthesia without this doctor

    Your trip to the dentist wouldn't include anesthesia without this doctor

    Mar 21, 2018 08:23 PM EDT

    ... anesthesia should thank Dr. Carl Koller, who proposed numbing our gums and other exposed body tissues with cocaine. Indeed, it was not until several decades later that safer, synthetic, less addictive and tissue-damaging drugs, such as lidocaine and novocaine, were developed. Today marks the 74th anniversary of the death ...

  • News Wrap: Trump names Larry Kudlow as economic adviser

    News Wrap: Trump names Larry Kudlow as economic adviser

    Mar 14, 2018 10:40 PM EDT

    ... the mayor warned that all the snow may force cancellation of Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Ford Motor Company says that it's recalling nearly 1.4 million mid-size cars because the steering wheels can come off. The announcement follows a five-month investigation by federal regulators ...

  • Probing the universe’s mysteries, Stephen Hawking proved the power of the human spirit

    Probing the universe’s mysteries, Stephen Hawking proved the power of the human spirit

    Mar 14, 2018 10:30 PM EDT

    ... portrayed by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for the role. That same year, the scientist spoke to the crew of the International Space Station, recalling a flight on a special jet that, for brief moments, rendered him weightless. Stephen Hawking: For me, this was true freedom. People who know ...

  • How the NRA flexes its political muscle

    How the NRA flexes its political muscle

    Mar 05, 2018 02:43 PM EDT

    ... by the group to portray its one-time ally as an anti-gun politician interested only in money and power. "That was painful," said Strickland, recalling the NRA's effort to tear down the public trust he'd spent years building. "They were out to get me." The anti-Strickland ...

  • What we learned and didn't learn from Sessions' testimony

    What we learned and didn't learn from Sessions' testimony

    Nov 15, 2017 02:42 AM EDT

    ... he said during that meeting.” The attorney general said in his opening statement that the pace of the campaign and his Senate workload could make recalling specific encounters difficult. Sessions said he "gladly would have reported” the interaction with Papadopoulos in his earlier testimonies had he recalled it. Lawmakers also ...

  • Her family tragedy was breaking news. Now she makes students into better media consumers.

    Her family tragedy was breaking news. Now she makes students into better media consumers.

    Nov 14, 2017 11:01 PM EDT

    ... Ciulla, a 45-year-old executive for Chase Manhattan Bank, was killed along with 258 passengers and crew and 11 local residents. Almost 30 years later, his daughter remembers "like it was 10 minutes ago." Ciulla Lipkin thinks often of that moment when her mother's soap opera was interrupted ...

  • Rural veterans face long paths to health care

    Rural veterans face long paths to health care

    Aug 07, 2017 04:32 PM EDT

    While long drives and limited access to health care are familiar burdens for many rural residents, the problem is particularly acute for veterans in those areas. They are far older than other rural residents, and far more likely to be disabled, meaning more of them are in need of medical care.

  • Honda recalls 2.1 million Accords worldwide, citing risk of engine fire

    Honda recalls 2.1 million Accords worldwide, citing risk of engine fire

    Jul 14, 2017 08:06 PM EDT

    The recall affects 1.15 million cars in the U.S.

  • News Wrap: Cyberattack cripples institutions, companies around the world

    News Wrap: Cyberattack cripples institutions, companies around the world

    May 12, 2017 11:06 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Friday, a massive cyberattack that infected computers with ransomware crippled major institutions and companies in scores of countries. Also, the Justice Department has issued a directive to federal prosecutors to seek tougher sentences for the vast majority of criminal suspects.

  • Why Sen. Jeff Sessions' record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation

    Why Sen. Jeff Sessions' record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation

    Jan 09, 2017 05:58 PM EDT

    At his confirmation hearing this week, Jeff Sessions will face tough questions about his 20-year tenure in the Senate. But he’ll also be pressed on his record before he entered Congress, when he served as U.S. attorney and Alabama’s attorney general.