Apr 19 Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions, new data show By Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press Opioid prescriptions and daily doses rose steadily starting in the 1990s, fueled by factors including marketing of new opioid pills such as Oxycontin. The U.S. is estimated to consume roughly 30 percent of all opioids used worldwide. Continue reading
Apr 19 Cosby defense loses fifth bid for mistrial By Associated Press The judge says there is "simply no grounds for a mistrial" and that Cosby's lawyers are raising the issue too late. Continue reading
Apr 18 Former Playboy model settles lawsuit with tabloid company over alleged Trump affair By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Karen McDougal's settlement with the company that owns the National Enquirer "restores to me the rights to my life story and frees me from this contract that I was misled into signing nearly two years ago," she said in a… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch: George W. Bush says his mother was at peace with death, but feisty to the end By Daniel Bush In an interview for the PBS show In Principle, Bush told Michael Gerson, one of his former speechwriters, that his mother teased him when he and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, visited the family matriarch at her hospital… Continue reading
Apr 18 ‘She was this kind of person they don’t make any more.’ Friends, former staff remember Barbara Bush By Matt Loffman, Saher Khan Family friends and former staff shared their memories of former first lady Barbara Bush, the wife of the 41st U.S. president, George H.W. Bush, and mother of the 43rd president, George W. Bush. Continue reading
Apr 18 Parents of Parkland victims call for national school safety standards By Matthew Daly, Associated Press At a Capitol forum led by Florida's two U.S. senators, one father said airports and other public buildings must meet national standards -- why not schools?… Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: Trump says he hopes North Korea meeting is successful, but will ‘respectfully leave’ or cancel if it’s not By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president said at a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida on Wednesday that he hopes to see the day when the two Koreas can live together in "safety, prosperity and peace."… Continue reading
Apr 18 AP report: When not flying on taxpayer’s dime, EPA head Scott Pruitt sat in coach By Associated Press Pruitt has claimed he needed to travel in first class at government expense because of security threats. Continue reading
Apr 18 3 men convicted in Kansas plot to bomb mosque, housing for Somali refugees By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press The three men were indicted in October 2016 for plotting an attack on a Kansas mosque and an apartment complex for Somali refugees the day after the presidential election. Continue reading
Apr 18 Hundreds of U.S. companies ask for exemptions from new tariffs By Associated Press President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported aluminum and steel are disrupting business for hundreds of American companies that buy those metals, and many are pressing for relief. Continue reading