By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Several U.S. senators are questioning the Food and Drug Administration’s work with a consulting firm that helped businesses sell prescription painkillers during the nation’s overdose crisis. Democrat Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa, among others, have asked the FDA about potential conflicts of interest
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Several U.S. senators are questioning the Food and Drug Administration’s work with a consulting firm that helped businesses sell prescription painkillers during the nation’s overdose crisis. Democrat Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa, among others, have asked the FDA about potential conflicts of interest
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A diner at a north Florida restaurant gathered the staff of 10 together to thank them for their hard work before leaving them a $10,000 tip to share. It happened last Tuesday night as the man, his wife and son finished their dinner at the Wahoo Seafood Grill. Owner Shawn Shepherd
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A diner at a north Florida restaurant gathered the staff of 10 together to thank them for their hard work before leaving them a $10,000 tip to share. It happened last Tuesday night as the man, his wife and son finished their dinner at the Wahoo Seafood Grill. Owner Shawn Shepherd
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The vast network of ports, container vessels and trucking companies that moves goods around the world is badly tangled, and the cost of shipping is skyrocketing. That’s troubling news for retailers and holiday shoppers. More than 18 months into the pandemic, the disruption to global supply chains is getting worse,
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah, CNN Under fire with 3 weeks to go and ballots in the mail, California Republican Larry Elder has installed Jeff Corless as his campaign manager in the recall race for governor, a spokeswoman for the campaign told CNN. Cordless replaces the campaign’s previous manager Louis Barnett, said Ying Ma, Elder’s communications director.
Continue ReadingBy WDSU Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The Tulane Police Department is investigating an attempted sexual assault that happened at a dorm on campus Sunday morning. According to a statement released by Tulane police, it was reported that a man entered a dorm in Warren House where a
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Diederick Schelfhout volvía a casa en su moto tras un entrenamiento, cuando todo cambió en un instante. El ciclista belga había firmado su contrato profesional varios meses antes, con el objetivo de convertirse en un corredor profesional. 9 datos que quizá no sabías de los Juegos Paralímpicos Era un objetivo que
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A gentle NW flow will keep us cool and hazy today. Skies will stay clear to mostly clear. Highs will be in the low to mid 70’s and northerly breezes will stay gentle at 5-15 mph. That smoky haze will stay with us tonight, under mostly clear skies. Lows will be
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Denver police say a shooting on a street corner in a nightlife district just as bars closed left one man dead and five others wounded. The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. Sunday near a music hall and a nightclub in Denver’s Lower Downtown district. Police say none of the wounded suffered
Continue ReadingROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten is the latest Power Five conference to announce that a team must forfeit if it doesn’t have enough players available for a league game because of COVID-19. The Big Ten said the team that forfeits will be assessed a loss in the conference standings and its opponent will
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States has imposed new sanctions over Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray conflict. The Treasury Department says the chief of staff of the defense forces of neighboring Eritrea is sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for leading an entity accused of “despicable acts” including
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Brightside Animal Center got new kennels during the pandemic.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing fue una vez conocida como una de las ciudades más contaminadas del mundo, con una niebla densa y un aire acre una realidad diaria para los residentes. Ahora, sus cielos son mayormente azules, una señal de que la capital de China está entrando en una nueva era
Continue ReadingToyin Owoseje, CNN Beyoncé has made fashion history as the first Black woman to wear the iconic 128.54 carat Tiffany Diamond. The Grammy-winning performer wears the stunning piece of jewelry, which features one of the world’s largest yellow diamonds, as she and her rapper husband Jay-Z become the faces of Tiffany & Co’s new “About
Continue ReadingCNN, COLUMBIA RECORDS, SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY Toyin Owoseje, CNN Beyoncé has made fashion history as the first Black woman to wear the iconic 128.54 carat Tiffany Diamond. The Grammy-winning performer wears the stunning piece of jewelry, which features one of the world’s largest yellow diamonds, as she and her rapper husband Jay-Z become the faces
Continue ReadingROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family says the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He came to the Mayo Clinic in 1989 as a child. His size was due to a tumor
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in July for the second month in a row, though they only increased modestly from a year ago, suggesting the red-hot housing market may be cooling off a little. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that existing homes sales rose 2%
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in July for the second month in a row, though they only increased modestly from a year ago, suggesting the red-hot housing market may be cooling off a little. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that existing homes sales rose 2%
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Defense Ministry says it plans to build a fence along its border with Belarus and deploy more soldiers there to stop migrants seeking to enter the country. Poland and the three Baltic states — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — accuse Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of
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