By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that's previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs. The drug from Merck was OK'd on Thursday ...
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman accused of leaving three children alone for years in a house of squalor pleaded no contest Thursday to child abuse in an agreement that carries a six-year prison sentence, authorities said. Conditions at the Pontiac home were so offensive that police ...
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The remains of several geese were found on a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people, investigators said Thursday, strong suggestions that multiple bird strikes contributed to the ...
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term. The Pentagon confirmed the extension in an email Thursday, saying the ...
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The sister of a Tennessee death row inmate whose execution was halted because of problems inserting an IV has filed a complaint against the doctor who was involved. The complaint filed Wednesday with the Tennessee Department of ...
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Budget Committee advanced a $95 billion package Thursday for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump's push for strict new voter ID requirements, moving forward on a party-line vote ...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MEG KINNARD Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday convened leaders from more than 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration's latest effort to quell what it calls "left wing" political terrorism, a marquee issue for Republicans ...
By AVA WHITE/Alaska Public Media Southcentral Alaska's largest natural gas utility said Tuesday it might not have the gas to make it through this winter. That's after state regulators last Wednesday denied Enstar's request that would've expanded natural gas storage in Kenai, as the region ...
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, the White House said Thursday. The firm's ...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted in an alleged drone and sniper plot to attack President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show on the White House lawn pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy charges. Clothed in jail garb ...
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as "public charge," appeared on Thursday ...
By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government's approval, the Department of Homeland Security said ...
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal panel on Thursday gave preliminary approval to an updated design for an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House, but took no action on a separate Trump administration proposal to put a fence around ...
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump's double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth. But the money dried up after the Supreme Court struck down the biggest and boldest of ...
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone, the latest shift in a decades-long debate over the benefits and risks of replacing the hormone that affects sex drive, mood ...
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain's King Charles III, and Anthropic's chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand's king, Saudi Arabia's crown prince or China's leader, and the ...
By DREW CALLISTER Associated Press There are as many handguns in the U.S. as there are adults. Perhaps none is more iconic than the .44 Magnum revolver. "The most powerful handgun in the world," Clint Eastwood says with a mix of pleasure and malice as detective "Dirty Harry" takes aim at ...
By CALEIGH WELLS Associated Press When wildfires burn, smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, posing risks to those breathing it. Fires burning in one state can make the air worse several states away, and wildfires in Canada can send smoke into U.S. ...
By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal safety investigators looking into a runaway Tesla that killed a grandmother in her home say the driver had pressed the accelerator to full speed, suggesting the vehicle's self-driving software was not to blame. The driver had ...
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the ...