Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Prescription Drugs From Canada
The move would clear the way to import some prescription drugs from Canada, in what Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar calls a bid to help cut costs.
View ArticleRussia Says Trump Offered To Help Putin Fight Forest Fires In Siberia
The two leaders spoke by phone Wednesday. The Kremlin said Putin "regards the US President's offer as a sign that it is possible that full-scale bilateral relations will be restored in the future."...
View ArticleA Ray Of Hope For The Children Of Sex Workers
The New Light shelter in Kolkata offers a safe home. Founder Urmi Basu was inspired by a walk through the city's red-light district. This year, she was given India's highest civilian honor for women....
View ArticleSenate Passes 2-Year Budget Deal And Sends It To Trump
The compromise was negotiated between the administration and Hill leaders and avoids a fiscal fight around the 2020 election. The deal suspends the debt limit for two years, heading off a default....
View ArticleDenzel Curry Should Start A Rock Band
After covering Rage Against the Machine and Bad Brains — not to mention collaborating with psychedelic hardcore band F***** Up — the Miami rapper has been making the case for a new role. (Image...
View ArticleWanda Sykes Loves Stand-Up: 'That's Where I Can Be Free,' She Says
Before Sykes became a comic, she worked at the National Security Agency where she had top security clearance. Now she takes on the president in her Emmy-nominated Netflix special, Not Normal. (Image...
View ArticleRule Proposed To FEC Would Further Constrain Foreign Election Contributions
The Federal Election Commission is considering new language to tighten restrictions on foreign involvement as lawmakers continue pushing for new legislation. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
View ArticleTurtle Embryos May Play A Role In Whether They Become Male Or Female
In many turtle species, sex is determined by temperature in the egg. That makes turtles particularly vulnerable to climate change. But scientists say the animals may have a way to shield themselves....
View Article'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Examines What Led To Ferguson And Baltimore Protests
Unlike many academic tomes, Jennifer Cobbina's book doesn't presume prior knowledge; it establishes historical and cultural context for the distrust many African Americans feel toward law enforcement....
View ArticleTrump Ratchets Up U.S.-China Trade War With More Tariffs; Stocks Slide
President Trump said the United States will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China, saying Beijing had broken some of the promises it made in trade negotiations....
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