European Doctor Who Prescribes Abortion Pills to U.S. Women Online Sues FDA
A federal lawsuit seeks to block the Food and Drug Administration from taking enforcement actions against a European doctor or her U.S.-based patients for prescribing or buying abortion pills online....
View ArticleCritics Of Relocating USDA Research Agencies Point To Brain Drain
More than 250 employees have quit, and others are expected to follow suit before the Sept. 30 deadline for reporting to work in the Kansas City area. Critics of the move say research will suffer....
View ArticleInfluential Documentary Photographer Robert Frank Dies At 94
In The Americans, a book of photos taken while road-tripping across the country in the 1950s, his portrait of the United States was dark, grainy and free from nostalgia. He died on Monday night....
View ArticleBaltimore Symphony Orchestra And Musicians Continue To Clash As New Season...
After nearly a year, the 103-year-old orchestra's musicians and management are still at odds over a new contract. Its new season is scheduled to begin on Saturday.
View Article'She Said' Reveals The People And Practices That Protected Weinstein
New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, talk about the obstacles Weinstein created to prevent their investigation.
View ArticlePoll: Most Americans Want To See Congress Pass Gun Restrictions
Democrats and Republicans agree that Congress should tighten gun laws by passing universal background checks and red flag laws and require gun licenses as well as increase funding for mental health....
View ArticleEPA Chief Pledges To Severely Cut Back On Animal Testing Of Chemicals
Alternative tests are emerging, the agency says, such as computer modeling and tissue studies of cells grown in the lab. Environmental advocates say the move is too quick, and disregards human health....
View ArticleIn Congo, Ebola Is Just One More Thing To Worry About
For a variety of reasons, the people in eastern Congo are skeptical about the international efforts to quash the Ebola crisis that has claimed 2,000 lives so far. (Image credit: Samantha Reinders for...
View ArticleApple Launches Video Streaming Service For $4.99 A Month
Apple is entering the video streaming race, taking on Netflix, Disney and others with a new monthly subscription of $4.99. The company also announced new iPhones, as their sales have been slowing....
View ArticleGetting Aid To Bahamas A Logistical Nightmare As Support Systems 'Do Not Exist'
"Anywhere we could put a warehouse has been destroyed by floodwaters and may not be safe for storing supplies," one aid group says of the widespread destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian. (Image...
View ArticleNOAA Head: 'No One's Job Is Under Threat' Over Trump's Disputed Tweets About...
"There is no pressure to change the way we communicate forecast risk in the future," acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs says, as a controversy lingers. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
View ArticleMary Lou Williams, Missionary Of Jazz
In 1954, after several draining decades as a jazz composer, performer and mentor, Mary Lou Williams quit. When she returned, she claimed her true power as one of jazz's fiercest advocates. (Image...
View Article'The Only Plane In The Sky' Offers A Powerful, Graphic Narrative Of Sept. 11
When today's children someday ask what Sept. 11 was really like, Garrett Graff's book will be the answer: He vividly recounts the most upsetting and totemic moments — and critical, little-told others....
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