How drug company money turned patient groups into “cheerleaders for opioids” The five biggest opioid manufacturers shelled out more than $10 million to patient advocacy groups, professional medical societies and affiliated individuals — who then “echoed and amplified” messages that encouraged use of those highly addictive drugs and set the […]
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Grand Canyon helicopter crash victims identified, were from the U.K. A day after a tour helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing three and wounding four, the sky above the gorge was unusually quiet. Air tours were suspended as officials tried to piece together what caused the Papillon Airways helicopter […]
Trump To Unveil Long-Awaited $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan President Trump will finally be unveiling his long-awaited $1.5 trillion plan to repair and rebuild the nation’s crumbling highways, bridges, railroads, airports, seaports and water systems Monday. But, the proposal will not be one that offers large sums of federal funding to […]
Sexual misconduct accusations against California assemblywoman twist gender dynamics of #MeToo movement A Los Angeles-area assemblywoman has voluntarily taken leave of her seat Friday after facing allegations of sexual harassment, an unusual twist of the gender dynamics shaping the misconduct controversies engulfing California’s state Capitol. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) […]
Fiancee wants to solve mystery of Border Patrol agent’s death When Angela Ochoa arrived at her fiance’s hospital bed, he was unconscious. “He had cuts to his hands, swelling to his face, to his abdomen. He obviously had to have put up a fight,” Ochoa said. But no one could […]
Mattis: ‘Dreamers’ In The Miliary Won’t Be Deported Defense Secretary James Mattis says young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children as children and enlisted in the armed forces will not be deported even if their legal protections expire. There are about 850 young immigrants who are currently serving […]
California says it will ban crude from Trump offshore drilling plan California will block the transport of petroleum from new offshore oil rigs through its state, officials told Reuters, a move meant to hobble the Trump administration’s effort to vastly expand drilling in U.S. federal waters. California’s threat to deny […]
In Los Angeles, a Billionaire Doctor Takes On an Ailing Newspaper He was perhaps the least famous billionaire in a city brimming with wealthy celebrities. But Patrick Soon-Shiong, 65, a doctor who turned a cancer drug into a multibillion-dollar biotech empire, emerged on Wednesday as a major figure in Los […]
A parent’s ‘nightmare’: Ala. man arrested in child porn video case A viral video depicting the sexual abuse of a child that led to the arrest of an Alabama man may be several years old, investigators said Tuesday. Germaine Moore, 44, of Millbrook is alleged by Michigan authorities to have […]
State patrol: 7 deaths, 185 accidents on Iowa roads Monday after snowstorm A massive, deadly pileup involving dozens of cars on a snow-covered freeway has killed one person and sent at least five others to the hospital in critical condition, authorities said Monday. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Nathan Ludwig told […]
